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
1958Hospitality venues
Molly houses, condoning pubs, women’s cafes and gay bars
1963De Kringen
Support groups for ‘homophiles’
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 LGBTIQ+ City Award
2013Symbols in public space
Crossing, traffic lights and cycle path
2017Utrecht Pride
Largest Utrecht LGBTI+ event
2020Death Saïd Zankoua
Violence, exclusion and discrimination