'Inclusive' Amsterdam celebrates LGBTQ+ pride

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People from around the world gather to celebrate Amsterdam Pride on the city's canals. The parade is the focal point of one of the largest LGBT festivals in the world and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.

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00:00 [Music]

00:28 I've been living here for 36 years.

00:30 I came here because I was gay.

00:32 It's because it's freedom.

00:34 Basically it's just freedom. That's what it is. That's what it's about.

00:37 And to be yourself. To express yourself. That's what it's about.

00:41 I've been moving to again for 31 years.

00:43 I'm married for 20.

00:45 And, you know, it's so important to show the world

00:48 that it happens here and it should happen everywhere.

00:52 There's so much hate in the world.

00:54 That has to finish.

00:56 [Music]

01:00 Amsterdam is so inclusive.

01:02 And coming from Singapore, it's such a difference where everyone is so repressed.

01:06 I can't be myself. I can't be gay or whatever.

01:10 But in Amsterdam I can.

01:12 It's nice. Yeah, you can just see everything around.

01:15 You'll see all types of people, all types of languages.

01:18 It's just great. You can be yourself.

01:20 Good vibes. Yes, yes.

01:22 [Music]

01:27 Well, for me it's just great to be myself

01:29 and to be among other people that are also themselves.

01:32 [Music]

01:44 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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