I think I have no fear of being corrected when I say that Holland is THE most outstandingly progressive city in the world for homosexuals.
The Amsterdam tourist industry website has all of this to say:
“Amsterdam's reputation as one of the most gay-friendly cities in Europe is well earned. 
Relatively liberal attitudes in the first half of the 20th century led to the establishment of the first Dutch gay magazines, Levensrecht and Wij. Real progress was made from the 1970s on, leading to the formation of many LGBT groups and the release of the Gay Krant magazine. The Netherlands became the first country in the world to recognise same-sex marriage in 2001, and Amsterdam’s then-mayor Job Cohen performed ceremonies almost immediately.
For any visitor looking for up-to-the-minute information on the Amsterdam gay scene, the Pink Point found close to the Anne Frank House at Westerkerk provides an excellent overview. The friendly folks behind the counter at this gay tourist information stand are always willing to help with maps, club night listings and insider advice.
One of the most popular annual events in the city continues to be the Amsterdam gay pride celebrations. When July turns to August every year, Amsterdam comes alive with street parties, club nights and the world-famous canal parade. Festival events are organised throughout the weekend, including the always-excellent Drag Queen Olympics in which contestants compete in games such as the handbag toss and the 100-meter high heel sprint. 
The first gay bars in Amsterdam were founded in the 1920s, and the scene has gone from strength to strength since then. Today there are well over 100 Amsterdam gay bars, with many more LGBT friendly venues throughout the city. Look for the rainbow flag to easily spot gay venues.
There are of course plenty of excellent gay clubs to visit too, and a nice selection of gay hotels for those looking for the complete Amsterdam gay experience.
Again I don’t think I have any fear of being told that I’m wrong, when I say that nowhere in Australia or the rest of the world, can compare with the level of acceptance of homosexuality that is to be found in the Netherlands – especially Amsterdam. So the outcome must be outstanding for the homosexual community living there. With all of this going for them the issues of mental health, depression, anxiety, mood disorders and suicide, that plague homosexual communities in other, far less tolerant societies, must be, if not non-existent, considerably lower, maybe close to just non-existent.
Not surprisingly, a study of these issues has been made of the male homosexual community in the Netherlands, compared to the heterosexual male community elswhere, and I thought I should share its findings so we can find out what we can find out. The study that I’m referring to for this programme was conducted by Sanjay Aggarwal and Rene Gerrets of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands in September 2013. Their study was called “Exploring the Dutch Paradox”. But the results were way different to anything that I was expecting. My expectations weren’t even close to what the study found. What it found was so important, and given how much time is devoted all through the Western world to issues on the homosexual community I felt that it was worthwhile for me to do a programme on this.
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