AMSTERDAM, April 22 — In an Amsterdam bar, six men cluster around the pool table arguing good-naturedly about how to rack the balls. Everyone is stark naked from the ankle up:...
This photograph taken on April 11, 2024, shows the light from the bar's neon sign of the"Free Willie" late night bar and lounge above on a custom coat hanger club aimed to cis, trans, gay and queer men, in Amsterdam . — AFP pic AMSTERDAM , April 22 — In an Amsterdam bar, six men cluster around the pool table arguing good-naturedly about how to rack the balls. Everyone is stark naked from the ankle up: Welcome to Free Willie.
Throwing off clothes helps people throw off their inhibitions, he said. “People are definitely more open and relaxed... I think there’s less attitude.” Away from the gaiety, there is a deadly serious point: Everyone said the bar offered the community a safe place amid rising intolerance and even violence.
In an incident that made headlines across the country, a group of football fans disrupted a meeting of the under-18 “Young and Out” community, called them “cancer gays”, tried to burn a rainbow flag, and beat an adult volunteer.
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