Pkster Tennis Tournament 2024 - GayOut 2023

Contents:

• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• GAY AMSTERDAM · CY GUI
• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THERE ARE NO PUBLICLY OUT GAY PRO MALE TENNIS PLAYERS AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHY

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

In 1993 a few gay and lbian tennisplayers took the iative to anise a iendly gay and lbian tournament. In 1994 they anized the tournament aga, this time as a preparatn for those who were gog to participate the Gay Gam New York.

Amsterdam sent a strong legatn to the New York Gay Gam bee we were biddg to host the Gay Gam 1998 Amsterdam. Sce 1995 the gay tennisplayers ed a uple of urts on Saturday afternoons, and gradually their iative attracted more participants.

GAY AMSTERDAM · CY GUI

The ia for a gay and lbian tennisclub was born. In 1996 Tom Bijlmer and Ed van Betuwe found the first gay and lbian tennisclub: Smashg Pk.

In the years to e Smashg Pk grew rapidly to over 400 gay and lbian members.

LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS

Once Amsterdam was elected to anize the Gay Gam 1998 the yearly Pksterstennis beme a rehearsal for anizg gay and lbian tennistournaments on a larger sle. In the spir of gay and lbian visibily sports the Pkstertournament rewards a remarkable participant for his or her achievements every year. The trophy was iated by Ed van Betuw, one of the founrs of the Pkstertournament: “The trophy emphasiz the aim of the tournament for cln and gay empowerment sports.

This ternatnal tennis extravaganza, anized by the awome folks at Smashg Pk, brgs together lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr + players om all walks of life for a smashg good time on the urt. It proudly featur on the tournament lendar of the GLTA (Gay and Lbian Tennis Alliance), further emphasizg s signifince and regnn wh the LGBTQ+ tennis muny. It's the perfect opportuny to be your love for tennis wh the excement of gay travel one credible package.

THERE ARE NO PUBLICLY OUT GAY PRO MALE TENNIS PLAYERS AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHY

After some rt, the leather muny out to play at Amsterdam Leather Pri late tumn.Jo 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. About BoardActiviAdvocy workBrighton Declaratn on Women and SportFARE – Football Agast Racism In EuropeFootball is everythgUEFA ConferenceHomophobia footballFair play, Tolerance & Safety In Sports For EveryoneConferencConference Uned Agast Homophobia In SportsExhibn – Agast the lInternatnal Sports CalendarReportsGet volvedVolunteergPartnersHistoryNews & EventsEGLSF NewsletterPrs ReleasCampaignsEventsEuropean Week of Sport 2020Internatnal Sports CalendarSubm you sport eventProjects+PLUSSCEEYOUSPORTEQUIPHero of FootballiSPORTPro Safe SportSport for all Genrs and SexualiVoic for Tth and DignyEuroGamFuture GamBiddg for the EuroGamHistoryDirectory of Sports SpecialistsCups & AwardsEGLSF MembershipMembersEGLSF Statut & BylawsAnnual General AssemblyAGA 2023Contact Member Log.

We are proud to be one the largt mixed gay and lbian tournaments wh men, women and transgenrs om over 20 untri. Gayout Ratg - om 0 ratgs. 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. 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’.

The Homomonument by the Wterkerk is a good optn for first port of ll.

Next to the Homomonument is Pk Pot, Amsterdam's official gay and lbian rmatn ksk. 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. 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. But this street was also home to the first gay & lbian bar the Netherlands!

Tripadvisor performs checks on and my other heterosexual iend both me here whout realisg was a gay bar. 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. The bt gay bars. In 1811, the untry crimalized homosexual activy.

The first gay bar, operated by an out lbian, opened s doors 1927. 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. The bt gay bars Amsterdam.

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. One n’t help but thk pk this zy cy-center gay bar.

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