Pride Talk Amsterdam
Pride Talk Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam
Amsterdam was once known as the Gay Capital of the world. Is that still a position it holds? If so, what does it entail? Do we still aspire to this title today? Does it reflect the diversity of the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community? How does the world perceive our community? And how do we in Amsterdam and the Netherlands relate to the international community and the global fight against inequality, discrimination, and violence? The annual Pride Talk addresses these questions.
The first edition was held in 2023 by the legendary American activist David Mixner (1946–2024). Mixner was a writer, fundraiser, and performer. In the early 1960s, he campaigned for John and Bobby Kennedy and for Martin Luther King Jr. His Pride Talk, titled My Concept of Sin Is Not to Care, can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. In 2024, esteemed human rights activist, writer, and priest Mpho Tutu van Furth followed in his footsteps. Read more about her below and download her Pride Talk titled God Unlimited.
Pride Talk Amsterdam at De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam
The second edition of The Pride Talk in 2024 was led by South African Anglican priest, author, and human rights activist Mpho Tutu van Furth (born 1963). She is the daughter of activist Nomalizo Leah Tutu and Nobel Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
In 2003, she was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. However, due to her marriage to her wife, Marceline van Furth, she is not allowed to serve as a priest in the Church of England or the Anglican Church of South Africa.
During The Pride Talk, she shared her remarkable journey and spiritual insights as a bisexual religious leader, stating: “I worship a Christ who was on the cutting edge of up-ending injustice.”
The first ever edition was held by American activist David Mixner (1946 – 2024). He was a writer, fundraiser, and
performer, and a veteran of many battlegrounds. In the early sixties, he campaigned for John and Bobby
Kennedy and for Martin Luther King.
He became a prominent leader in the anti-Vietnam War movement and was, since his coming out in 1977, a figurehead for the LGBTQIA+ rights movement in the United States.