Utrecht’s Rainbow Canon: timeline of queer history
1730 Sodomy trials
A wave of persecution started in Utrecht
1816 Thirthy 'Utrechtenaren' convicted
Sodomites outlaws under the Code Pénal
1911 Homosexuality in criminal law
Thousands persecuted and convicted
1940 World War II
The pink triangle
1947 'Utrechtenaar' banned
The unwanted connotation of ‘homosexual’
1950 Establishment of COC Utrecht
Utrecht's oldest queer organisation
1958 Nightlife
Molly houses, condoning pubs, women’s cafes and gay bars
1963 De Kringen
Support groups for ‘homophiles’
1969 PANN
Largest queer youth organization in the Netherlands
1971 Group 7152
Oldest organization for lesbian and bi-women in The Netherlands
1974 Churches Information Working Group
Group of Christian lesbians and gays
1975 De Heksenkelder
First Dutch women’s bookshop and cafe
1979 COC above ground
Visible in the city
1982 Gay and lesbian studies
Utrecht students and teachers make homosexuality visible
1986 National Pride Day
Three times in Utrecht
1987 AIDS
Healthcare innovation in the university hospital
1997 Pink Spring en Midzomergracht
Festival that celebrates diversity
2005 EuroGames
International sports event
2007 Annie Brouwer-Korf Award
Annual LGBTQIA+ City Award
2013 Symbols in public space
Crossing, traffic lights and cycle path
2017 Utrecht Pride
Largest LGBTQIA+ event in the city
2020 Death Saïd Zankoua
Violence, exclusion and discrimination
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