Rainbow bike path: valuable symbol, but more is needed

Official opening of the rainbow bike path during Coming Out Day 2021 , photo: Ivar Pel In June 2021, Pride Month, the longest rainbow bike path in the world was realised in the Utrecht Science Park. With the bike path, Utrecht University, Hogeschool Utrecht and UMC Utrecht call attention to acceptance, equality and safety for people from the LGBTQ+ community. Milou van de Brug and Miriam Wickham investigated how the rainbow bike path was received by students and staff of the three institutions. They also asked what it would take to make LHBTIQ+ more inclusive. During coming out day on Tuesday 11 October, they share their results. Need for more inclusive gender registration policy. The researchers' survey reveals that staff and students of the three knowledge institutions are overwhelmingly positive about the rainbow bike path; they give it a 5.66 on a scale of 1-7.