Tag: LGBTI
Queer festival has started: how is the acceptance of the rainbow community in Utrecht?
Straight couples can walk hand in hand without thinking, but for gay couples that simple expression of affection is less obvious. The reporting center for discrimination against LGBTI+ people receives…
Queer festival cannot hide the fact that acceptance of LGBTI+ people is decreasing
Straight couples can walk hand in hand without thinking, but for gay couples that simple expression of affection is less obvious. The reporting center for discrimination against LGBTI+ people receives…
More violence and discrimination against LGBTI people: ‘It is a crisis situation’
Van Nieuwenhuijze: “During the corona period we often stayed in our own bubble and used social media to find something out about something.” Now that everyone can meet each other…
Amnesty report highlights increase in discriminatory laws against LGBTI people
Amnesty International is sounding the alarm. In a report published this Tuesday, January 9, the human rights NGO is moved by the resurgence last year, on the African continent, of…
After 10 years of rainbow zebra crossing in Utrecht, ‘some people are still angry about the multi-colouredness and diversity’
Meanwhile, the rainbow zebra crossing looks a bit dirty, but the meaning is as topical as ever. It’s about diversity and solidarity, being who you want to be. “With this…
Ella is intersex, but also so much more: ‘Hope people see me and us as normal people’
At the age of eighteen, Ella, together with her parents, went to a specialist. “He decided, not really in consultation, that I should be treated with male hormones. That’s why…
Rainbow zebra crossing in Utrecht gets update: ‘Progress Pride flag is the most hoisted’
Since then, however, a new flag has emerged with the Progress Pride flag, which, according to the makers, puts more emphasis on inclusiveness and progression. “While the rainbow flag is…
Utrecht will commemorate the Colorado Springs attack tonight: ‘Attention to the LGBTI community remains necessary’
“That people are apparently still so full of hatred against a community to do things like this”, Simon Timmerman sighs. He still can hardly believe that five people were shot…