20 years ago, on 1 April 2001, the first rainbow wedding was held in Amsterdam. That news went around the world. Amsterdam showed that day that it is a city where people can be themselves. On 1 April 2021, the city paid extensive attention to this anniversary. The rainbow flag flew everywhere in the city, the outdoor exhibition Legale Liefde (Legal Love) was opened at City Hall and a beautiful wedding cake sailed through the canals.
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM
The online symposium ’20 years of marriage for all: from equal rights to equality’ featured the emancipation of the rainbow community in the Netherlands. Speakers included: Naomie Pieter, Job Cohen, Dinah Bons, Boris Dittrich, Glenn Helberg, Kees Waaldijk, Ligya Wachter, Irene Hemelaar, Angelo Tromp, Aynouk Tan and Nicoline Grijmans-Veenendaal. Watch it back below.
EXHIBITION LEGAL LOVE
Open mind Foundation and photographer/artist Ernst Coppejans created 20 personal duo portraits of couples who have married in the past 20 years, since marriage has been open to all. This exhibition will travel around the city in the coming months and will be the first to be seen at City Hall from 1 April.
RAINBOW WALK
The walk ’20 years of marriage for all’ takes you past 20 important places for the emancipation of lhbtiq+ persons. This walk can be downloaded here (PDF, 11 MB) and also viewed via this web app.
Want to read more on this topic? Then visit www.amsterdam.nl/20-jaar-trouwen-iedereen