Pink older people (55+) are a key focus for the upcoming WorldPride in Amsterdam. Rightly so, given their role in driving LGBTQI+ emancipation. A wide range of activities for and by older queer people is being organised to showcase what has been achieved in the Netherlands, to celebrate, and above all to exchange and learn with international guests of all ages. All activities can be found on the website and in a dedicated programme flyer.
Today’s older generation helped create and develop the LGBTQI movement from the 1960s onwards. They co‑organised the first Pride 26 years ago and set up Senior Pride as part of it 20 years ago, specifically for older queer people. During this year’s WorldPride in Amsterdam there is therefore more attention than ever for pink seniors (55+). Rightly so. It also makes sense when you consider the size of this group: hundreds of thousands of LGBTQI people aged 55 and over.
At the WorldPride, organisations for older queer people are presenting a large and diverse senior programme. Sessions at the WorldPride HumanRights Conference about what has been achieved in the Netherlands for older queer people. Exhibitions, a theatre production, films and photo reports about older LGBTQI people. Information meetings, queer activities in care homes, drinks, lunches, and participation as ‘Senior Pride’ in parades, markets and the Canal Parade. Everything international. We show what we organise in the Netherlands for and with older queer people, and we’re curious about what motivates our international guests and what they create.
In Amsterdam, community building for older queer people has been underway for 10 years, for example through Roze Stadsdorp Amsterdam. Activities, information, social gatherings, themed meetings and neighbourhood groups create interaction and neighbourliness. The position of vulnerable older queer people is also addressed. Care provision is shrinking, older queer people do not always feel welcome in care institutions, and their identities are often not sufficiently considered. Recognition of and respect for the needs and safety of older queer people is essential. The advocacy organisation for rainbow seniors, Roze50+, has been working on this for years, for instance with the “Roze Loper” certificate for institutions that meet the requirements for respectful care for older queer people. Care institutions that provide such care are also taking part in our programme.
View the agenda with the programme:https://pride.amsterdam/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Senior-Pride-Agenda-2026-interactief.pdf
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See websites: www.rozestadsdorp.amsterdam , roze50plus.nl , seniorpride.nl
