At the heart of Chinatown I went to see the Hearts & Queens of Zeedijk. I met several people I know, family and Family, but talked also to several people I don’t know yet.
Some call it “the After party of Gay Pride” which ended 2 weeks ago.
It was quite hectic in the street, I got [...]
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Hartjesdagen [day of hearts] on the Zeedijk in the old centre of Amsterdam is celebrated during the 3th weekend of August, it is an ancient tradition reaching as far back as the Middle Ages. Hartjesdag was a holiday held on the third Monday in August in Haarlem and Bloemendaal, and in parts of Amsterdam, particularly [...]
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It started with 5 Gay weddings on the boat of the City, performed by Mayor Job Cohen, the first couple see movie are friends of a friend. AT5 is a local broadcaster but this news item could be seen all over Europe. These ‘mixed’ marriages are made up of Dutch and American same-sex couples. I know that [...]
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Chair, snacks, drinks and a blanket! Tomorrow evening it’s Open Air Movie Night at Nieuwmarkt in the centre of Amsterdam. All of this has to do with Gay Pride 2009.
The feature movie is Breakfast on Pluto.
A foundling lad, Patrick “Kitten” Braden, comes of age in the 1970s. He leaves his Irish town, in part to look [...]
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Amsterdam Pride starts officially tomorrow, with as highlight next Saturday the famous Canal Parade. One of the floats will contain Gay professional athletes and their straight supporters, but also floats with Gay police, military, fire-department and all those other groups who play a part in our society.
This time I’m not going to view the Parade alone [...]
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The Dutch tourist board has launched a new advertising campaign in North America with the tag line ‘everyone’s gay in Amsterdam’.
The new campaign, featuring posters of smiling people and animals, is designed to capture the ‘all-inclusive and welcoming vibe’ of the city, rather than focusing on gay stereotypes or sexualized images, according to travel industry [...]
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The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.
They are frequently cited as the first instance in American history when gays, lesbians and transgenders fought [...]
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Don’t let this happen!
Hi,
Have you heard that Ken Starr — and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund — filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and attempting to forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California last year? The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on March 5, [...]
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This year Amsterdam will host a special pink Christmas event. From December 18th until December 28th 2008, Amsterdam’s city centre will be decorated in the token of Pink Christmas. Part of the program is a Christmas market on Sunday December 21st in the Reguliersdwarsstraat. Nothing is holy this Christmas, apart from the love between two [...]
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A Dutch gay group said Monday it has planned a “Pink Christmas” festival for the first time in Amsterdam, featuring a manger stall with two Josephs and two Marys.
Other attractions in the 10-day festival include parties, an open-air market, gay-themed films, an ice skating rink and religious services on Dec. 25.
ProGay group chairman Frank van [...]
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Living in a two room apartment [66 square meters] has it charms but also has a negative point… space. Last Thursday I was for the first time, since it opened in July 2007 [07-07-07], at the Central Public Library here in Amsterdam. When it opened I tried to get in but was stopped by a [...]
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It was one big party yesterday when over 80 boats floated down Amsterdam’s canals in the Gay Pride Parade.
Over half a million visitors watched and joined in the party on the quays of Prinsengracht, Amstel and Zwanenburgwal.
The float started with ‘Pink in Blue’, the LGBT group of the Dutch Police Force, followed by a municipal boat [...]
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The canalpride will start on Saturday August 2nd. At 1.30 p.m. The boats will start from Westerdok and will sail via the Prinsengracht towards the Amstel. Around 5 p.m. the last boats will sail through the canal. It is expected to be very busy along the canal so you are strongly advised to be in [...]
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