Pride Amsterdam: Pride walk dedicated to murdered activist, quays blocked for fear of collapse
5 years, 5 months ago

Pride Amsterdam: Pride walk dedicated to murdered activist, quays blocked for fear of collapse

NL Times  

Amsterdam is preparing for Pride Amsterdam, which starts in the city on Saturday. The Pride Walk on Saturday will be dedicated to murdered Russian LGBTQ activist Yelena Grigoryeva. During the Canal Parade next Saturday, the city is blocking off a total of 700 meters of quays due to concerns that they may collapse under the masse of spectators. Every year the Pride Walk is dedicated to drawing attention to the current situation of LGBTQ people in countries where homosexuality is still a punishable offense. The Pride Walk on Saturday will start with a manifestation at the Amsterdam Homomonument, where a photo of Grigoryeva will be placed.

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Pride Amsterdam 2025 adopts “love” as its central theme
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pride Amsterdam 2025 adopts “love” as its central theme

NL Times  

Pride Amsterdam has announced "Love" as the theme for its 2025 celebration, scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 3. This historic milestone will feature citywide events, including a car-free celebration on the A10 highway on June 21 and the large-scale maritime festival SAIL from August 20 to 24, expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. It …

It's High Heels Hurray at the H'art in Amsterdam
5 months, 2 weeks ago

It's High Heels Hurray at the H'art in Amsterdam

Dutch News  

Amsterdam drag queens and kings, including Dolly Bellefleur and Jennifer Hopelezz were among the celebrities at the High Heels Hurray event organised by the Shakespeare Club at the H’art Museum in Amsterdam on Thursday. The Shakespeare Club, which goes back to post-war times when it was a meeting place for gays in the capital, is honouring “all drag queens and …

It's High Heels Hurray at the H'art in Amsterdam
5 months, 2 weeks ago

It's High Heels Hurray at the H'art in Amsterdam

Dutch News  

Amsterdam drag queens and kings, including Dolly Bellefleur and Jennifer Hopelezz were among the celebrities at the High Heels Hurray event organised by the Shakespeare Club at the H’art Museum in Amsterdam on Thursday. The Shakespeare Club, which goes back to post-war times when it was a meeting place for gays in the capital, is honouring “all drag queens and …

LGBTQ+ Pride Month culminates with parades in New York, San Francisco and beyond
6 months, 1 week ago

LGBTQ+ Pride Month culminates with parades in New York, San Francisco and beyond

LA Times  

Christy Gorbet dances in front of the main stage Saturday, the first of two days of Pride Celebration at Civic Center in San Francisco. The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. “It feels like …

Pride Amsterdam 2024 to focus on connection with TOGETHER as theme
1 year ago

Pride Amsterdam 2024 to focus on connection with TOGETHER as theme

NL Times  

The 2024 edition of Pride Amsterdam will focus on connecting people with the theme TOGETHER. That’s what Pride is all about next year and why the visibility of our LGBTQA+ community has never been more necessary than it is now,” Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz, executive director of Pride Amsterdam, said on Tuesday. Rainbow identities are increasingly under pressure internationally, …

Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco
1 year, 6 months ago

Party and protest mix as LGBTQ+ pride parades kick off from New York to San Francisco

The Independent  

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LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco
1 year, 6 months ago

LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as bubbles and confetti rained down, and fellow revelers from Toronto to San Francisco cheered through Pride Month’s grand crescendo. “It’s crazy.” Parades in New York, Chicago and San Francisco are among events that roughly 400 Pride organizations across the U.S. are holding …

Pride in London 2023: Parade route and where to watch
1 year, 6 months ago

Pride in London 2023: Parade route and where to watch

The Independent  

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Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals
2 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals

Dutch News  

The 25th edition of the Pride Amsterdam boat parade takes place in the Dutch capital on Saturday afternoon, with tens of thousands of people expected to come and join in the celebrations. In total, 80 boats are taking part in the official parade, which starts in the eastern docklands area at midday and follows a route around the city centre, …

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals
2 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam Pride celebrates with 80 boats on the city's canals

Dutch News  

The 25th edition of the Pride Amsterdam boat parade takes place in the Dutch capital on Saturday afternoon, with tens of thousands of people expected to come and join in the celebrations. In total, 80 boats are taking part in the official parade, which starts in the eastern docklands area at midday and follows a route around the city centre, …

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine
2 years, 5 months ago

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine

Dutch News  

Nine days of Pride Amsterdam festivities kick off on Saturday with the traditional Pride protest march from the Dam in the city centre. The theme of this year’s event is ‘my gender, my pride’ which, the organisers say, ‘focuses on the right to deviate from the norms and the sex we were given at birth.’ But not everyone in the …

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine
2 years, 5 months ago

The 26th Pride Amsterdam kicks off in blazing sunshine

Dutch News  

Nine days of Pride Amsterdam festivities kick off on Saturday with the traditional Pride protest march from the Dam in the city centre. The theme of this year’s event is ‘my gender, my pride’ which, the organisers say, ‘focuses on the right to deviate from the norms and the sex we were given at birth.’ But not everyone in the …

Pride 2022 London: What is the history of the annual parade?
2 years, 6 months ago

Pride 2022 London: What is the history of the annual parade?

The Independent  

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Pride London 2022: What is the theme of this year’s event?
2 years, 6 months ago

Pride London 2022: What is the theme of this year’s event?

The Independent  

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RIVM voices concern over monkeypox virus spread at Pride events
2 years, 6 months ago

RIVM voices concern over monkeypox virus spread at Pride events

Dutch News  

Public health institute RIVM is warning that upcoming Pride events in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities could lead to a ‘more intensive spread’ of the monkeypox virus within the Netherlands, where the public health institute says there are now 257 confirmed cases. According to a letter by the RIVM’s council of experts that was sent to parliament last week, ‘with …

Kyiv Pride Parade Becomes A Peace March In Warsaw
2 years, 6 months ago

Kyiv Pride Parade Becomes A Peace March In Warsaw

Huff Post  

People take part in the 'Warsaw and Kyiv Pride' march for freedom in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 25, 2022. via Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Ukraine’s largest LGBTQ rights event, KyivPride, went ahead Saturday, although not on its native streets or as a celebration. Due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the event normally held in Kyiv took place in conjunction …

Complete Pride Amsterdam, including Canal Parade, planned this year
2 years, 10 months ago

Complete Pride Amsterdam, including Canal Parade, planned this year

NL Times  

The 2022 edition of Pride Amsterdam will again be the full nine-day event, including the Canal Parade, the organizers announced on Friday. The positive outlook around the coronavirus makes the Pride Amsterdam Foundation hopeful that this year will be extra special. From TV broadcasts and small gatherings to the biggest Pride Walk in years," Pride Amsterdam Foundation director Lucien Spee …

Pride Walk to take place this Saturday from MLK Park to Amsterdam CS
3 years, 5 months ago

Pride Walk to take place this Saturday from MLK Park to Amsterdam CS

NL Times  

The Pride Walk in Amsterdam will be held on Saturday this year from the Martin Luther King Park to the Amsterdam Central Station. People are encouraged to be proud of “everyone who does not fit in the hetero norm standard”, Pride director Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz said to the ANP. A spokesperson of the event said that they especially …

In Pics: Pride Parades brings thousands of people on the streets to celebrate
3 years, 6 months ago

In Pics: Pride Parades brings thousands of people on the streets to celebrate

Hindustan Times  

In Pics: Pride Parades brings thousands of people on the streets to celebrate The annual pride parade was disrupted in Turkey when riot police resorted to using tear gas and rubber bullets while. The annual pride parade was disrupted in Turkey when riot police resorted to using tear gas and rubber bullets while thousands of people came out on the …

Pride flag receives an even more inclusive redesign
3 years, 6 months ago

Pride flag receives an even more inclusive redesign

The Independent  

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Amsterdam’s Pride parade canceled for second year in a row; Other events planned
3 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam’s Pride parade canceled for second year in a row; Other events planned

NL Times  

The annual Pride Week celebration in Amsterdam will take place this year, but its most famous highlight, the parade on the Amsterdam canals, was canceled for the second year in a row. The organization said social distancing requirements made it impossible to organize the parade safely, but could possibly be guaranteed for other events with the theme “Take Pride in …

Suspect convicted for threats, cleared in Amsterdam Pride terror plot
3 years, 8 months ago

Suspect convicted for threats, cleared in Amsterdam Pride terror plot

NL Times  

A 32-year-old man from Amsterdam who was arrested last August on suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist attack targeting the city's Pride Parade was sentenced to five months in prison and mandatory psychiatric treatment for making threats. The court was also not convinced that Tahsin E. actually had a terrorist motive of terrorism when he made threats against the …

LGBTQI+ community leads Black Pride Protest in Museumplein
4 years, 5 months ago

LGBTQI+ community leads Black Pride Protest in Museumplein

NL Times  

Hundreds of people stood in Amsterdam's Museumplein on Saturday evening in support of Black Pride, a demonstration organized by Black Queer & Trans Resistance NL. The protest also called for full and equal access to homeless shelters and asylum reception centers that are safe for newcomers who are LGBTQI+. Pride Amsterdam officially kicked off on Saturday, though nearly all public …

Anti-homophobia march to replace Amsterdam canal pride parade
4 years, 6 months ago

Anti-homophobia march to replace Amsterdam canal pride parade

NL Times  

As the coronavirus and measures in place to curb its spread made Pride Amsterdam impossible this year, the organizers decided to put together an alternative program to be enjoyed largely from home. “Visibility of sexual and gender diversity is very important for the emancipation of our community,” said Lucien Spee, the head of Pride Amsterdam. From July 25 to August …

Pride Amsterdam board resigns over controversial refugee comments
4 years, 10 months ago

Pride Amsterdam board resigns over controversial refugee comments

NL Times  

The board of the Pride Amsterdam foundation, including chairman Frits Huffnagel, resigned on Monday due to statements Huffnagel made about refugees and war criminals. After initially just distancing itself from Huffnagel's comments, the board decided to rather step down to prevent the commotion affecting the Pride event, NOS reports. Almost 100 interest groups called on him to leave in an …

Pedophile group tries to carve out a spot at Pride, angering many
5 years, 5 months ago

Pedophile group tries to carve out a spot at Pride, angering many

NL Times  

The police confiscated flyers handed out by pedophile group Kinderbevrijdingsfront during the Pride Walk in Amsterdam on Saturday. "This man handed out flyers in the Vondelpark and the organization of the Pride Walk did not want that", a police spokesperson said to Het Parool. A spokesperson for the group told the newspaper that he consulted with Pride about "modest participation" …

Thousands march in Pride Walk in Amsterdam
5 years, 5 months ago

Thousands march in Pride Walk in Amsterdam

NL Times  

Around 15 thousand people participated in the Pride Walk in Amsterdam on Saturday, according to the organizers of Pride Amsterdam. This year's Pride Walk was dedicated to Jelena Grigorjeva, a Russian LGBTQ activist who was murdered near her home in Saint Petersburg last week. Hans Verhoeven ontving vandaag tijdens de start van Amsterdam Pride de Frans Banninck Cocqpenning. De heer …

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