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![]() The Stonewall riots took place at the end of June 1969 in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood when the Metropolitan Police evacuated the gay bar The Stonewall Inn. The director Amsterdam Pride, Lucien Spee, says “This year we are commemorating the Stonewall riots that broke out in New York 50 years ago and that form a dividing line in the history of the LGBT movement.” In 1970, one year after the Stonewall riots, the world's first Pride Parade was held in New York. ![]() ‘Remember the past, create the future’ is the theme of this year’s Pride. ‘Remember the past, create the future’ as this year’s theme Nowadays the festival that is being held annually on the first weekend of August is called Pride Amsterdam. Between 20 the event got even more famous under the name Amsterdam Gay Pride. ![]() Back then it was still a small one-day event under the name Amsterdam Pride. PartnerPete tells you all you need to know about this festival that celebrates diversity and acceptance. In a few weeks, the 23rd gay pride will be held in Amsterdam, starting on the 27th of July and ending on the 4th of August.
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