Why scare quotes? I lived in Düsseldorf back in '90 (go alts - that was the name of my school team, and yes it was sponsored by Alt bier 🍺... different times), it's always been one of Germany's more clean cut, upmarket cities, but this picture makes me want to go back and check it out again.

Then again, I'm a queer transfem and I'm in BERLIN, THE QUEER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. Düsseldorf is in the last instance just meh.

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cologne is pretty gay and not far away. Come by during CSD!

[–] Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why not visit Hamburg? It's like a cool version of Berlin

[–] Phoebe@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I grew up next to Düsseldorf. I freaking love this city. Wouldn't it be so expensiv i would live there.

Because it is a magnet for anime fans, i early came in contact with queerness and different worldviews. Düsseldorf still has a big connection to art and due to figures like Joseph Beuys the art community is still pretty progressive. I went to university there and the campus had a progressiv Atmosphere there as well.

But on the other side the city is full of rich and conservativ people. A weird contrast. I would say Düsseldorf is educated while cologne is more open and welcoming.