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Our Amsterdam gay mentor will help you plan a fabulous trip including tips on the homosexual scene, the foremost gay bars, parties, events, and more.
We love visiting Amsterdam. Whether it's for a city snap, a romantic weekend, or a male lover party, circle we always know we're going to contain a terrific time.
Whilst Amsterdam is most famous for its “coffeeshops” where you can smoke joints legally, it is also culturally loaded with world-class museums and has the most distinctive urban landscape.
The municipality is dominated by water, with 165 canals, around 500 bridges, lots of cute narrow cobblestone streets, and many many many bicycles! It's so picturesque that the network of canals in the 17th-century historic old town (called the “Canal Ring“) was listed as a UNESCO Earth Heritage Site in 2010.
Amsterdam is also super gay, which is unsurprising given that it is the capital urban area of one of the most gay approachable countries in the world. It is one of the few places where we feel content walking the streets holding hands and don't feel appreciate we first contain to look over our shoulders to do that shelter check! It also has some fantastic parties, plenty of gay ha
Amsterdam’s queer scene rivals that of the greats; up there with Berlin, Madrid, Brighton and more. And we’re not just talking about Reguliersdwarsstraat (Amsterdam’s known Gay Street) – the LGBTQ+ party scene here stretches across the city.
From the city’s mythical first gay club Cafe ‘t Mandje to tiny flamboyant bars with karaoke, Amsterdam has it all. Just don’t be surprised to see some open-minded straight people frequent these joints – these are some of the leading clubs in a city famous for its nightlife, after all. Everyone is welcome. So whatever your vibe, here are the leading gay bars and clubs in Amsterdam.
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Derek Roberston is a writer based in Amsterdam. At Period Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers. Find more in our editorial guidelines.
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j-exoo
Gay isn't wonderful enough
Absolutely bad but amusing enough watchable. And again the clichés are going on and on and on. In a way the characters played as they were meant to be (absolutely sissy (nichterig -Dutch-)) in this context were not that horrible. The shots were ideal the light was nice (seen on a TFT Flatscreen) and also the music as background was tolerable. So in general you can say a good movie with fine (looking as well) actors but a bad script. It's a movie to sit back and believe of all the other good movies you've seen. To much gay... is this possible? yes it can, this film is. I'm looking forward to see another film of this director Mr. Tom Six maybe he must see the British movies "AKA" or - it's an old one but superb - "Another Country" first.
10valerieflap
very enjoyable film!
I saw the film in the Dutch cinema's and I liked it very much. It's controversial but that's exactly what I prefer about film, it does something with an audience. This film provokes a lot of different reactions. The movies feels favor a extravagant soap episode and I can absolutely recommend this
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Amsterdam, the city of canals, is not only celebrated for its stunning architecture and cultural heritage but also for its thriving gay scene. The municipality offers a safe and accepting environment for the LGBTQ+ community, making it a popular destination for gay travelers. From celebrated bars and clubs to exciting events, this Homosexual Amsterdam Guide is here to help you uncover the best that the city has to offer.
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The capital of the Netherlands has been a bastion of LGBT+ culture for centuries and has seen its group survive and thrive despite political and social adversity. Today, Amsterdam is abode to some of the best gay clubs, bars and hotels in the world, offering gay travelers a truly unique and exciting visit. The Netherlands is of course the first country in the world to introduce marriage equality, gay people living in and visiting the Netherlands are so successfully accepted and integrated that at first there might not seem to be much o
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About Amsterdam and its gay life
Amsterdam had been a powerful city of maritime trade fame for many centuries. In the second half of the 20th century it was considered the gay capital of Europe, due to the beauty of the city and due to the city's liberal atmosphere which was far ahead of most other European cities and countries at that period.
As our Amsterdam Gay Maps show, there are several gay areas in Amsterdam, all of them not really far from each other. First of all you got the street with the unpronounceable name, Reguliersdwarsstraat, which is rather mainstream and quite busy at the weekend. Nearby are the Amstel street and Kerkstraat. And finally there are Warmoesstraat and Zeedijk in the very center of Amsterdam.
As you can see on our Clubs & Parties page there aren't many regular homosexual clubs and parties left in Amsterdam nowadays. The most popular and crowded parties are those which happen monthly or every few months. So, if you like dancefloors with hundreds of half-naked sweating guys, check for the next dates of those irregular parties.
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