Utrecht queer history

1730Sodomite persecution
A wave of persecution started in Utrecht

1816Thirty ‘Utrechtenaren’ convicted
Sodomites outlaws under the Code Pénal

1911Homosexuality in criminal law
Thousands persecuted and convicted

1940WWII
The pink triangle

1947‘Utrechtenaar’ banned
The unwanted connotation of ‘homosexual’

1950Establishment of COC Utrecht
Utrecht’s oldest LGBTI+ organization

1969PANN
Largest LGBTI+ youth organization in the Netherlands

1971Group 7152
Oldest organization for lesbian and bi-women in the Netherlands

1974Churches Information Working Group
Group of Christian lesbians and gays

1975De Heksenkelder
First Dutch women’s bookshop and cafe

1979COC above ground
Visible in the city

1982Gay and lesbian studies
Utrecht students and lecturers make homosexuality visible

1986Pink Saturday
Three in Utrecht

1987AIDS
Healthcare innovation in the university hospital

1997Pink Spring en Midzomergracht
Festival that celebrates diversity

2005EuroGames
International sports event

2007Annie Brouwer-Korf Award
Annual LGBTI+ City Award

2013Rainbow crosswalk
The world’s first permanent rainbow crosswalk

2017Utrecht Pride
Largest Utrecht LGBTI+ event

2020Death Saïd Zankoua
Violence, exclusion and discrimination

2021Rainbow bike path
Longest in the world