This is part one of his two-part personal essay.īerlin’s queer nightlife is inherently political. In the inaugural piece, writer Geoffrey Mak searches for himself within a helix of self-destruction and enlightenment during his first year in a new city. Each personal essay reveals how the party scene is as much about hedonism and celebration as it is about coming of age. Our newest series Ode to the Night captures the rave as a rite of passage.
