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Contents:

• GAY THE RED-LIGHT DISTRICT? - AMSTERDAM FOM
• GAY AMSTERDAM
• GAY HOTELS AMSTERDAM
• GAY AMSTERDAM – THE NOMADIC BOYS
• AMSTERDAM GAY PRI
• THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO AMSTERDAM GAY PRIVIEW MAPRORTS NEAR AMSTERDAM GAY PRI
• THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO AMSTERDAM GAY PRIVIEW MAPHOTELS NEAR AMSTERDAM GAY PRI
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• NFL ACH BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. MEN’S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY
• KEV MAXEN, JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH, OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

GAY THE RED-LIGHT DISTRICT? - AMSTERDAM FOM

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.

GAY AMSTERDAM

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’. 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.

GAY HOTELS AMSTERDAM

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.

GAY AMSTERDAM – THE NOMADIC BOYS

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. Can anyone tell me if there are any tablishments the red light district that ter to gay men, perhaps rt servic for gay men, strip shows, etc.? I unrstand that Stable Master Hotel, Warmostraate 23, which is a gay hotel, has what they ll "a naked Party" every week.

AMSTERDAM GAY PRI

There is also a specific gay red light district, lled the blue light district, which is at the Centraal Statn end of Spuistraat. Those who are gay Amsterdam will feel totally at home this welg cy which has long been at the foreont of LGBTQ activism and fight for acceptance.

THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO AMSTERDAM GAY PRIVIEW MAPRORTS NEAR AMSTERDAM GAY PRI

In 2019, a Eurobarometer poll reported that 97% of Dutch people agreed that gay, lbian, and bisexual people should have the same rights as straight people (the send hight percentage the EU).

You’ll have no trouble fdg hotels that wele gay guts, and ’s unlikely for you to enunter issu when displayg affectn public. Along wh nightlife, you’ll also fd gay-owned and gay-iendly shops, rtrants, and f the areas, as well as a high nsy of LGBTQ lols.

THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO AMSTERDAM GAY PRIVIEW MAPHOTELS NEAR AMSTERDAM GAY PRI

Around Amstel River, you’ll fd a buzzg, vibrant gay district packed wh tradnal Dutch bars and historic queer tablishments.

Opened 1927 by the pneerg LGBTQ rights activist Bet van Beeren, Cafe ‘t Mandje was the first official gay bar Amsterdam. Prik has been named Time Out’s “Bt Gay Venue of Amsterdam” multiple tim and won the Rabow Award for “Bt Gay Bar.” It also has Prosec (both whe and pk) on tap. Bar Ba is a relatively new lbian bar Amsterdam’s Pi district, wh the slogan “Where Girls Meet.” Although Amsterdam is packed wh gay bars, tablishments foced on queer women are rare and Bar Ba aims to highlight Amsterdam’s LGBTQ women.

Amsterdam is a party animal’s paradise, and there are plenty of gay clubs and pop-up parti where you n dance the night away. You n fd them ncentrated Amsterdam’s gay districts, and you’ll also fd numero optns the cy’s famo Red Light District. In 1987, the Homomonument was unveiled on the bank of the Keizersgracht nal, facg the spot where the activists attempted to lay the wreath.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

Amsterdam’s gay-iendly culture and strong anti-discrimatn laws mean you n expect most hotels the cy to wele gay travelers and upl. Wh rabow flags wavg out ont, Amistad Hotel was prevly known as the “Gay-Friendly Hotel.” The name might have changed, but Amistad Hotel is still one of the most clive hotels central Amsterdam.

It’s right around the rner om Reguliersdwarsstraat and close to gay nightlife and top Amsterdam attractns such as the Van Gogh Mm. Relatively liberal attus the first half of the 20th century led to the tablishment of the first Dutch gay magaz, Levensrecht and Wij. 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.

NFL ACH BE FIRST MALE ACH MAJOR U.S. MEN’S PRO SPORTS TO E OUT AS GAY

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. 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. While pretty much every hotel the cy is iendly to the LGBT muny, there are a number that make a special effort to be part of gay Amsterdam.

KEV MAXEN, JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH, OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

The qutsential Amsterdam gay hotel, Amistad is n by a small ternatnal group of gay men and is a lynchp of the cy’s gay scene.

The hotel’s history and lotn right bi Leidseple mean that is still a good choice for anyone lookg for a gay iendly hotel on a budget wh easy accs to Amsterdam’s nightlife. Photograph: Dutchmen Photography/ShutterstockDisver the Dutch pal’s vibrant LGBTQI+ scene wh our pick of the bt gay bars and clubs Amsterdam. Of urse, many of them ri on Reguliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam’s most famo gay street, but there’s a ton more to be found, om the cy’s legendary first gay club Cafe ‘t Mandje to ty drag bars wh karaoke.

Opened 1927 by openly gay lol character Bet van Beeren, ’t Mandje (‘the basket’) was a popular hangout for the cy’s LGBTQ+ muny until closed s doors 1982. Queen’s HeadThe Queen’s is a fun and attu-ee gay bar – the plethora of Ken dolls the wdow are a nod to s mp and ksch nature – wh a siarly-md clientele, pl picturque views over a nal at the back.