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Vienna is firmly planted on the global LGBT map: the world’smost livable city’s stand-out featuresinclude a thriving scene as well as brimming with art, cultureand enjoyment.

Relaxed, friendly,romantic and open: Vienna neverfails to cast its spell on visitors. LGBT travelersare alwaysmade to feel especially welcomeinthe former imperial city. As is normally the wayinasmall country, the capital city –population 1.8million, rising to 2.3million once the greater metropolitan area is included –isalso the center of LGBT VIENNA AWARDED TITLE lifeinAustria. Vienna is home to countless OF BEST DESTINATION international organizations including the UN, Vienna‘s status as atop LGBT destination is OPEC, OSCE and UNIDO which have many official –the city nowhas awardsconfirm- LGBT and employees from all over ing it. In March 2018 the Austrian capital the world, making the communityevenmore sawoffserious competition from locations diverse. such as NewYork,Los Angeles and Las Vegas to take the title of Destination of the Year in the Australian LGBTIAwards. And in early January2018 GayTravel.com –one of the largestplatforms cateringtoLGBT travelers–crownedVienna its Best Inter- national Destination. In 2017 the Vienna Tourist Boardwas identifiedinthe UN World Organization’s SecondGlobalRe- portonLGBTTourism as abestpractice destination and named as an “iconic desti- nation forLGBTtravelers“: As youwould expect in acosmopolitan city likeVienna, LGBT couplescan freely walk hand-in-hand in the capital. Bauer aul /P ourismus ienT

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So Vienna is the perfect destinationfor get- ting ataste of everything: fantasticsight- seeing, excellent food, greatshopping destinations and the center of a flourish- ing scene that offerssomething forevery- one.Whatare youwaitingfor?Wecan’t wait to see youhere! Formoreinformation on LGBT Vienna, visit LGBT.vienna.info or www.facebook.com/ LGBTVienna. Rigaud eter /P ourismus Leopold Museum ienT ©W fr 20 in Vi Eu om Eur ta second 19 enna Ne ke oPride June –5 wY place ro 0y fo ork, the 1– rt time ea will 16 he in Pride LG which rs , BT af

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We arewaiting patiently in front of the Kaiserbündl men’s saunaataround midday, one dayinMay.Abit of an odd time to go to the sauna. And if that wasn’t enough,it is knocking on 30 degreesCelsiusoutside – abit of an unusual temperaturefor atrip to the sauna, too.But drag queen TiefeKüm- mernis insisted on meeting here. This histor- ic sauna in the center of Vienna is the first stop on her tour of Vienna, which takesinher leading LGBT locations. “Every corner of this gaysauna is full of history. It washerethat Bauer aul

ArchdukeLuziwuzi, younger brother /P of Emperor Franz Joseph, wasgiven aclip round theear for flirting with aman. Visitors ourismus can still lose themselves and enjoythem- ienT selves in this labyrinth forhours on end today. ©W Kaiserbründlmen’s sauna Aparticularly attractivefeature: the erotic the Catholic church, who wasmeant to be neo-Baroque wall paintings by Stefan Riedl married off toaheathen king against her and thehistoric nineteenth-century atrium,” will,”she says, explaining the origins of her ümmernis sheenthuses, listingthe extensivecomplex- name,while allowing her gazetorestona eK

ef es best features.TiefeKümmernis is wear- wall painting featuring naked men. “Over- Ti ing apink dress, and her hair and beardare night she sprouted abeard,leading the alsodyedpink. Her vertiginousheels are king to reject her and have hercrucified in- likesomething Tina Turner would strut her stead.”She continues: “Kümmernis [sorrow/ stuff in. Quite an unusual outfit, given the grievance] is justsuch afantastically location. old-fashioned name.But I’mcertainly no Forthree yearsnow TiefeKümmernis saint. Which is whyIwanted something a has been akey partofthe city’s LGBT scene. bit tongue-in-cheek –that’swhere Tiefe In ‘real’ lifeshe is ahe, and an artdealer.Her Kümmernis [deep sorrow]comesfrom.” drag queen toursofthe Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna alwayssell out quickly. “THERE IS STRENGTH Her name refers to her passionfor art: IN SOLIDARITY.” “‘Heilige Kümmernis’was aminor saint in It is nowfar too hot in the sauna building. And at 2pmitopens its doorstopaying guests, forwhomdiscretion is the order of the day. The same cannot be said forus as we makeour waytoour next location, walking along Kärntner Strasse,bound for the heartofthe old town. All eyes areon TiefeKümmernis,and we arecausing amajor stir:“Mainly people arejust interested, but sometimestheyare confusedand surprised when theysee me.” Todayisnodifferent. We find ourselves the center of attention once again at our next destination –the Memo- rial against Warand Fascism on the square in front of the Albertina. This walk-through memorial wascompleted in 1988. It is set on the location of amid to late-nineteenth centuryapartmentbuilding which wasdestroyedinabombing raid in March 1945.Hundreds of people whohad sought shelter in its cellar were killed. The bodiesofonlya fraction of those who lost their lives were recovered. Coming here is important forTiefeKümmernis:

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Talking of Prideand the RainbowParade ef (as our CSD is known): “The RainbowParade Ti is the centerpiece of the LGBTIQ year.Itis important forthe city and the community.” After all, “Visibility is extremely important. We arestill discriminated against and are fightingfor equality beforethe law.”Which is what the people who work at the Türkis Rosa LilaVillaonWienzeile arealso doing. “Since it wasoccupied by activists back in 1982, this building has been the go-to institution forthe politically-activequeer community. In addition to twoadvice centers, the Freiräumchen space hosts events, courses, andsometimespartiestoo.The successful Base society,which helps LGBTIQ refugees, operatesfromthe villa,”explains TiefeKümmernis. “And then thereisCafé Willendorf, which servesdelicious food, and has abeautiful courtyard!”

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this: “For me,noone single place is that im- W portant. The entireareaofthe sixth district © betweenKarlsplatzand Pilgramgasseisthe TürkisRosaLilaVilla center of the community,inmyeyes. It has alot to offer.Everything is close at hand and each location caterstodifferent interests. It is in this LGBT neighborhood, just ashort distance from the Villa, that the legendary Café Savoy can be found. An absolute must “The RainbowParade forany trip to Vienna. “It is one of the pret- is the centerpiece tiest cafésthe city has to offer.The huge mirror adorning the wall inside wasmade of the LGBTIQ year. in Belgium in thenineteenthcentury, and is saidtobethe biggest in Europe anywhere It is important forthe city outside the Palace of Versailles. Thereis and the community.” nowheremorestylish to enjoyacoffee or spritzer. “CaféSavoyhas been an import- ant meeting placefor membersofthe Vien- nese LGBT community fordecades,”Tiefe Kümmernis confirms between bitesofBlack ümmernis eK ef Ti Bauer aul /P ourismus ienT ©W

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Forest gateau, as she enjoys ashortbreak during our tour of Vienna. Talking about the LGBTIQ community,she continues: “The scene in Vienna is big enoughthat it can diversify, which createsspace forlots of different groups. But it is also small enough that people actually interact with each other on ameaningful level. Ithink that’simport- ant, and Ilikeit.” Aspecial kind of exchange takesplace at our next location,mainly when night falls: Rathauspark. “Interestingly,the southern half of the park in front of City Hall, right in the heartofthe city,isstill one of the city’s leading cruising zonestothis day. Today, as before, men looking foracertain thrill come to theareaassoon as night falls. During the Bauer dayyou can clearly see the tracksthrough aul

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