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LGBT rights in the Netherlands
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StatusLegal since 1811,
equal age of consent since 1971
Gender identityTransgender people are allowed to change legal gender without surgery or hormone therapy, but a specialist's letter of permission given after a prolonged period of talks is required.
MilitaryLGBT people allowed to serve openly
Discrimination protectionsSexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics protections; Sexual orientation only formally added to the Constitution since 2023
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsRegistered partnerships since 1998
Same-sex marriage since 2001
AdoptionFull adoption rights since 2001
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the Netherlands are among the most advanced in the world.[1][2][3]Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 afterFranceinvaded the country and installed theNapoleonic Code,erasing any remainingsodomy laws.No more sodomy laws were enacted after the country received independence. An age of consent equal with that of heterosexual activity was put in place in 1971. During the late 20th century, awareness surrounding homosexuality grew and society became more tolerant of gay and bisexual people. The changes eventually led to homosexuality's declassification as amental illnessin 1973 and abanon discrimination based on sexual orientation in the military. TheEqual Treatment Act 1994bans discrimination on account ofsexual orientationin employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas. This was extended in 2019 to include discrimination based ongender identity,gender expression and sex characteristics.[4]After the country began granting same-sex couplesregistered partnershipsbenefits in 1998, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalizesame-sex marriagein 2001. Same-sex joint andstepchildadoption are also permitted, and lesbian couples can accessIVFas well.

TheNetherlandshas become one of the mostculturally liberalcountries in the world,[5]with recent polls indicating that more than 90% ofDutch peoplesupportsame-sex marriage.Amsterdamhas frequently been named one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in the world,[6]famous for its many accommodations specifically pertaining to the LGBT community, including its many gaybars,bathhouses,hotels, and venues as well as Pink Point, which provides LGBT-friendly information and souvenirs, and the nationalHomomonument,which was completed in 1987 and was the first monument in the world to commemorate homosexuals who were persecuted and killed duringWorld War II.[7]Since February 2023, protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and disability were formally added to the Netherlands Constitution.[8]

Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

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Same-sex activity has been legal since 1811. The age of consent is set at 16 regardless of gender and sexual orientation, having been equalised in 1971.

History

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Main article:LGBT history in the Netherlands

Between 1730 and 1811,sodomywas considered acapital crimeby theDutch Republic,resulting in widespread panic throughout the Netherlands and the persecution of hundreds of homosexuals.[9]After theFrenchinvaded and installed theNapoleonic Codein 1811, all laws against same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults in private were repealed. After the Dutch received independence in 1813, no new sodomy laws were enacted. TheChristian-based political parties enacted Article 248bis of the Penal Code in 1911, which raised theage of consentfor same-sex sexual activity to 21 whilst the age of consent for heterosexual activity remained at 16. Laws citingpublic indecencywere also often used against homosexuals.

DuringWorld War II,theNazisintroducedParagraph 175into Dutch law, which prohibited any same-sex sexual activity once again. The law was repealed after the end of the war.

During the mid-20th century, society's attitude towards homosexuality, withpsychiatristsand clergy beginning to view it less critically. In 1971, the age of consent for same-sex sexual activity was equalised. Article 248bis was repealed. In 1973, homosexuality was no longer treated as amental illness,which paved the way for allowing gay people to serve in the military.

Recognition of same-sex relationships

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Main article:Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands
Two men marrying inAmsterdam,in the first month after the possibility to marry was opened to same-sex couples (2001)

Dutch law began granting same-sex couplesregistered partnershipson 1 January 1998 as an alternative formarriage.Registered partnerships are also allowed for opposite-sex couples.[10]The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalizesame-sex marriagein 2001, with the law coming into effect on 1 April.[11]That day,Job Cohen,theMayor of Amsterdam,married four same-sex couples after becoming a registrar specifically to officiate at the weddings.[12]The bill had passed theHouse of Representativesby 109 votes against 33.[13]Although same-sex marriages can be performed in theEuropeanterritory of the Netherlands and theCaribbeanterritories ofBonaire,Sint EustatiusandSaba,same-sex marriagesperformed inAruba,CuraçaoandSint Maarten,which are constituent countries of theKingdom of the Netherlands,are not officially valid. As a result of article 40 of theCharter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands,same-sex marriages performed anywhere else in the Kingdom must be recognized in all territories,[14]however, they are not required to guarantee equal treatment of same-sex couples with valid marriage licenses.

Before 2014,civil servantscould refuse to marry same-sex couples as long as the municipality ensured that other civil servants were available to solemnize the marriage. In 2014, a law was passed that made it illegal for all marriage officiants to refuse their services to same-sex couples.[15]

In October 2021, it was clarified and investigated that "any memberships of the Dutch Royal Family" legally can enter intosame-sex marriagein effect since 1 April 2001 – without losing any titles, rights and/or privileges whatsoever.[16][17][18]

Adoption and parenting

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Same-sex adoption was legalized alongside same-sex marriage in 2001, which includes joint and stepchild adoption. The Dutch Parliament also began allowing same-sex couples to adopt children overseas in 2009.[19]Lesbian couples can get access toIVFtreatment, as well as parentage rights for their children. Assisted insemination in case of infertility is covered by health insurance, whether concerning single women, opposite-sex couples or lesbian couples.[20]

Altruisticsurrogacyis legal in theNetherlands.[21]Commercial surrogacy is illegal, regardless of sexual orientation. Although altruistic surrogacy is legal, there are only a few hospitals that undertake these arrangements, and there are very strict rules. This makes a lot of couples seek their treatment outside the Netherlands.[22]In 2019, at least twoIVFclinics in the Netherlands started offering surrogacy services to same-sex couples; one inLeiderdorphelps with the fertilisation of the surrogate mother's eggs, while a second inGemert-Bakelworks with the family members of the couple for a better genetic match.[23][24]

Discrimination protections

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The Dutch Parliament enacted theEqual Treatment Act 1994(Dutch:Algemene wet gelijke behandeling;West Frisian:Algemiene wet gelikense behanneling) in March of that year, which bans (among others) discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in employment, housing, and both public and private accommodations.[25]Before March 2019, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics were not specifically mentioned, but discrimination was nonetheless banned. There had been cases where the Dutch Institute for Human Rights ruled that transgender people were protected under the clause of "gender". On 16 January 2017, a bill was introduced to explicitly add sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression to the list of anti-discrimination grounds. The bill was approved by the House (127–23) on 3 July 2018 and by the Senate (64–11) on 12 March 2019.[26][27][28]In addition, amotionwas passed (123–27) that requested theRutte Governmentto investigate whether it is possible to replace the term "heterosexual or homosexual orientation" with the term "sexual orientation" to include all orientations, including bisexual and asexual people.[29]

Recently, a loophole was fixed in theEqual Treatment Act 1994.Before this, government-financed religious schools were not allowed to fire or deny promotions to teachers on the "single fact" of someone's sexual orientation. However, some schools had interpreted this so that they could fire a teacher for behaviours outside of the facility that went against the ethos of the school. This resulted in the termination of a teacher in 2005 for being in a same-sex relationship.[30]This was calledde enkelefeitconstructie( "the single fact construction" ). A bill that removed the "single fact" rule and ensured that LGBT students and teachers cannot be fired because of their sexual orientation was debated in Parliament in 2014.[31]On 27 May 2014, this bill was approved by the vast majority of the House of Representatives (141–9) and on 10 March 2015 the bill was approved by the Senate (72–3). It went into full effect on 1 July 2015.[32]

A proposal to add disability and sexual orientation as prohibited grounds for discrimination to Article 1 of theConstitution of the Netherlandswas approved in the House of Representatives on 30 June 2020 (124 to 26) and in the Senate on 9 February 2021 (58 to 15). The measure required approval by the House and Senate by a two-thirds majority following theMarch 2021 election.[33][34][35]On 15 March 2022, the House of Representatives passed the same proposal a second time by a vote of 123 to 25 with 2 members not present.[36]It moved to the Senate for its second vote.[37]On 17 January 2023, the bill was approved by the vast majority of the Senate (56-15) and awaited royal assent.[38]Since February 2023, both sexual orientation and disability were formally added to the Netherlands Constitution.

A 2018 survey byStatistics Netherlandsshowed that 11.4% of LGBT youth were confronted with online bullying and harassment. This was more than twice as often as heterosexual young people.[39]A survey by the knowledge institute Movisie showed that there were an estimated 900 to 2000 homeless LGBT youth in the Netherlands in 2020. LGBT young people were three times as likely to be homeless that young heterosexual people. Movisie said that "LGBTI youth are often rejected at home and have difficulties accepting themselves".[40]

Transgender and intersex rights

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The Dutch parliament voted in favour of the law establishing the right of transgender people to change their legal gender in 1984 and 1985. The law required individuals to undergogender-affirming surgeryand forcedsterilizationin order to use this right.[41][42]

In December 2013, the Dutch Parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing transgender people to legally change their gender on birth certificates and other official documents without undergoing sterilization andgender-affirming surgery.[43]The law took effect in 2014. Additionally, transgender people are allowed to serve openly in the military.

Since 1993,[44]it has been possible to state on abirth certificate"sex cannot be determined" when the sex of a newborn baby is unclear. On 28 May 2018, the District Court ofLimburgruled in favour of a Dutch citizen who wished to be recognized as a "third gender"on their birth certificate. Although current laws do not provide for the possibility to be registered as a" third gender ", the judge did grant the request for the wording" sex cannot be determined ". The court urged lawmakers to provide more options than the current generic" male "(man) and "female" (vrouw) boxes, because the absence of a gender-neutral option is a violation of private life, the right to self-determination and personal autonomy for bothtransgenderandintersexpersons.[45]The Dutch Government is currently examining the legal consequences of the ruling.[46]The plaintiff in the case, Leonne Zeegers, received aDutch passportwith an "X"sex descriptor in October 2018. Despite this, as no legislation has been enacted yet, it currently remains a matter for the courts to decide if an individual should receive an" X "designation for gender.[47]The second person to receive an "X" sex marker, Nanoah Struik, did so in July 2019.[48]According to the Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands, there are an estimated 80,000 intersex people in the Netherlands.[44]

In December 2019, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted a motion presented byVera BergkampandKirsten van den Hulcalling on the Dutch Government to investigate the extent ofintersex medical interventionsin the Netherlands.[49]

In February 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the Dutch Government over previous sterilisation requirements for transgender individuals. The plaintiffs are also calling on the state to offer compensation to the individuals who were sterilised under the law. A formal apology was issued by the state in December 2020,[50]and acompensationscheme for transgender victims of sterilization (€5,000 for each of the estimated 2,000 victims) was implemented that same month.[51][52]

In July 2020, it was announced that the Netherlands was considering abolishing gender markers on official identity documents from 2025.[53][54][55]

In November 2020, the Dutch cabinet officially apologized for the fact that between 1985 and 2014, transgender people who wanted to change their legal gender were forced to undergo surgery and sterilization.[56]In November 2021 the cabinet announced that individuals who underwent surgery and sterilization because of the 1985 law would become eligible to receive compensation.[57]

In July 2021, adistrict courtgranted and allowed a gender Xbirth certificateto a "self-identified non-binary individual". All non-binary people may now use a gender X birth certificate.[58]

In December 2021, a court ruling dropped psychologist certification fornon-binarypeople to use the X gender marker in passports.[59]

Conversion therapy

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Organizations offeringconversion therapy,thepseudoscientificpractice of attempting to change an individual'ssexual orientationorgender identityusing psychological or spiritual interventions, in the Netherlands are not eligible for subsidies.[60]In addition, since June 2012, conversion therapies have been blocked from coverage by healthcare insurance.[61]

On 17 May 2019, after television programmeEwout & homogenezing,which was broadcast onRTL 5on 23 April 2019, showed that several organisations, including Dutch Pentecostal and Baptist groups, were offering conversion therapy, theLabour Party(PvdA) andDemocrats 66(D66) requested an investigation into the allegations. In May 2019, theMinister of Health, Welfare and Sport,Hugo de Jonge,informed the House of Representatives that he saw no need to ban conversion therapies in the Netherlands, adding that he was not planning to commission an "in-depth and independent investigation" into the extent to which young people in the Netherlands are exposed to such practices.[62]

On 22 May 2019, theHouse of Representativesadopted a motion to investigate the extent of gay conversion therapy in the Netherlands. The motion was supported by D66,GroenLinks(GL) and the PvdA, while theChristenUnie(CU), theReformed Political Party(SGP) and theParty for Freedom(PVV) voted against.[63]On 29 May, the House of Representatives adopted another motion; this time calling on theMinister of Justice and Security,Ferdinand Grapperhaus,to create a legislative proposal to explicitly ban conversion therapy. Parliamentarians called such 'treatments' "indigestible" and "harmful". The motion was proposed by thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy(VVD), and was supported by the VVD themselves, D66, GL, PvdA and theSocialist Party(SP), while theChristian Democratic Appeal(CDA), CU, PVV, SGP andForum for Democracy(FvD) voted against. The adopted motion does not provide for a timetable.[64]

Health and blood donation

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See also:Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men

In the Netherlands, as in many other countries,men who have sex with men(MSM) were previously not allowed to donate blood.[65]The MSM population in developed countries tends to have a relatively high prevalence ofHIV/AIDSinfection,[66]so a blanket ban was enforced until 2015. In April 2012, the House of Representatives voted on a motion that would make an end to this ban and would make sexual risk behaviour the criteria for blood donation; in response the government asked the blood bank Sanquin andMaastricht Universityto investigate whether men who have sex with men should be allowed to donate blood.[67]The report presented on 6 March 2015 showed that there were medical scientific grounds to adjust the donor selection policies around men who had sex with other men. This took away the main argument of safety risks. On 28 October 2015, theMinistry of Health, Welfare and Sportannounced that a 12-month deferral on donating blood would replace the existing lifetime ban.[68][69]In February 2019, the Sanquin blood bank shortened this period to 4 months.[70][71]

On 1 August 2019, the Dutch Government introduced full coverage ofPrEPand other related care for gay and bisexual men. The drug is available at allMunicipal Health Services(GGD) offices in the country, and can drastically decrease the risk of contracting HIV. In addition, the move would save an estimated €33 million on HIV treatments.[72]

Since September 2021, gay men within monogamous relationships in the Netherlands can legally donate blood without any waiting periods. Gay men within non-monogamous relationships have to still legally undergo a 4-month waiting period.[73]

Uganda relations

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In May 2023, the Netherlands immediately stopped cooperation, political relationships and trade with Uganda following the passage of theAnti-Homosexuality Act.[74]

Public opinion

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According to a poll conducted in May 2013, Ifop indicated that 85% of the Dutch population supported same-sex marriage and adoption.[75]AEuropean Unionmember poll conducted in 2015 indicated that 91% of the Netherlands supported same-sex marriage, which was the highest amount of support during that time.[76]In the Caribbean territories of the Kingdom, the citizens are mostly religious, resulting in larger opposition to same-sex marriage in comparison to the European territory.

The 2019Eurobarometershowed that 97% of Dutch people believed gay and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual people, and 92% supported same-sex marriage.[77]

The 2023 Eurobarometer found that 94% of Dutch people thought same-sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe, and 94% agreed that "there is nothing wrong in a sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex".[78]

Living conditions and civil society

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The first gay demonstration in the Netherlands,Binnenhof,21 January 1969
Amsterdam Gay Pride2014
Amsterdam Pride attracts thousands of people every year. It includes a parade of boats, as shown here in 2017.

The first gay bars inAmsterdamopened in the early 20th century. The oldest place that still exists today isCafé 't Mandje,which was opened in 1927 byBet van Beeren.The gay magazineWij( "We" ) also published during this period.[79]Many of these bars and establishments were shut down during theGerman occupation of the Netherlands,and with the introduction ofParagraph 175into Dutch law same-sex sexual activity was criminalized. Following the end of the war, theShakespeare Clubwas established, with the goals of social emancipation and offering culture and recreation for gay and lesbian people. It changed its name toCultuur- en Ontspanningscentrumin 1949 and eventually in 2017 to COC Nederland. It is the oldest existing LGBT organization in the world. During thesexual revolutionof the 1960s, many gay bars and clubs opened in a number of cities, and societal acceptance of LGBT people began to grow. The first gay and lesbian protest in the Netherlands took place on 21 January 1969 at theBinnenhof.[80]In 1977, LGBT groups began organising annual marches under the name Pink Saturday (Roze Zaterdag[nl]). In 1987, the world's first gay memorial, theHomomonument,commemorating LGBT people persecuted during the Nazi period, was opened in Amsterdam.

The Netherlands has frequently been referred to as one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world,[81][82]on account of its early adoption of LGBT rights legislation and tolerance perception.Amsterdamhas been referred to as one of the mostgay-friendlycities in the world by publications such asThe Independent.[83]Theannual gay pride festivalhas been held in Amsterdam every year since 1996.[84]The festival attracts several hundred-thousand visitors each year and thus one of the largest publicly held annual events in the Netherlands. Amsterdam has also been the host city of theEuropridetwice, in 1994 and 2016. The latter attracted more than 560,000 visitors. Besides Amsterdam, there are also visible gay scenes inRotterdam,Utrecht,The HagueandScheveningen,[85]with several bars, saunas and clubs catering to gay clientele.

A 2013 survey showed that 93% of Dutch people believed homosexuals should live their lives as they wish, with just 4% believing that homosexuality should be rejected. Other opinion polls have also found high levels of public and societal acceptance of LGBT people, again leading many to call the Netherlands one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world.[86]According to a 2016 report from the Netherlands Institute for Social Research, most Dutch people have a positive attitude towards homosexuality. Only 7% of the Dutch viewed homosexuality and bisexuality negatively and 10% viewed transgender people negatively. However, 3.8% of gays and lesbians were victims of violence, compared to 2.4% of heterosexuals. And 32% of the respondents stated they would take offence when seeing two men kiss and 23% when seeing two women kiss (and 12% when seeing two people of the opposite sex kiss).[87]

In April 2017, a same-sex couple was attacked by a group ofMoroccanyouth in the city ofArnhem.After the attack, several politicians, police officers, priests and many others showed their opposition to LGBT violence by holding hands in public. Displays also occurred in other countries, namely theUnited Kingdom,theUnited StatesandAustralia.[88][89]Approximately 400 to 600 attacks against LGBT people occurred between 2011 and 2017, according to LGBT group COC.[90]

In September 2019, KingWillem-Alexandercalled on theUN General Assemblyto support LGBT rights. In November 2019, the Dutch Government announced it would continue to support LGBT rights groups worldwide. The House of Representatives voted for a motion asking that LGBT rights be one of the three priorities of Dutch membership at theUnited Nations Human Rights Council.TheMinister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation,Sigrid Kaag,has announced support for international LGBT rights groups, as well as organizations that campaign for food security, nature and climate, women's rights and freedom of expression. With Dutch support, local LGBT organizations in theSeychellesandBotswanawere successful in having their anti-gay sodomy laws repealed or struck down.[91]

In July 2020, the city ofNieuwegeinended itstwin-city schemewith the Polish city ofPuławydue to it enacting a "gay free zone".[92]

Summary table

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Right Yes/No Note
Same-sex sexual activity legal Yes Since 1811
Equal age of consent (16) Yes Since 1971
Anti-discrimination laws (employment) Yes Since 1994, since 2023 by constitutional amendment for sexual orientation
Anti-discrimination laws (provision of goods and services) Yes Since 1994, since 2023 by constitutional amendment for sexual orientation
Anti-discrimination laws (all other areas incl. hate speech) Yes Since 1994, since 2023 by constitutional amendment for sexual orientation
Recognition ofsame-sex relationships Yes Since 1998; asregistered partnerships
Same-sex marriage(s) Yes Since 2001,first countryin the world to legalize same-sex marriages
Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples Yes Since 2001
Joint adoption by same-sex couples Yes Since 2001
Access to IVF for lesbian couples Yes Since 2000[93][94]
International joint adoption by same-sex couples Yes Since 2009[19]
LGBT people allowed to serve openly in the military Yes Since 1973 for lesbian, gay and bisexual people
Since 2014 for transgender people
Right to change legal gender Yes Since 1985.Gender-affirming surgeryandsterilizationnot required since 2014.
Automatic parenthood for both female spouses after birth Yes Since 2014, sperm donor anonymous until child's 16th birthday[95]
Anti-discrimination laws covering sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression Yes Since 2019[96]
Third gender option Yes Since 1993 at birth: a child with ambivalent sex characteristics can register their sex as "cannot be determined". In addition, parents may choose the option "X" up to three months after the birth;
Since 2020 after birth: "X" sex option only available after successful court petition.[44]
Gender self-identification
Automatic parenthood for both male spouses after surrogate childbirth Yes Since 2020[97][98]
MSMsallowed to donate blood Yes Since 2021, gay men within monogamous relationships are no longer subjected to the four-month waiting period.[99][100]New guidelines suggest that from January 1, 2023, the decision will solely be based on behaviour instead of sexual-orientation.[101]
Conversion therapy banned No Government rejected such ban,[102]however a newprivate member's lawfor a ban is proposed.[103]
Intersex minors protected from invasive surgical procedures No
Altruistic surrogacy for same-sex couples Yes Altruistic surrogacy is legal for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples[104]

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