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Amsterdam has been a beacon for gay people since 1811, with its de-criminalization of homosexuality. The first gay bar is believed to have opened here around 1927 and shortly followed by, at the time, the largest gay dance hall in the world, The DOK, in 1952. The tolerant and liberal attitude of the city paved the way for the first recognised same-sex marriage in 2001, while Westerkerk, already famous with ...

If you’re planning a trip to Amsterdam and you like to party, then make sure you’re there for April 30th because that’s the biggest party of them all. Queens Day. Or, Koninginnedag (pronounced Ko-ning-in-ne-dach). Queens Day is the Dutch answer to Carnival, and particularly so in the nations capital. For a full day and night the streets flood with people happy and wild and…orange in celebrating the Queens birthday. Orange ...