Long before the term \u2018queer scene\u2019 came into use, they added color to the city\u2014not just gays and lesbians, but also trans people, cross-dressers, and drag queens\u2014by living, working, and socializing there in search of happiness, freedom, and a safe haven. Slurs were reclaimed as badges of honor, and a rainbow community emerged from the devastating AIDS crisis\u2014a broad anti-discrimination coalition standing for love and tolerance.<\/p>\n
*Queer Amsterdam \u2013 Atlas of the Pink City* tells the capital\u2019s LGBTQIA+ history through dozens of stories\u2014often moving and courageous, yet also filled with humor and fun. It is a comprehensive work dedicated to all those who have fought, and continue to fight, for the right to be themselves in the city. This book is published to coincide with WorldPride and the major exhibition *Queer Amsterdam: The Pink City* at De Nieuwe Kerk. Its creation would have been impossible without the generous cooperation of one of the most remarkable heritage organizations in existence: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amsterdam wouldn\u2019t be Amsterdam without its queer scene. From nightlife to activism, from queer sanctuaries to stages for counterculture, the city is what it is thanks to generations of LGBTQIA+ people. From Bet van Beeren and Andr\u00e9 van Duin to Dolly Bellefleur and Willem Arond\u00e9us, this book reveals the vastness and vibrancy of that history\u2014as well as how much of it has already been lost. Habibi Ana, Strange Fruit, the Knalpottengarage, and Mayor Femke Halsema also feature, alongside trailblazers such as Aa\u00efcha Bergamin and Jacob Isra\u00ebl de Haan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":149915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[83,3273],"product_tag":[1797,6335],"class_list":["post-149914","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-books","product_cat-gifts","product_tag-amsterdam","product_tag-lgbtq","product_shipping_class-postnl-standard","pa_binding-method-hardback","pa_co-authors-paul-mosterd","pa_dimensions-245-x-31-x-3","pa_language-dutch","pa_material-paper","pa_publisher-wbooks-uitgeverij","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal","ast-product-tabs-layout-horizontal","first","instock","sold-individually","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-before_image"],"yoast_head":"\n