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The Netherlands is no longer a pioneering country in the field of LGBTIQ+ rights, said Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture, and Science) on the day of the Canal Parade in Amsterdam. In an interview with international news agency Bloomberg, he said it is not a given that society is becoming more inclusive and argued that more needs to be done to achieve this.
Cleaners removed about 53 tons of trash on Saturday night after the Canal Parade, according to a spokesperson for the city administration. In 2022, the city had to remove 66 tons of waste from the capital's streets. That's 13,200 full garbage bags, according to Het Parool. "This year there were fewer bottles on the streets and there was less glass," the spokesperson explained.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected again on Saturday for the Canal Parade in Amsterdam. The boat parade with 80 boats is part of the first two-week Queer & Pride. This year, two different parties have each organized their own week. The Canal Parade is at the end of the second week, which ends on Sunday with a closing party on Dam Square.