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Coming Out Day events and Gaza protests planned in Amsterdam
Sunday is Coming Out Day, when people around the world draw attention to coming out and the right to be themselves.
The day is being marked in different ways across the Netherlands, including to raise awareness of the LGBTQ community.
In Amsterdam, two protests are planned against violence in Gaza.
A silent march will start at Amstelveld to draw attention to the killing of children in Gaza.
It will join a nationwide protest by Plant een Olijfboom at Dam, which is against ongoing violence against Palestinians.
The plans come after Amsterdam's mayor ended another protest on Wednesday when demonstrators displayed a banner saying they supported Hamas.
The two protests are scheduled to take place today.
Coming Out Day events and two protests over violence in Gaza are planned in Amsterdam on Sunday.
A silent procession will start at Amstelveld to draw attention to deadly violence against children in Gaza.
The procession is due to join a national Plant een Olijfboom protest on Dam Square.
Coming Out Day is marked across the Netherlands with events and efforts to raise awareness of the LGBTQ community.
Mayor Femke Halsema dissolved a similar protest on Wednesday after demonstrators displayed a banner supporting Hamas.
- Who
- Coming Out Day participants and people joining two pro-Palestinian protests.
- What
- Coming Out Day events and two protests against violence in Gaza are planned.
- When
- Sunday, 11 October 2026.
- Where
- Across the Netherlands for Coming Out Day; in Amsterdam, from Amstelveld to Dam Square, for the protests.
- Why
- Coming Out Day highlights that everyone should be able to be themselves. The protests seek to draw attention to violence against Palestinians and children in Gaza.
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Mayor Femke Halsema dissolved a similar protest after demonstrators displayed a banner that included the words “we support Hamas”.
A silent procession is planned from Amstelveld, followed by a national Plant een Olijfboom protest on Dam Square.
- Coming Out Day
- 11 October 2026
- Silent procession
- Starts at Amstelveld
- National protest
- Plant een Olijfboom on Dam Square
- Previous protest
- Dissolved by Mayor Femke Halsema on Wednesday
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