When you visit Amsterdam youʼll probably stay in the old centre. In this part of the city are most of the hotels and of course the well known streets with gay and lesbian bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Walking around the old canals of while enjoying your drink, you might have a chat (or more) with a local Amsterdam man or woman. But where do these locals live? In what neighborhoods are their boudoirs and kitchens? This is the first of a series of three articles, where I give a description of the parts of Amsterdam where the local gays and lesbians live.