Amsterdam is something of a gay cliché. Few cities have enjoyed a combined reputation for gay tolerance, openness and sexual possibility as long as the Dutch capital has, and yet few gay getaways are as taken for granted. Like some of its across-the-border European neighbours, Amsterdam has gone a bit quiet on the gaydar since the turn of the century. Among continental cities, Berlin has overtaken it (and pretty much everywhere else) as the hot spot of gay innovation, buzz and abandon, though Amsterdam remains a very doable destination, and one that at the very least is holding its own.
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