This was the world's first legal same-sex weddgDate: April 1, 2001Dutch uple Gert Kasteel and Dolf Pasker ma historywhen they married on April 1st, 2001Lotn: Amsterdam, Netherlands(SOUNDBITE) (English) ONE OF WORLD'S FIRST LEGALLY-RECOGNISED MARRIED GAY COUPLES, GERT KASTEEL AND DOLF PASKER, SAYING:KASTEEL: "All the square was filled wh..."PASKER: "Cameras and journalists."JOURNALIST: "How did you feel?"KASTEEL: "Happy, very happy."PASKER: "A b nervo."KASTEEL: "No!"PASKER: "A ltle b."KASTEEL: "Maybe."Lotn: Wep, NetherlandsThe Netherlands was the first untry the world to legalize same-sex marriage 2001It's now legal nearly 30 natns(SOUNDBITE) (English) ONE HALF OF ONE OF WORLD'S FIRST LEGALLY-RECOGNISED MARRIED GAY COUPLES, DOLF PASKER, SAYING:"It's nicer to say to other people: "He's my hband, he's my man." And 's natural to say so, otherwise I have to say, "He's my partner' or "He's my iend." And has also helped me to accept myself."Lotn: Amsterdam, Netherlands(SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER EDITOR OF DUTCH GAY MAGAZINE 'GAY KRANT', NOW LAWMAKER, HENK KROL, SAYING:"Well helped a lot bee I was workg parliament, so I knew all the key figur. // And then, at that moment, everybody the Netherlands said to me 'The Netherlands will be the first and the last untry, the rt of the world won't follow you'. And you see what is happeng right now, almost 30 untri the whole world followed the Dutch example. And I uld tell about Taiwan, Canada, South Ai, Ameri, Spa and 's so good to see that almost every civilized untry followed the Dutch way."
Contents:
- GAY AMSTERDAM
- GAY DATG NETHERLANDS
- THE NETHERLANDS CELEBRAT 20 YEARS OF GAY MARRIAGE
- WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY AND AMISH
- GAY AMSTERDAM
- GAY DICTNARY DUTCH
GAY AMSTERDAM
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GAY DATG NETHERLANDS
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Amsterdam has a long and fierce reputatn of tolerance and rpect for the rights of mori, cludg those of gays and lbians and homosexual upl n openly show their feelgs for one another public whout fear the Dutch pal.
Wh four distctive gay districts the cy centre, rabow flags on nearly every other street and the annual Gay Pri celebratn, Amsterdam is the place to be for gays worldwi.
THE NETHERLANDS CELEBRAT 20 YEARS OF GAY MARRIAGE
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The val of lourful nal boats packed wh hundreds of extravagantly stumed homosexuals is like nothg most people have ever seen. Even gay policians, policemen and other people wh public profsns sail along, although the ps were warned not to strip this year. Another major party for gays and straights alike is celebrated on April 30.
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY AND AMISH
Wh BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Ftival upon , we ntue our celebratn of queer cema wh a look at some of the bt lbian, gay and trans films om Sndavia and the Nordic untri. * dutch gay *
In addn to the two major events, the Amsterdam gay scene hosts all kds of parti nearly every day of the week!
GAY AMSTERDAM
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After the suici of ntroversial gay entreprenr, Sjoerd Kooistra, June 2010 who owned half of Amsterdam’s gay venu, the lol scene was plunged to a noticeable prsn.
GAY DICTNARY DUTCH
At 17, he was removed om his home and muny. He was sent, by his parents, to an ex-gay relig unselor. He was not allowed to vis his parents and to this day, his extend fay and muny do not know why he “left.” * dutch gay *
Another negative velopment rulted when a few stanc of vlence towards gays occurred 2010. Although Amsterdam is still as safe as many other big ci Europe, the cints have proven that Amsterdam isn’t immune to gay bashers. On the bright si, 2011 the cy is still full of energy and geo boys and girls and the loss of some classic venu has ma room for new gay entreprenrs to make their mark.
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All all, Amsterdam still has an imprsive range of gay hotels, shops, rtrants, bars, snas, clubs, travel agenci and other facili. Several areas form what n be dubbed Amsterdam’s Gay Village. The prime area is the Reguliersdwarsstraat (Gay Ma Street) and prime huntg ground for upmarket clubs and trendy rtrants.