European Internet, August 4th, According to the European Union News Agency, on August 3rd local time, the largest annual gay pride parade in Europe kicked off on the Amsterdam Canal. More than 500,000 tourists are expected to come from all over the world to attend the event and board 80 ships representing LGBTI+ community groups.
Amsterdam canal held a gay parade.
It is reported that it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the "Stone Wall Riot" in the history of the gay movement. This year's Amsterdam Canal Gay Parade is "Remembering the Past and Creating the Future".
On June 28, 1969, against the backdrop of the general unfriendliness of non-heterosexual people, the New York City police once again inspected the "Stonewall" gay bar in (Greenwich Village), causing local homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersexual people (LGBTI+) community riots. It made it a key event in the history of the gay movement.
Since its debut in 1996, the Amsterdam Canal Gay Parade has quickly become one of the largest annual events in the Netherlands capital.
The popularity of the Amsterdam Canal Gay Parade has forced the organizers to become increasingly strict over the years. In addition to prohibiting private ships that have not paid special fees from appearing on the canal during the event, the audience is not allowed to bring their own audio equipment to the scene.
A participant said that the regulations this year are much stricter than in the past few years. You are not allowed to play music that rumbling , nor can you dance marching . But we turned it into our own party. However, many people who came to the event said the event was still of special significance to them.
Maartje Bruens, who came to attend the event from the city of Zandford, the Netherlands, said her mother made a gorgeous outfit for her every year. We come to Amsterdam every year to support everyone, love is love.
