Adolcence n be a ighteng perd for young gay men, who are sudnly faced wh new sexual feelgs that n often nflict wh social prsur placed on them by fay, iends, and the media. Mike Curato explor this tumultuo perd his new Godw Books graphic novel, Flamer, a semi-tobgraphil…
Contents:
- GAY AMSTERDAM
- A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
- MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
GAY AMSTERDAM
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Gay upl uld have children that are as geilly related to them as those of straight on. There is also a big gay scene and around RLD (and all over Amsterdam) so their tn will be plete. Gay Amsterdam.
It’s hard to image a more gay and lbian iendly travel statn than Amsterdam. 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 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.
A GAY TEEN DISVERS HIMSELF AT SUMMER MP THIS FLAMER FIRST LOOK
Another major party for gays and straights alike is celebrated on April 30. In addn to the two major events, the Amsterdam gay scene hosts all kds of parti nearly every day of the week! 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.
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.
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.
MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
The prime area is the Reguliersdwarsstraat (Gay Ma Street) and prime huntg ground for upmarket clubs and trendy rtrants. Other areas clu the Kerkstraat (near Leidstraat) wh two gay hotels (The Goln Bear and Amistad) as well as a kky cise club, Warmostraat the Red Light district (wh cise bars, a leather scene and a cema) and the Zeedijk (home to some sy lol fés).
And last but not least there's a vast ncentratn of party plac around the Amstel, Halvemaansteeg and Rembrandt rmatn: Spuistraat 44, GAYtic(Specialised Gay Touristic Informatn, Monday - Saturday 11. 00) and Spuistraat 44 (si shop Gays & Gadgets) the Gay Informatn Centre (Gaytic) the Spuistraat you n fd all rmatn about party's, shps and gaymagaz. Opengtim are om 11:00-20:00, the weekend the Gaytic opens an hour later.