NETHERLANDS: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TAKE PART IN A BOAT PARADE THROUGH THE CANALS OF AMSTERDAM

Record ID: 450982

  • Title: NETHERLANDS: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TAKE PART IN A BOAT PARADE THROUGH THE CANALS OF AMSTERDAM
  • Date: 8th August 1999
  • Summary: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (AUGUST 7, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV/LV OF BOATS GOING THROUGH CANALS (2 SHOTS) 0.08 2. SV MEN DRESSED AS WOMEN ON BOAT 0.19 3. SV WOMEN DANCING ON BOATS 0.26 4. MCU WOMAN AT WINDOW LOOKING AT PARADE 0.31 5. SLV/SV PEOPLE ON BOAT (2 SHOTS) 0.46 6. MCU (English) DRAG QUEEN IN BLACK CLOTHES: "It's great - I did this once before, I felt like Madonna, arriving in Amsterdam and everyone was waving. Thank you - I love it." 1.01 7. SLV/SV MORE BOATS (2 SHOTS) 1.21 8. MCU (English) SIEB DE HAAN, PARADE ORGANISER, "The police at first were afraid there would be too much skin at the parade but we really like it when people play with their naked bottoms or front sides and as long as there is no sexual intercourse on the canals it is fine." 1.40 9. SLV/SV MEN DANCING ON BOAT (5 SHOTS) 2.14 10. TRACKING SHOT OF CROWDS WATCHING 2.21 11. SLV WOMAN DANCING ON BOAT 2.29 12. MCU (English) UNIDENTIFIED PARTICIPANT: "Well it's saying that it takes a hard time for gay people to come out of the closet but when they do it is like a big weight off their shoulders." 2.39 13. SLV/LV VARIOUS OF PARADE (7 SHOTS) 3.27 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 23rd August 1999 13:00
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  • Location: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Reuters ID: LVA1H6VE7ERFKQ6X61IPCPDCSC7M
  • Story Text: Thousands of people have taken part in a boat parade
    through the canals of Amsterdam.More than 1,000 of the
    participants were in fancy dress to promote the parade's theme
    of gay pride.

    It was the fourth year that the gay business community
    had organised a boat parade through Amsterdam's canals.

    And rain didn't hamper the party mood on Saturday (August
    7).Thousands of people lined the canals and bridges to watch
    the parade.

    According to Sieb de Haan, the organiser of the event, it
    wasn't too easy to get the contestants on the 75 boats that
    made up the procession this year because they were afraid the
    rain would ruin their make up.

    However by the end of the afternoon everyone's spirits
    were soaring.


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