On this page you will find events, bars, sports clubs and all kinds of other organizations that are committed to support the community
| Name of organisation | Location | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Queer Salon | Amsterdam | Caribbean Queer Salon is an organization that provides a safe space for queer people from the English-speaking Caribbean. Monthly activities are organized. | https://instagram.com/caribbeanqueersalon |
| Cocktail | Whole Netherlands | Cocktail is COC Nederland's social platform for LGBTQ+ refugees and newcomers. Activities are organized all over the country. Depending on the region, contact the local COC member association. | https://coc.nl/ |
| Colored Qollective | Utrecht | Colored Qollective is an organization that offers a physical, safe place for people who (may) experience multiple forms of exclusion and oppression. Activities and symposia are organized and the organization offers a listening ear to people from its own community. | www.coloredqollective.org/; [email protected] |
| BT Asylum Support | All of the Netherlands | LGBT Asylum Support supports newcomers who have just arrived in the Netherlands and is a link between LGBTQ people and organizations that are committed to newcomers. | https://lgbtasylumsupport.nl;[email protected] |
| Man.ish Cave | Amsterdam | Man.ish Cave is committed to providing a safer place for BIPOC trans-masculine/non-binary individuals within the trans community and society. They do this by organizing events in which love & support, emotional responsibility, empowerment, self-care, respect and activism are central. | www.manishcave.org;[email protected] |
| Maruf Foundation | Amsterdam | The Maruf Foundation is the knowledge center for Islam and sexual diversity and is a safe meeting place for queer Muslims. Queer Muslims face multiple discrimination. Maruf helps them with self-acceptance and personal empowerment. We offer space to unite sexual and gender diversity with faith. | http://www.maruf.eu;[email protected] |
| Papaya Kuir | Amsterdam | Papaya Kuir is a collective created for and by the Latinx trans and queer community. The collective aims to help Latin American trans women, cis queer women and pre-op trans men | www.instagram.com/papaya_kuir |
| Sehaq | Amsterdam | Sehaq is a refugee-led collective that creates awareness, hosts events and is safe spaces facilitates for LGBTQIA+ newcomers in the Netherlands | www.instagram.com/sehaqnl;[email protected] |
| Mikal Haman Foundation (formerly Survibes) | Amsterdam | The Mikel Haman Foundation is committed to promoting the emancipation, health and well-being of the Surinamese-Dutch LGBTQI community. They do this by providing information, seminars and lectures at events, conducting research among bicultural groups into acceptance, breaking taboos and more visibility of LGBTQI people in bicultural communities, with a focus on the Surinamese, Surinamese Dutch and Caribbean communities. | www.survibes.nl |
| The Hang Out 070 | The Hague | The Hang-Out is a living room project from which LGBTQ+ young people can come together in a 'safe space'. Here young people themselves can also program activities for other young people. Parents are also welcome here. In addition, they organize events with central themes that are in line with the interests of the community | www.thehangout070.nl;[email protected] |
| World cafe | Amsterdam | Wereldcafé is a project of COC Amsterdam that offers fellow sufferers contact and a meal for bicultural LGBTQ+ people. Informal activities are organized monthly where you can be yourself in a relaxed atmosphere and share experiences | [email protected] |
| Meetup | The Netherlands | Find out what's happening at Meetup groups about LGBT worldwide, and join one of the groups near you. | https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/topics/lgbtfriends/nl/ |
| Pride Netwerk Nederland | Netherlands | Pride Network Netherlands is a new central body for the Dutch Pride movement that strengthens this movement and also makes it easier for new initiatives to develop. Pride organizers can easily share knowledge and experiences through this network. | https://www.pridenetwerk.nl/ |
| Utrecht Pride | Utrecht | The main goal of the Utrecht Pride foundation is to increase the visibility of LGBTIQ+ organizations, large and small. By means of a boat parade through the Utrecht canals, we want to show LGBTIQ+ people that they can be proud of who they are and who they love. With the parade we hope not only to increase the acceptance, but also the emancipation of LGBTIQ + people. | https://www.utrechtcanalpride.nl/ |
| Pride Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Since 2014, the Pride Amsterdam Foundation has been organizing the annual Pride in Amsterdam with great success. In addition, the program is also a mirror of today’s society and the programming changes and expands every year. | https://pride.amsterdam/ |
| Rotterdam Pride | Rotterdam | Rotterdam Pride's mission is to contribute to creating a society in which everyone feels at home, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation or background. We achieve this by working together with organizations and volunteers, promoting LGBTQIA+ related events as an umbrella organization and by organizing LGBTQIA+ related events ourselves. In principle, we have events all year round, but our highlight has to be the 'Rotterdam Pride', which always lasts for 10 days in the summer. | https://rotterdam-pride.com/ |
| Rainbow Cities Network | World wide | Rainbow Cities Network and its member cities work to guarantee a person’s sexual rights with the help of innovative public policies in their respective cities enhancing the LGBTI people to enjoy their sexual identity and exercise control over their own bodies. | https://www.rainbowcities.com/cities/amsterdam/ |
| Tripadvisor | Netherlands | Gay Clubs & Bars in The Netherlands | https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g188553-Activities-c20-t103-The_Netherlands.html |
| Dungeons and drag queens | Utrecht | Dungeons and Drag Queens is a show where 6 Drag Queens perform a session of Dungeons and Dragons in front of a live audience. | |
| Join us in a world of improvised Queer Fantasy! | https://ekko.nl/event-archived/dungeons-and-draq-queens/ | ||
| Bottomless Boozy Drag Bingo Brunch | Utrecht | An afternoon full of entertainment, brunch, bottomless cocktails ànd a chance at winning awesome prizes. | https://thestreetfoodclub.nl/bbdbb/ |
| Bodytalk | Utrecht | In BodyTalk it's fun for everyone, whether you're lesbian, gay or bisexual or if you don't fit into a 'box' you're welcome. | https://www.bodytalk.org/ |
| Café Kalf | Utrecht | Café Kalff is a cozy gay bar with a friendly and open atmosphere. You can get great coffee, beer, wine and cocktails, and the terrace is a nice place to settle down on sunny days. During the week you can have a quiet drink at Kalff, parties are held at the weekend and you can enjoy yourself until the early hours. | http://www.cafekalff.nl/ |
| Pride and sports | Whole Netherlands | Choose your best queer sports club in our new LGBTIQ+ SPORTS CLUB FINDER, for example you can search by region for a club nearby. You can also search for your sport that you already do or maybe you want to do a test training somewhere and would like to try out a new sport at a rainbow sports club. | https://prideandsports.nl/ https://www.instagram.com/prideandsports/ |
| European gay & lesbian sport federation | Europe | A federation that represents sport-oriented organisations in the LGBTQI+ community. At the moment this network has more than 22,000 members within over 115 organisations and sport groups. In the EGLSF all member organisations are autonomous: the Federation is operating as a servicing and co-ordinating body. | https://www.eglsf.info/ |