5/24/2023 0 Comments Cirkus klauterwerck![]() Out of the ashes of late Homogenic, Cirkus Klauterwerck, Queerklub and Boy Scouts arises a brand new queer-party in the church of Ruigoord. I have not been here yet, they might need to be nominated for the hipster list. They sometimes have ‘queer’ themed parties so for now they get the benefit of the doubt. Handlettered signs, carefully composed Berlin-look-a-like scrap furniture. Unfortunately Gay Bar stopped in 2015 due to TOO MUCH popularity… The 3 different places, called Bar 1, Bar 2 and Bar 3 still exist but now cater mainly to posers. ![]() The audience was a mix of young and hip but fairly innocent students, arty peeps, gaygaygay gayz, flirty queers and simply some nice people. In Amsterdam the scene is taken over by rich techno hipsters and therefore dead… I’ve been to the GAY BAR night and enjoyed it immensely. I lived in Rotterdam for 37 years and finally moved to Amsterdam 9 years ago. Also see: the sex cinema ‘Blinddate’ in Rotterdam. To my knowledge most “sex cinemas” are rather old-fashioned swingers-like venues, with zero knowledge about trans people, and will probably still use the word “she males” but let me know if you’ve been here and what you think of it. I have absolutely no idea what this is like. – B1 sexbios, Amsterdam/Den Bosch/Putte/Sluis. With crowdfunding they are now trying to make a legal settlement for artists here in 2021. a garden! A community veggie garden! Initiated by the queer-friendly evicted squatters from the Bajesdorp. Also I am (possibly quite wrongly) assuming that places that combine eccentric drag queens, performance art ánd butch dykes are also genderqueerfriendly. The snarky reviews are my personal view so yeah, they can be mean. Note: I am looking for a specifically ‘diversity friendly’ or anti-oppression atmosphere, preferably queer but not necessarily so, hard to pin down or explain. However: if you want your venue to be listed: contact me. This list could also use some more Fetlife and more intersectional POC + bodydiversity input. If you’re looking for generic gay spaces, there are plenty of other lists out there on the web. Nor does PANN: it’s too unishaped, monocultural and not queer in the non-mainstream sense. I am NOT just adding any mixed/mainstream or gay space here… “Cafe ‘t Mandje” does not belong in this list. I need to reach as broad an audience as possible and lots of genderqueers I know do not speak ‘Nederlands.’ ![]() I hope it’s not a problem this whole page is in English. Preferably the event/organisation frequently uses non-heteronormative imagery. This means: if anything happens to a trans- or gender-nonconforming client, the organisation or venue will support them. I am particularly reviewing places, (dance) parties, sex-clubs, community events, initiatives and shops that are explicitly welcoming and safe towards transgender people, the genderfluid, genderqueers, non-binaries, trans men and trans women. Despite this, the film is low on energy and laughs-and should under no circumstances be confused with Chaplin's film The Circus.Welcome to my (never complete) GOLDEN LIST with TRANSFRIENDLY and QUEER venues in the Netherlands! Up since 2013, updated for 2022 ( DISCLAIMER: not sure yet which of these places have shut down or went bankrupt due to Covid!). The film is a by-the-book effort where the Marx Brothers own a circus. If you don't believe me, look at all the Marxes films from the late 30s on as well as Buster Keaton's films of the 30s-they rely on an MGM formula and lack all the frenetic intensity of the comedians' earlier non-MGM efforts. Some of the blame for the static nature of this film also must be given to MGM-a studio that had a history of ruining good comedians when they came under DIRECT MGM control (Laurel and Hardy's films were distributed by MGM but were created by the independent-minded Hal Roach Studios). And, from what I gathered, the Marxes WERE very content to just collect a paycheck at this point in their lives. It was like they were playing lethargic caricatures of themselves. While A DAY AT THE RACES and ROOM SERVICE were still very good, their subsequent efforts were painfully ordinary and generally unfunny. The sad fact about the Marx Brothers is that after the movie A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, their career was all downhill.
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