LGBTQ+ Amsterdam – 14 Bt Gay Bars and Clubs for a Night Out

Contents:

• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• GAY AMSTERDAM
• GAY AMSTERDAM – THE NOMADIC BOYS
• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• NIWEZIJDS GAY SNA
• AMSTERDAM GAY BARS
• GAY AMSTERDAM · MID-RANGE + BUDGET HOTELS
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY

THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

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Tripadvisor performs checks on gay club Amsterdam which plays great mic and has super cheap drks and great ethics! Centrally loted wh great mic are two other assets of this fun Amsterdam gay hangout. Relatively liberal attus the first half of the 20th century led to the tablishment of the first Dutch gay magaz, Levensrecht and Wij.

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The outbreak of World War II meant setbacks as Nazi occupatn led to the opprsn of homosexualy the Netherlands. Real progrs was ma om the 1970s on, leadg to the formatn of many LGBT groups and the release of the Gay Krant magaze. For any visor lookg for up-to-the-mute rmatn on the Amsterdam gay scene, the Pk Pot found close to the Anne Frank Hoe at Wterkerk provis an excellent overview.

The iendly folks behd the unter at this gay tourist rmatn stand are always willg to help wh maps, club night listgs and sir advice.

Found jt bi the Pk Pot at Wterkerk, the Homomonument stands as a tribute to all the LGBT people who lost their liv durg the opprsn of World War II. It has sce e to memorate all gay, lbian, bi and trans people that have suffered persecutn due to their sexualy.

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The pots of the triangle dite the lotns of the Anne Frank Hoe, Dam Square’s Natnal War Memorial and the headquarters of the gay rights group COC.

One of the most popular annual events the cy ntu to be the Amsterdam gay pri celebratns. The first gay bars Amsterdam were found the 1920s, and the scene has gone om strength to strength sce then. Today there are well over 100 Amsterdam gay bars, wh many more LGBT iendly venu throughout the cy.

Check out our list of the bt gay bars Amsterdam, or our overview of the ls mon Amsterdam lbian bars.

LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS

There are of urse plenty of excellent gay clubs to vis too, and a nice selectn of gay hotels for those lookg for the plete Amsterdam gay experience. The COC, a gay rights anizatn, was found Amsterdam 1946 and is the world’s olst ntually operatg anizatn of s kd. In 1987, the Homomonument beme the first memorial to homosexuals persecuted World War II, and 2001, the Netherlands beme the first untry to legalize same-sex marriage.

Knowg all this, may seem surprisg that Europe’s most historilly acceptg cy lacks a te gayborhood. SoHo is centrally loted the biggt LGBTQ+-iendly sectn of Amsterdam, and ’s steps away om popular gay bars Taboo, and Bar BLEND. Cafe t’ Mandje (“the basket”) holds the honor of beg Amsterdam’s first official gay bar.

Get on your kne, all fours, or whatever nsensually works for you to worship at the altar of this gay cise club. If you’re lookg for a soak, steam, or somethg more obscene, this gay sna has got you vered — wh a towel, at least.

NIWEZIJDS GAY SNA

Unlike most global Pri events, which memorate NYC’s 1969 Stonewall Rts and the birth of the Gay Liberatn Movement, Amsterdam Pri began 1996 solely as a celebratn of love and diversy. In 1987, Amsterdam unveiled Homomonument, the world’s first monument memorializg homosexuals persecuted unr the Nazi regime. Loted Wtermarkt, th l of pk grane form a triangle the square — a reclamatn of the symbol gay men and women were forced to wear ncentratn mps durg World War II.

One fac the Natnal War Memorial Dam Square where gay activists laid a lavenr wreath 1970 and were subsequently arrted, sparkg the ia for this monument.

AMSTERDAM GAY BARS

Another fac Anne Frank’s hoe and is scribed wh a quote om a gay Jewish poet, Jab Israel Haan: Naar Vriendschap Zulk een Mateloos Verlangen (“Such an endls sire for iendship”). The third fac the COC Nerland headquarters, which holds the distctn of beg the world’s olst ntually operatg gay rights anizatn. This LGBTQ+ rmatn center and souvenir shop loted next to the Homomonument has been operatn for over 20 years.

The rosarium, loted halfway through the park, is famoly known as the most equented gay cisg area the cy. This ty gay-owned boutique hotel facg Kerkstraat is a five-mute walk om the cy’s most popular gay bars on Reguliersdwarsstraat and a short stroll to Mmple.

In the 1990s, the ne rooms this 16th-century rowhoe served as a bawdy boutique hotel for upsle gay clientele: Rooms me equipped wh bondage gear, slgs, and even g. It origally opened 1970, and although wasn’t the first gay bs the area, was the first one to be openly so, favourg large, open wdows to barred-up on. In the late 70s and to the 80s, the street then began to explo wh new gay bars and clubs, helpg to cement Amsterdam’s role as an ternatnal gay pal.

GAY AMSTERDAM · MID-RANGE + BUDGET HOTELS

Highlightg the broad cross-sectn of visors to the area, Realy is a bar that typilly ters to Surame and Antillean homosexuals, referrg to self as a ‘gay bar wh a tropil flavour’. Pk Pot provis rmatn about the Homomonument, as well as general rmatn on gay and lbian Amsterdam.

If you haven’t found what you were lookg for at Vrolijk, try IHLIA, an ternatnal gay/lbian library, archive, rmatn and documentatn centre about homosexualy and sexual diversy the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA). Durg Amsterdam Gay Pri and Kg’s Day, the bars this district are prime viewg platforms for everythg gog on around and on the water.

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As well as beg home to several gay-iendly hotels and bed & breakfasts, the street boasts Club Church, which hosts large-sle club nights, often themed, throughout the week. After some rt, the leather muny out to play at Amsterdam Leather Pri late the munyImage om Henri BlommersIn terms of march and activism, the Homomonument by the Wterkerk is often one of the central meetg pots for the LGBTQIA+ muny Amsterdam. Next to the monument, you'll also fd Pk Pot, Amsterdam's official LGBTQI+ rmatn ksk, which provis rmatn about the Homomonument and general rmatn on LGBTQI+ servic, groups and rmatn centr Amsterdam.

The cy is also super gay, which is unsurprisg given that is the pal cy of one of the most queer iendly untri the world.

It also has some fantastic parti, plenty of LGBTQ+ hangouts, lots of events and the most unpronounceable gay village ever! One of our favoure ways to get a feel of Amsterdam is on a gay tour, particular the on offered by Gaily.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

And Amsterdam, s largt cy and home to the world's first gay monument, Homomonument, remas as LGBTQ iendly as ever: there's even a dited LGBTQ rmatn ksk jt adjacent to the monument, while 2020 saw the but of an official Dutch edn of RuPl's Drag Race, Drag Race Holland. One of the worlds most unique pri celebratns of s kd, Amsterdam Gay Pri transforms the cy's central nal belt to a para route, wh boats servg as floats.

Amsterdam's streets (and nals) are rich wh LGBTQ history and plac of importance, cludg the world's first monument dited to LGBTQ people, Homomonument. Openly gay, profsnal tour gui Henk Vri leads rmatn-rich LGBTQ-themed walkg tours, both group and private, of the s through his pany Special Amsterdam Tours.

The Dutch Ristance Mm (Verzetsmm) is a stop on De Vri' tours, and featur rmatn on some of the openly gay Dutch eedom fighters who sacrificed their liv to stop the Nazis. There are also several themed gay tours cludg a nightlife crawl of Reguliersdwarsstraat, known as Amsterdam's most famo gay streeet, om Gaily Tour—a ee drk is clud. Two mms are dited to photography, FOAM and Huis Marseill, while Amsterdam-based gay photographer Erw Olaf was the subject of a solo exhibn durg 2021 at the 22-year-old Galerie Ron Mandos.

'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY

Meanwhile, those seekg a ltle relaxatn, hot tub soak, and gay isky fun a bathhoe should check out Niwezijds Gay Sna, which offers some full-service spa servic cludg massage, pl a monthly afternoon/night dited to bears, daddi, cubs, chubs, and their admirers (every last Saturday) and all genr inti and sexual orientatns (every send Saturday at an event dubbed "Genr Fluids").

And don't fet to spend some retail therapy time, startg wh a vis to LGBTQ liftyle store Gays & Gadgets, fetish wear and gear shop Black Body, and the ()famo Drake's, which doubl as a high end fashn and home ncept store and men-only cisg club! Another long-nng gay bar, the 2-story yet pact Spijker Bar opened 1978 jt off the nals and keeps thgs fun wh alternative tun, a pool table and gam, and a darkroom (hello, gloryhole! Other LGBTQ (and mixed) bars worth mentng clu Bar Realy (which bills self "the hottt black & whe gay bar town!