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WorldPride 2026

From July 25 to August 8, WorldPride will return to Amsterdam. While the city prepares for a global celebration of visibility, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ+ rights are under pressure in many parts of the world. The experts on this page can provide insight into various themes surrounding WorldPride, the LGBTQ+ community, and the ongoing struggle for acceptance and equal rights.

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Anna Berbers

Diversity and inclusion; corporate social advocacy of organisations on LGBTQ related topics | A.P.V.Berbers@uva.nl | +31 (0)6 15 48 67 52 | +31 (0)6 82 34 02 02

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Chei Billedo

Social media use among sexual and gender minority groups; media representation effects among young people | c.j.billedo@uva.nl

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David Bos

Homosexuality and religion in the Netherlands; homosexuality and the Moroccan community; homosexuality and sports; social acceptance of homosexuality | d.j.bos@uva.nl | +31 (0)6 49 71 29 04

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Hanna Muehlenhoff

LGBTQ organisations working with EU grants; gender, sexuality and race in European security | h.l.muehlenhoff@uva.nl

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Jesse van Amelsvoort

Social history of HIV/AIDS in the Netherlands; queer studies; cultural representations of HIV/AIDS | j.d.vanamelsvoort@uva.nl | +31 (0)20 525 2280

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Julian Isenia

Gender, sexuality and (post)colonialism; sexual and gender minority rights in the Caribbean | W.G.S.J.Isenia@uva.nl | +31 (0)20 525 2159

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Ladan Rahbari

Sexuality & Queer Studies; gender politics; decolonial theories | l.rahbari@uva.nl | 06 4354 8634

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Loes van Rijn-van Gelderen

Parenting and child development in same-sex parent families | l.vanrijn-vangelderen@uva.nl | +31 (0)6 55 40 28 70

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Margriet van Heesch

Queer Theory, LGBTIQ+ movement; intersex issues and intersex joy, the anti-gender movement | m.a.vanheesch@uva.nl

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Mark Assink

LGBTQ health; intraminority stress; intervention research; gay community stress | m.assink@uva.nl

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Nikki Dekker

What young people think about LGBTQ+; political views of young people | n.p.dekker@uva.nl

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Slava Greenberg

Trans cinema; queer television studies; gender dysphoria history; trans-crip theory | s.greenberg@uva.nl

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WorldPride 2026

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