Inflatable pink cake sails down canals as Amsterdam celebrates same-sex weddings

A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames glides through the Amsterdam canals as the Dutch capital celebrated the 20th anniversary of the world’s first legal same-sex marriages (Peter Dejong/AP)

A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames has glided through the Amsterdam canals as the Dutch capital celebrated the 20th anniversary of the world’s first legal same-sex marriages.

But even as the city marked the milestone in LGBTQ emancipation, its mayor said that striving for equality remains a work in progress.