Opinion

We did it again! Our Open Music School received the Active for Democracy and Tolerance 2020 Prize of the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance.

GSBTB's website manager Rein Vyncke shares some thoughts about the global consequences of the current Corona crisis, and how to approach our uncertain new world.

Being a woman in the music scene is no easy feat - and being an immigrant often makes it harder. Äggi Blu is here to give you the full run-down of the many layers of discrimination she's experienced during her electronic music journey.

Thayjas Patil writes about the lack of mental healthcare provision for refugees in Berlin, and how economic constraints placed on them often exacerbate the situation.

Hertie student Stefanie Mavrakou writes a compelling piece on environmental refugees and how terminology hinders their recognition in the international refugee regime.

"I’ve decided to interpret my loneliness as a friend, reminding us of our place lest we get too carried away within our tiny constructed worlds."

GSBTB Communications Assistant Abeera Atif shares personal reflections on growing up in a nationalist country and the alienation this can cause.

Laya (18) writes about the Middle East’s metal scene and what being a metalhead means to her.

Laya* (18) schreibt über die Metal-Szene des Mittleren Ostens und was es für sie bedeutet, ein Metalhead zu sein.

A neighbourhood basketball match gets Wael Alafandi reflecting on the last three years.

Long-time GSBTB volunteer Sanaz Azimi reflects on Iran's nuclear deal and the sanctions her fellow Iranians live under.

Some personal reflections shared by GSBTB team member Hania Hakiel after the results of the 2017 German election.