Amsterdam is without a doubt the gay capital of Europe. Steeped in gay history, homosexuality in Amsterdam was decriminalized in 1811 with the first gay bar opening in 1927.  Amsterdam has had a vital gay culture with bars and other meeting places since the early part of this century. Several mixed straight-gay bars also existed, the most famous being 't Mandje owned by Bet van Beeren, a real dyke, perhaps the most famous lesbian of 20th-century Amsterdam. Bet was a striking lesbian who used to