Eisenherz Buchladen

The bookshop "Eisenherz" is a well-known address for lovers of queer literature throughout Germany. It was founded in 1978 by activists from the left-wing gay movement and opened in Bülowstraße in November 1978. It moved to Charlottenburg in the 1980s and returned to the Schöneberg neighbourhood in 2004, offering both gay and lesbian-feminist literature in Lietzenburgerstraße.

In 2013, after moving to its current location in Motzstraße, the range is already queer and as diverse as Berlin's LGBTQ+ community. Having long since outgrown the collective, the Eisenherz bookshop continues to be an important source of inspiration today. The Teddy Award, the world's first LGBTQ+ film award, which has been presented as a supplement to the Berlinale since 1992, is an idea from the Eisenherz community. The queer film section in the shop is correspondingly large. 

You can now find a wide range of identity-affirming, queer literature here. In addition to novels, comics and films, the range also includes works on gender and queer theory, fiction books for students and literature for transgender people. The range of books for children and young people is also constantly being expanded.

At Eisenherz, you will always receive good advice, recommendations, the opportunity to attend readings and visit exhibitions. A special service is that the staff will get you any available book - even internationally. The bookshop is worth more than just a brief visit.