Boekpresentatie Amsterdam. A queer history van Monique Doppert

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Please note: You will receive a €10 voucher at the event, to spend on any book you choose to buy that evening.

Please join us in ABC Amsterdam for a double book presentation! Monique Doppert will present her books Lezz is More and Amsterdam, A Queer History. She will be joined by both Henk de Vries, who will talk about his Amsterdam city tours highlighting 400 years of gay history, and by Richard Keldoulis, a.k.a. Jennifer Hopelezz, the subject of Lezz is More (but Richard will be the one interviewed!). A trailer for the documentary Paris is Burning will also be shown.

Amsterdam, a Queer History

Amsterdam has a worldwide reputation as a symbol of tolerance and freedom. In the nineties, Amsterdam was even known as the Gay Capital of the World, but that reputation was not earned without a struggle. Amsterdam, a Queer History tells the story of homosexual men and women in the Dutch capital, from clandestine homosexual practices in bars and backstreets at the start of the twentieth century, through the initial stages of gay emancipation, to the flourishing and provocative subculture of the seventies onwards and the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2001. Monique Doppert puts all these developments in a clear historical context, focusing on areas where Amsterdam’s rainbow community is most visible: culture, activism, emancipation, the hospitality industry, and the nightlife scene. This lets her show how the city and its queer community have molded and remolded each other over time.

Monique Doppert is and author and former journalist. With a decade of experience in coordinating digital media initiatives for the international organization Hivos, she blends geopolitical insight with historical research. A former journalist for major national outlets, she specializes in uncovering marginalized narratives, from digital resistance in Syria to the roots of queer identity. Doppert’s work transforms data into human stories, proving that history is written not just by the powerful, but by those who dare to speak their truth.