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Gay News is the biggest gay publication in the Netherlands, which, since 1992, comes out every once a month, and is Amsterdam's gay publicaton. Gay News is entirely bilingual (in both english and dutch), and is distributed in the Netherlands, in Belgium and in Germany in Dusseldorf, Essen & Cologne, reaching over 20,000 readers each month. Recent survey of the City of Amsterdam showed our websites are most used by Amsterdam's visitors, although Gay News has a Benelux-wide focus.
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Gay Catholics to protest pope's visit

Gay Catholics in Washington and New York have announced plans to greet Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to the United States next week with peaceful protests and public statements declaring their intention to remain in the church, despite official teachings calling homosexuality an “objective disorder.” Members of the national gay Catholic group Dignity said they hope the pope’s visit will draw attention to a phenomenon that often has gone unnoticed by the public and the media. While the Catholic hierarchy in Rome continues to condemn homosexuality as contrary to church teachings, they point to a growing number of Catholi...

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Editie 201, May 2008

Meeting place for mentally challenged gays
Every third Sunday of the month COC-Amsterdam organizes Café Oké, a meeting place for gay and mentally handicapped people.

Just Gay in The Hague
In The Hague it should be possible to be openly and safely gay. Alderman Bert van Alphen (Welfare, Public Health and Emancipation) makes this statement in his paper Gewoon Anders (Just Different).

Mehdi Kazemi possibly safe in England after all
The Iranian Mehdi Kazemi, who was refused asylum before, can probably stay in Great Britain. Vice-minister Nebahat Albayrak said this during a debate in parliament on the 4th of April. Albayrak has spoken to her British colleague on the matter.

Gay Holidays in Europe
Not everybody likes to travel to far places with a long travelling time. Also in Europe there is a lot to see and to do for the gaytourist

Fifteen Years GALA
GALA (Gay and Lesbian Amsterdam), one of Amsterdam’s most unique gay groups, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this year.

Masculine Beauty 2008
Nivea for Men worked for over two years on the development of Extreme Comfort to perfect the formula.

Cruising Places
Sprintime!It's getting warmer again and this means for many gaymen time to search for contact in the open nature. How to behave at such places, the rules, and where you can find them – you will read it here.

New Travel Guides
At the beginning of a new summer it's a good time to have a closer look at all the new Travel Guides. How up to date are they?

Homo Erotic Jesus Causes Artistic Row
An exhibition of the 80-year old Alfred Hrdlicka of homoerotic painings of Jesus and the apostles in Vienna has upset religious people in Austria and the rest of the world.

New Amsterdam Gaymap 2008
With near to 100.000. printed copies distributed, Amsterdam's main tourist quidance tool and more powerfull than the yellow pages (there’s nothing gay about the yellow pages anyway)!

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LSVD begrüßt Absage des Berliner Bounty-Killer-Konzertes

Der Lesben- und Schwulenverband (LSVD) begrüßt die Absage des Berliner Konzerts des Dance-Hall-Musikers Bounty Killer durch den Veranstalter Kesselhaus/Kulturbrauerei. Musiker wie Bounty Killer, die in ihren Texten unverhohlen zur Gewalt gegen Homosexuelle aufrufen, dürfen keine Bühne bekommen. Unverständlich sind aber die Vorwürfe des Veranstalters gegen die Kritiker des Auftritts von Bounty Killer. Angesichts dessen unmissverständlicher Aufrufe zur Gewalt ist die Forderung des "Kesselhauses" nach einer "Differenzierung zwischen Diskriminierung und persönlichen Abneigungen" zieml...
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Letter from Brussels - Abolish Pride!

Dear Northern Neighbors,

Were you planning to all come to the Brussels Gay Pride this year? I wish you luck because there might not be a Pride Parade through the center of town at all. The organizers are going backwards upside down. Some websites even broadcasted the message that the organizing committee is financially bankrupt.
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Peter Cincotti - East of Angel Town (Warner Music) ***

At the moment Peter Cincotti (born 1983 in New York City) isn’t very well-known in our country, but that will probably change soon because of his album “East of Angel Town.” It is already the fourth album of this 24-year-old musical virtuoso. The first time I had something to do with Peter Cincotti was a few years ago in a small pub in Amsterdam. Towards closing time they always played markedly good jazz music and upon inquiry it appeared to be by one Peter Cincotti.
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In Columns & Opinions
Pink Point - Just Visiting

To The Point - True stories from Pink Point, the gay and lesbian info kiosk at the Homomonument. See http://www.pinkpoint.org

Sourpuss

It’s a cold Sunday morning. I’ve just put all the postcard racks outside and it feels like my fingers will freeze off at any moment. Fortunately I can quickly warm up with the radiator, which is snuggled under my stool. It may be winter outside but my ass is warm, sweetie.
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Amsterdam Gay Map

The Amsterdam Gay Map comes out once a year, in the massive 100,000 circulation, and is distributed intensively (sometimes even weekly). KLM had it's own corporate edition produced, and many use it's info (on the picture the Mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen). It is THE way to reach every Amsterdam visiting gay tourist. The Gay Map comes 1x a year only, usually around Feb/ March.

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In General
Easier to file an anonymous report of a Hate Crime to the police

From the 20th of March victims of homophobic or racist violence in Nijmegen and Amsterdam, who wish to remain anonymous, will be met with more understanding while filing their report to the police. The departements of Amsterdam-Amstelland and Gelderland will distribute leaflets and forms to bars, saunas, libraries and other public places. From the 20th of March it’s also possible to log in online via http://www.hatecrimes.nl
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“It’s full steam ahead with social acceptance of homosexuality in Amsterdam...”

At the assembly of four front-running cities with Minister Plasterk (Emancipation) the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima was evidence of the largest symbolic move towards the beginning of the third phase of gay emancipation: social acceptance of homosexuality. After taking it out of criminal jurisdiction and eradicating discrimination in legislation - introducing gay marriage being the most recent and most symbolic move - it is now time to work on total social acceptance. The four front-running big cities promised to persevere in their action towards gay emancipation by signing this new declaration.
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