Gay and Lbian Nightlife Amsterdam

Contents:

• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• GAY AND LBIAN NIGHTLIFE AMSTERDAM
• GAY BARS AMSTERDAM
• THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM WAVE THE GAY FLAG FOR REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, A STREET OF TRENDY, LOURFUL, LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND | © JASON BRYAN / ALAMY SARAH VELDMAN-DAGGETT 27 APRIL 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE DUTCH PAL HAS LONG BEEN AN ACCEPTG CY, SO YOU’LL FD NUMERO LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS AND CLUBS THERE. IN THE 1970S AND 1980S, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT – CLOSE TO REMBRANDTPLE – BEME A FOL POT FOR GAY NIGHTLIFE, AND REMAS SO TO THIS DAY. BUT OTHER AREAS SUCH AS AMSTEL, KERKSTRAAT, AND ZEEDIJK HAVE ALSO GROWN POPULAR WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM. VIEW ALL TRIPS TABOO BAR, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © WISKERKE / ALAMY IN THE HEART OF THE FAMED GAY STRETCH, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, TABOO HAS A TERRACE WHICH IS PERFECT FOR AFTERNOON PEOPLE-WATCHG OR LATE-NIGHT DRKS ON WARM SUMMER NIGHTS. IT’S SPL ACROSS TWO VENU – A BAR AND A NTEEN. CHEEKILY DRSED BARTENRS AND DRAG-QUEEN BGO NIGHTS CREATE A FUN, REEE VIBE. THE CKTAIL MENU IS FILLED WH CREATNS CLUDG TEQUILA SUNRISE, LONG ISLAND ICE TEA AND PRSO MARTI. DON’T MISS THE DAILY HAPPY HOUR OM 6PM TO 7PM. CLUB CHURCH BAR, NIGHTCLUB, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT WHEN AMSTERDAM, MAKE TIME TO WORSHIP AT CLUB CHURCH, SET ON A STREET BY WH RTRANTS AND SHOPS SOUTH OF BUZZG REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT. THIS PLACE OFFERS ALL KDS OF KKY OM A LEATHER TO FEATHER FETISH LOUNGE, WEEKLY NAKED BAR (SHO ONLY; LEAVE YOUR CLOTH THE CLOAKROOM) AND REGULAR SPANK PARTI. IF YOU WANT TO STT AROUND A SEXY JOCKSTRAP, THEY’RE AVAILABLE TO BUY AT THE DOOR. THE QUEEN'S HEAD BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE QUEEN’S HEAD IS LOTED THE OLD CENTRE OF AMSTERDAM. >ABUTTG THE >RED LIGHT DISTRICT >, ’S EASY TO FD AND IS >AT THE LIVELIER END OF THE GAY SPECTM. MCLED MEN VAR STAG OF UNDRS ARE READY TO GREET YOU AT THE WDOW. INSI, YOU’LL FD DRAG QUEENS DANCG TO A BACKDROP OF RED GLTER AND CHANLIERS AND DRKS THAT PACK A PUNCH AT SURPRISGLY LOW PRIC. STOP BY ON A TUDAY NIGHT FOR DRAG-QUEEN BGO. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP DE LELLEBEL BAR, PUB, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >SUATED AROUND THE RNER OM TOURIST-PACKED REMBRANDTPLE, AMSTERDAM’S ONLY DRAG-SHOW BAR IS AN TIMATE >BROWN FE >L BY NDL. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CKTAIL MENU AND DRKS ARE NOT TOO PRICEY. LIVE EVENTS AND THEME NIGHTS TAKE PLACE EVERY WEEK AND DRAG QUEENS STG OUTSI ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CHAT TO YOU. CAFE 'T MANDJE BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © ANAMARIA MEJIA / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO AMSTERDAM’S FIRST GAY BAR WAS OPENED 1927 BY BET VAN BEENEN. AFTER HER ATH 1967, WAS TAKEN OVER BY HER SISTER GREET WHO RAN UNTIL 1982 WHEN CLOSED. SHE CID TO RURRECT THE AMSTERDAM STUTN JT BEFORE HER OWN ATH AUGT 2007. SCE THEN, ’S BEEN OWNED AND N BY HER NIECE, DIANA VAN LAAR, OPERATG AS PART >BROWN FE, PART NOSTALGIA SHOP, WH MEMORABILIA ON THE WALLS, A JEBOX AND BILLIARDS TABLE, PL CKTAILS WH NAM SUCH AS BLOW JOB (BAILEYS, AMARETTO AND CREAM). THE CLIENTELE IS A MIX OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND STRAIGHT GUTS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. PRIK BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF PRIK >PRIK (WHICH MEANS BUBBLE DUTCH) HAS BEEN OPEN SCE 2006. EXPECT A RT OF NEON PK, STROBE LIGHTG AND A BAR THAT IS HIGHLY INSTAGRAMMABLE. INTERNATNAL STAFF SERVE A RANGE OF CKTAILS, CLUDG STRAWBERRY CHEEKE IF YOU’VE GOT A SWEET TOOTH. THERE’S ALSO PK AND WHE PROSEC ON TAP AND ALL THE POP MIC YOUR EARDMS N STAND. IT’S OPEN UNTIL 1AM EXCEPT FOR FRIDAYS WHEN CHUCKG OUT TIME IS 3AM. DE TT BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >THIS NON-PROF BAR AND AMSTERDAM STUTN IS ONLY OPEN ON SUNDAYS. THE BUILDG ED TO BE >A SQUAT AND THEN > A DIS LLED FLUX. LATER ON, A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS STARTED G TOGETHER TO SERVE AFFORDABLE DRKS EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT, MAKG SURE THAT ALL THE PROFS WERE CHANNELLED BACK TO HELPG THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE VODKA TONIC AT THIS QUEER DIS LIVERS A KICK AND IS HIGHLY REMEND. PHOTOGRAPHY IS FORBIDN AND ’S ALSO A WIFI-EE ZONE BEE STAFF WANT EVERYONE TO SOCIALISE. CLUB NYX NIGHTCLUB, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FIRN / ALAMY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM, CLUB NYX ATTRACTS A LIVELY CROWD AND IS SPREAD OVER THREE FLOORS, EACH WH S OWN MIC GENRE. THE DRKS MENU IS HUGE AND THERE’S A DJ BOOTH THE TOILETS, SO YOU WON’T MISS OUT ON SOUNDS WHILE YOU SPEND A PENNY. THE AMSTERDAM LGBTQ MUNY IS A VARIETY OF CREATIVE SOULS, CLUB KIDS, DRAG QUEENS, RAVERS, PERFORMERS. AMSTEL FIFTY-FOUR BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © JANI-MARK HäSä / ALAMY DURG THE DAY, YOU MIGHT BE FOOLED TO THKG THAT THIS BAR IS A TYPIL DUTCH BROWN FE – ALBE A GRAND ONE, WH AN EXQUISE CHANLIER AND PLH BOOTHS AS WELL AS VIO SCREENS. BUT, AS NIGHT DRAWS , YOU’LL SPOT DRAG QUEENS AND LIVE ENTERTAMENT ADDG TO THE MIX. THERE’S AN EXPENSIVE DRKS MENU AND A WHEEL OF DRKS SPNER IF YOU N’T MAKE YOUR MD UP. IT’S LOUD AND PROUD – DROP BY ON A SUNDAY FOR THE BRILLIANT DRAG FEVER SHOW. ELLIE HURLEY NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG TO THIS ARTICLE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP MOROC ICELAND THAILAND MEXI BALI CROATIA SOUTH AI EGYPT GREECE TURKEY SPA ECUADOR INDIA JAPAN VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM
• AMSTERDAM GAY BARS
• GAY AMSTERDAM
• GAY THE RED-LIGHT DISTRICT? - AMSTERDAM FOM

LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS

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. 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.

THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS 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. Given s posn as one of the gay pals of Europe, Amsterdam has many gay nightlife optns to offer.

GAY AND LBIAN NIGHTLIFE AMSTERDAM

The choice is wi rangg, wh somethg to su every taste, and the selectn is far too vast to list every gay bar Amsterdam. This list prents a selectn of the bt Amsterdam gay bars om a cross-sectn of styl and subcultur. Look also at our page about Gay hotels Amsterdam.

A fun, welg dis bar not far om Dam Square, Prik is a mastay of the Amsterdam gay bar scene. Here the crowd of regulars om the cy’s gay muny bs shoulrs wh gay tourists who know Prik’s reputatn and straight visors drawn by the attractive terrace and mic. Wh s low ceilgs, ever-by pool table and regular crowd of beard men, this basement room looks more like a heavy metal bar than a gay venue.

Spijker’s posn as a favoure of the leather scene is evint om the gay porn playg on TV screens behd the bar. Whout doubt the most popular gay bar the cy, SoHo is where every night out the Amsterdam gay scene begs.

GAY BARS AMSTERDAM

Defely one of the mt-see gay bars Amsterdam, Lellebel is a drag venue where the bt drag queens the cy e to showse their talents. Every year, Lellebel is by far the bt Amsterdam gay bar to vis for Halloween.

Asi om havg one of the greatt nam of any Amsterdam gay bar, The Queen’s Head is also one of the greatt bars on the Zeedijk. Wh s cramped quarters, loud mic and dark red lightg, Montemarte is the epome of the hectic Amsterdam gay bar. This mastream bar on the by Warmostraat at the edge of the Red Light District is a great place to e for a cktail or a burger wh a group of iends, gay or straight.

THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM WAVE THE GAY FLAG FOR REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, A STREET OF TRENDY, LOURFUL, LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND | © JASON BRYAN / ALAMY SARAH VELDMAN-DAGGETT 27 APRIL 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE DUTCH PAL HAS LONG BEEN AN ACCEPTG CY, SO YOU’LL FD NUMERO LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS AND CLUBS THERE. IN THE 1970S AND 1980S, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT – CLOSE TO REMBRANDTPLE – BEME A FOL POT FOR GAY NIGHTLIFE, AND REMAS SO TO THIS DAY. BUT OTHER AREAS SUCH AS AMSTEL, KERKSTRAAT, AND ZEEDIJK HAVE ALSO GROWN POPULAR WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM. VIEW ALL TRIPS TABOO BAR, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © WISKERKE / ALAMY IN THE HEART OF THE FAMED GAY STRETCH, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, TABOO HAS A TERRACE WHICH IS PERFECT FOR AFTERNOON PEOPLE-WATCHG OR LATE-NIGHT DRKS ON WARM SUMMER NIGHTS. IT’S SPL ACROSS TWO VENU – A BAR AND A NTEEN. CHEEKILY DRSED BARTENRS AND DRAG-QUEEN BGO NIGHTS CREATE A FUN, REEE VIBE. THE CKTAIL MENU IS FILLED WH CREATNS CLUDG TEQUILA SUNRISE, LONG ISLAND ICE TEA AND PRSO MARTI. DON’T MISS THE DAILY HAPPY HOUR OM 6PM TO 7PM. CLUB CHURCH BAR, NIGHTCLUB, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT WHEN AMSTERDAM, MAKE TIME TO WORSHIP AT CLUB CHURCH, SET ON A STREET BY WH RTRANTS AND SHOPS SOUTH OF BUZZG REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT. THIS PLACE OFFERS ALL KDS OF KKY OM A LEATHER TO FEATHER FETISH LOUNGE, WEEKLY NAKED BAR (SHO ONLY; LEAVE YOUR CLOTH THE CLOAKROOM) AND REGULAR SPANK PARTI. IF YOU WANT TO STT AROUND A SEXY JOCKSTRAP, THEY’RE AVAILABLE TO BUY AT THE DOOR. THE QUEEN'S HEAD BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE QUEEN’S HEAD IS LOTED THE OLD CENTRE OF AMSTERDAM. >ABUTTG THE >RED LIGHT DISTRICT >, ’S EASY TO FD AND IS >AT THE LIVELIER END OF THE GAY SPECTM. MCLED MEN VAR STAG OF UNDRS ARE READY TO GREET YOU AT THE WDOW. INSI, YOU’LL FD DRAG QUEENS DANCG TO A BACKDROP OF RED GLTER AND CHANLIERS AND DRKS THAT PACK A PUNCH AT SURPRISGLY LOW PRIC. STOP BY ON A TUDAY NIGHT FOR DRAG-QUEEN BGO. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP DE LELLEBEL BAR, PUB, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >SUATED AROUND THE RNER OM TOURIST-PACKED REMBRANDTPLE, AMSTERDAM’S ONLY DRAG-SHOW BAR IS AN TIMATE >BROWN FE >L BY NDL. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CKTAIL MENU AND DRKS ARE NOT TOO PRICEY. LIVE EVENTS AND THEME NIGHTS TAKE PLACE EVERY WEEK AND DRAG QUEENS STG OUTSI ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CHAT TO YOU. CAFE 'T MANDJE BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © ANAMARIA MEJIA / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO AMSTERDAM’S FIRST GAY BAR WAS OPENED 1927 BY BET VAN BEENEN. AFTER HER ATH 1967, WAS TAKEN OVER BY HER SISTER GREET WHO RAN UNTIL 1982 WHEN CLOSED. SHE CID TO RURRECT THE AMSTERDAM STUTN JT BEFORE HER OWN ATH AUGT 2007. SCE THEN, ’S BEEN OWNED AND N BY HER NIECE, DIANA VAN LAAR, OPERATG AS PART >BROWN FE, PART NOSTALGIA SHOP, WH MEMORABILIA ON THE WALLS, A JEBOX AND BILLIARDS TABLE, PL CKTAILS WH NAM SUCH AS BLOW JOB (BAILEYS, AMARETTO AND CREAM). THE CLIENTELE IS A MIX OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND STRAIGHT GUTS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. PRIK BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF PRIK >PRIK (WHICH MEANS BUBBLE DUTCH) HAS BEEN OPEN SCE 2006. EXPECT A RT OF NEON PK, STROBE LIGHTG AND A BAR THAT IS HIGHLY INSTAGRAMMABLE. INTERNATNAL STAFF SERVE A RANGE OF CKTAILS, CLUDG STRAWBERRY CHEEKE IF YOU’VE GOT A SWEET TOOTH. THERE’S ALSO PK AND WHE PROSEC ON TAP AND ALL THE POP MIC YOUR EARDMS N STAND. IT’S OPEN UNTIL 1AM EXCEPT FOR FRIDAYS WHEN CHUCKG OUT TIME IS 3AM. DE TT BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >THIS NON-PROF BAR AND AMSTERDAM STUTN IS ONLY OPEN ON SUNDAYS. THE BUILDG ED TO BE >A SQUAT AND THEN > A DIS LLED FLUX. LATER ON, A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS STARTED G TOGETHER TO SERVE AFFORDABLE DRKS EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT, MAKG SURE THAT ALL THE PROFS WERE CHANNELLED BACK TO HELPG THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE VODKA TONIC AT THIS QUEER DIS LIVERS A KICK AND IS HIGHLY REMEND. PHOTOGRAPHY IS FORBIDN AND ’S ALSO A WIFI-EE ZONE BEE STAFF WANT EVERYONE TO SOCIALISE. CLUB NYX NIGHTCLUB, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FIRN / ALAMY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM, CLUB NYX ATTRACTS A LIVELY CROWD AND IS SPREAD OVER THREE FLOORS, EACH WH S OWN MIC GENRE. THE DRKS MENU IS HUGE AND THERE’S A DJ BOOTH THE TOILETS, SO YOU WON’T MISS OUT ON SOUNDS WHILE YOU SPEND A PENNY. THE AMSTERDAM LGBTQ MUNY IS A VARIETY OF CREATIVE SOULS, CLUB KIDS, DRAG QUEENS, RAVERS, PERFORMERS. AMSTEL FIFTY-FOUR BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © JANI-MARK HäSä / ALAMY DURG THE DAY, YOU MIGHT BE FOOLED TO THKG THAT THIS BAR IS A TYPIL DUTCH BROWN FE – ALBE A GRAND ONE, WH AN EXQUISE CHANLIER AND PLH BOOTHS AS WELL AS VIO SCREENS. BUT, AS NIGHT DRAWS , YOU’LL SPOT DRAG QUEENS AND LIVE ENTERTAMENT ADDG TO THE MIX. THERE’S AN EXPENSIVE DRKS MENU AND A WHEEL OF DRKS SPNER IF YOU N’T MAKE YOUR MD UP. IT’S LOUD AND PROUD – DROP BY ON A SUNDAY FOR THE BRILLIANT DRAG FEVER SHOW. ELLIE HURLEY NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG TO THIS ARTICLE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP MOROC ICELAND THAILAND MEXI BALI CROATIA SOUTH AI EGYPT GREECE TURKEY SPA ECUADOR INDIA JAPAN VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

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.

GAY CLUBS 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.

AMSTERDAM GAY BARS

If you’re lookg for a soak, steam, or somethg more obscene, this gay sna has got you vered — wh a towel, at least.

GAY AMSTERDAM

Like many urban areas, Amsterdam’s gay bar scene has seen a cle recent years.

GAY THE RED-LIGHT DISTRICT? - AMSTERDAM FOM

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.

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.