COC Nederland

LC control no.	no2012073781
Descriptive conventions	rda
Corporate name heading	COC Nederland *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	COC (Organization) COC Netherlands COC Pays-Bas Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC Nederland Federatie COC Nederland Federation of Dutch Associations for Integration of Homosexuality COC Netherlands
See also	Nederlandse Vereniging tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Biography/History note	COC Nederland is a Dutch organization for LGBT men and women. COC originally stood for Cultuur en Ontspanningscentrum (Center for Culture and Leisure), which was intended as a "cover" name for its real purpose. Founded in 1946, it is the oldest LGBT organization in the world. Detailed information on the organization is available at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COC_Nederland> and at its website at <http://www.coc.nl/.>
Associated country	Netherlands
Located	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address	Rozenstraat 8, PO Box 3836 Amsterdam The Netherlands 1001 AP info@coc.nl http://www.coc.nl/
Field of activity	COC Nederland focuses on advocacy on LBGT issues on a national level, for instance with political lobbies (homosexuality and education, equal treatment). It also trains volunteers from the local organizations in providing information and leading support groups. COC also works internationally, especially in various Eastern European and Central Asian countries, where it is involved in: mapping the LGBT community, helping with training, providing internships in The Netherlands and providing local support and advice. These projects are co-financed by the Dutch Foreign Office. COC also cooperates with development organizations such as Oxfam Novib.
Found in	Forced out, 2009: PDF cover (COC) PDF p. 2 of cover (COC Netherlands) COC Nederland WWW home page, May 25, 2012 (COC Nederland; COC) English home page (COC Netherlands; C.O.C. meant Cultuur en Ontspannings-Centrum, or Centre for Culture and Leisure, a reminder of the pseudonym the organisation initially adopted after its foundation in 1946. COC is the oldest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender organisation in the world) French home page (COC Pays-Bas) Dutch Wikipedia, May 25, 2012 (Nederlandse Vereniging tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC; shortened to N.V.I.H. - COC or COC; since 2000 the COC has the structure of a federated association of 21 local member organizations (as of March 2008) into the Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC Nederland, abbreviated as COC Nederland; Federatie COC Nederland) <http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlandse_Vereniging_tot_Integratie_van_Homoseksualiteit_COC> Wikipedia, May 25, 2012 (COC Nederland; since 2000 it has a federated structure of 24 local associations, united on national level in the "Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC Nederland" (Federation of Dutch Associations for Integration of Homosexuality COC Netherlands), or COC Nederland for short) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COC_Nederland> Dutch Wikipedia, viewed May 13, 2024 (COC Nederland ; the COC was founded in 1946 as the "Shakespeare Club", making it the oldest existing LGBT emancipation association in the world. In 1949 the name was changed to "Cultuur- en Ontspannings Centrum (C.O.C.)". In the context of the greater openness in society towards homosexuality, this concealing name was changed in 1964 to the "Nederlandse Vereniging voor Homofielen COC". Because of name recognition, the abbreviation was retained, but the dots disappeared. In 1971 the organization was given the name "Nederlandse Vereniging tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC". In 2001, the structure of associations with departments was changed to a federated structure with independent associations. The name of the national organization became "Federatie van Nederlandse Verenigingen tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit - COC Nederland". When the statutes were modernized in 2017, the name was changed to "Federatie COC Nederland", or simply: "COC Nederland". The NVIH was henceforth omitted from the member associations) <https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/COC_Nederland>
Not found in	Warmerdam, J.N. Cultuur en ontspanning, c1987: t.p. (COC) p. facing t.p. (Nederlandse Vereniging tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC) cover (N.V.I.H. COC)