It will no longer be illegal to have sex in Amsterdam's Vondel Park under regulations set to take effect later this year, De Telegraaf reported March 7.
"Why should we try to maintain something that is actually impossible to maintain, which also causes little bother for others and, for a certain group, actually signifies much pleasure?" asked Oud-Zuid district Alderman Paul van Grieken.
People having sex in the park will be expected to do so only after dark and out of public view. They also must not leave condoms lying about.
Meanwhile, the police institute's National Diversity Expertise Center is advising other cities to follow Amsterdam's lead. It said legalizing park sex would help protect gay men from queer-bashers.
The Amsterdam branch of the Dutch national gay group COC (now known only by its formal initials) welcomed the news.
"Cruising is something belonging to all times and banning it does not work anyway," said chairman Dennis Boutkan. "They do it surreptitiously and mostly without others being annoyed by it. [B]y agreeing on rules of behavior, safety can be increased."
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