The Confusion Open Gay Pub is a bar in Osnabrück. It is one
of the most established places of queer urban history in Osnabrück. [The
word queer is a self-designation. For example gay men, lesbian women,
bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves].
In the past, gay men met at Confusion. Today, the bar is a popular
meeting place for an extended colourful audience. This means that not
only gay men come to the bar anymore, but also other queer people. And
people who feel connected to them.
Various Osnabrück people gather over coffee and cake. They tell stories from their queer lives.
Stories of their transition.
[Transition is another word for transition. It means: a trans person
changes their life. So that the person can live openly with the gender
that the person has].
Stories of coming out.
[Coming out means: I tell other people that I am queer].
Stories of dating.
[Dating is the English word for a romantic date.]
And stories of political involvement.
Do you feel like hearing their stories? Want to learn more about a
particular topic? Do you want to ask questions - or would you like to
tell your own personal story?
Then come along to the Soft Date on 11 September 2022 at 16:30 at Bar Confusion, Pottgraben 27, in 49074 Osnabrück.
Do you like to be out at night? Then you can stay longer, because the
bar opens regularly at 19:30. You can talk to the bar owner over a beer
or cocktail. This way you can learn more about the queer scene in
Osnabrück. Burkhard Wischer also has a lot to tell.
As part of the artistic research and art mediation project diamond splinters – osna’s queerstory by Irène Mélix.
