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LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
From Cafe ‘t Mandje to Amsterdam's famo gay street, here are the bt spots to party the night away the cy. * lesbian gay pride amsterdam *
"I missed , and I thk everybody missed , " said Chas, 42, as she watched the rabow flotilla plete wh celebrants dancg feathers, glter and leather pass unr a 25th edn of the para ps a week of Pri events the cy as the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) muni celebrated their inty and monstrated for their rights. "Origally this was gay pri, but today you see hundreds of thoands of people regardls of whether they're gay or straight or whatever, and that is so fantastic, " said reveller Jonas van r Kaaij Olsen, 53, draped a rabow year the theme was "My Genr, My Pri" seekg to foc attentn to genr inty as anisers said transgenr emancipatn has lagged behd that of other Pri ftival said s foc is gradually changg om celebratg people's right to love whomever they want to their right to be whoever they a poll by broadster EenVandaag, 73% of rponnts who intified as LBGT supported holdg the Pri event, while nearly half thk should be ls mercial and more foced on rights issu. And Amsterdam, s largt cy and home to the world's first gay monument, Homomonument, remas as LGBTQ iendly as ever: there's even a dited LGBTQ rmatn ksk jt adjacent to the monument, while 2020 saw the but of an official Dutch edn of RuPl's Drag Race, Drag Race Holland.
One of the worlds most unique pri celebratns of s kd, Amsterdam Gay Pri transforms the cy's central nal belt to a para route, wh boats servg as floats. Amsterdam's streets (and nals) are rich wh LGBTQ history and plac of importance, cludg the world's first monument dited to LGBTQ people, Homomonument.
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For LGBTQI+ visors and rints of Amsterdam, there are distct neighbourhoods where they n fd many iendly gay bars and diverse bs. * lesbian gay pride amsterdam *
Openly gay, profsnal tour gui Henk Vri leads rmatn-rich LGBTQ-themed walkg tours, both group and private, of the s through his pany Special Amsterdam Tours. The Dutch Ristance Mm (Verzetsmm) is a stop on De Vri' tours, and featur rmatn on some of the openly gay Dutch eedom fighters who sacrificed their liv to stop the Nazis. There are also several themed gay tours cludg a nightlife crawl of Reguliersdwarsstraat, known as Amsterdam's most famo gay streeet, om Gaily Tour—a ee drk is clud.
Two mms are dited to photography, FOAM and Huis Marseill, while Amsterdam-based gay photographer Erw Olaf was the subject of a solo exhibn durg 2021 at the 22-year-old Galerie Ron Mandos.
GAY AMSTERDAM
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Meanwhile, those seekg a ltle relaxatn, hot tub soak, and gay isky fun a bathhoe should check out Niwezijds Gay Sna, which offers some full-service spa servic cludg massage, pl a monthly afternoon/night dited to bears, daddi, cubs, chubs, and their admirers (every last Saturday) and all genr inti and sexual orientatns (every send Saturday at an event dubbed "Genr Fluids").
And don't fet to spend some retail therapy time, startg wh a vis to LGBTQ liftyle store Gays & Gadgets, fetish wear and gear shop Black Body, and the ()famo Drake's, which doubl as a high end fashn and home ncept store and men-only cisg club! Another long-nng gay bar, the 2-story yet pact Spijker Bar opened 1978 jt off the nals and keeps thgs fun wh alternative tun, a pool table and gam, and a darkroom (hello, gloryhole!
GAY PRI D’AMSTERDAM
Three ternatnal LGBTI activists share their extraordary stori. At Amsterdam Pri we celebrate the diversy and eedom of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people. Unfortunately, this eedom is not yet assured for everyone. * lesbian gay pride amsterdam *
Other LGBTQ (and mixed) bars worth mentng clu Bar Realy (which bills self "the hottt black & whe gay bar town! Like some smaller (and more budget-iendly) Amsterdam properti, the Amistad Hotel ed to pos self as explicly "gay iendly, " and is close to many bars, but swched ownership recent years and currently sts a wir while still makg sure LGBTQs feel wele (the ee daily breakfast helps!
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. 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. Consired by many to be the gay pal of Europe, Amsterdam is one of the most welg statns the world for LGBTQ travelers.