Tag: Amsterdam

Pierre Valkering / Image via Facebook A Catholic priest was fired after he came out as gay. It seems that the Catholic faith has been especially strict against gay members in recent history. Two schools were told to fire their gay teachers by high ups within the Catholic faith. And now, one Dutch priest was fired after his sexuality was made public. 57-year-old Pierre Valkering came out during a mass in Vredeskerk, Amsterdam earlier this year. He then released an autobiographical book titled...

The victim was left lying in the street with two broken teeth An 22-year-old man was attacked New Year’s Day in Amsterdam by a group of men who called him a “cancer faggot,” NL Times reports. The victim was walking back to his bicycle after celebrating New Year’s Eve at a friend’s house when he was attacked in the early hours of the morning. “While I was busy with my bike’s chain, I heard a group of people behind shouting at me,”...

The Dutch know how to get wet and wild Pride in Amsterdam is unique as it is the only parade for LGBTI people on the water. On a beautiful summer day, 80 boats sailed down the canals of the Netherlands capital. Half a million people from around the world on the bankside watched the Canal Parade and have been participating in the week-long festivities. GSN was there in the middle of it all on the W Amsterdam boat, alongside Dutch superstar drag queen...

This proves rainbow families come in all shapes and sizes (and species) Two male griffon vultures have adopted an egg and are now raising a chick together in a Amsterdam zoo. Artis Zoo said keepers had found an abandoned egg on the vulture aviary initially put it in an incubator and later decided to place it in a nest two male birds had build together. This is the first time a same-sex pair have hatched an egg at the Dutch capital’s zoo. The...

Each year, gays from across the world gather in a different European city for EuroPride, two weeks of non-stop parties, parades and celebration. This year, the festivities were held in Amsterdam and, judging by some of the photos, it was one for the record books. Thousands upon thousands of hot guys (and girls), drag queens, colorful floats, costumes, balloons, confetti, glitter, glow sticks, live performers, activists and onlookers. It was a feast for the eyes. We already can’t wait for next year! Scroll down...

We're taking a whistle-stop tour around the globe as we explore what's happening at Pride events as 2015 closes and going into 2016. Amsterdam Leather Pride zaptravel.com Let's start as we mean to go on, with Amsterdam's incredible Leather Pride. Taking place this week, we've already missed the launch night and the naked bar night (damn!), there's still plenty to, ahem, get up to before the events end on Monday the 26th. Plenty of leather, rubber, briefs-only and general fetish events, this is...