LGBTQ+

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D66 Senator Paul van Meenen congratulates VVD MP Bente Becker and hands a bouquet to D66 MP Wieke Paulusma after the Eerste Kamer approved a ban on gay conversion therapy. 16 June 2026
Politics
Netherlands bans gay conversion therapy after Senate majority backs new law
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Meta
PoliticsBusinessTech
Meta restores several Dutch LGBTQ+ accounts after suspensions in Europe
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A Syrian family walks through Schiphol Airport before departing the Netherlands.
Politics
Netherlands looking to send asylum seekers back to “safe” parts of Syria
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Same-Sex Marriage
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
De Nieuwe Kerk rings bells for stamp honoring 25 years of same-sex marriages
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Amsterdam drag queen Charlene Coco in 2025
CultureLifestyleEntertainment
"We’re All in Drag Every Day," says Amsterdam's Charlene Coco on daily work life
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The Hague, view of the Dutch Parliament
Politics
Dutch parliamentarians normalising use of discriminatory language online
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File photo of the COA asylum shelter on Hogehilweg in Amsterdam
Politics
Amsterdam urged to protect LGBTQ+ refugees with specialized shelter plans
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
Health
Campaign launched in effort to change how boys think about manliness
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Tour boats moored near the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam. 18 March 2021
PoliticsBusiness
City of Amsterdam revamps Canon highlighting history and social developments
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LGBTQ+ flag
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Seven Dutch parties pledge stronger LGBTQ+ rights and protections
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Voting pencil
Politics
Voting guides launched on specific themes including Gaza, LGBTQIA+, online privacy
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Flag of Uganda
Politics
LGBTQ failed asylum seekers won’t be sent to Uganda deportation center, minister claims
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Femke Halsema
Politics
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema wins an award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
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A couple on the beach
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
43% of LGBTQ+ Dutch feel accepted as reported hostility grows online and offline
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Rainbow pride flag against blue sky with clouds.
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Thousands march in Amsterdam Pride Walk, demand global LGBTQ+ rights
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Mariëlle Paul during a debate in the Tweede Kamer on 23 May 2023
Politics
Budapest Pride: Dutch politician Paul refuses to join, citing safety concerns
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Rainbow pride flag against blue sky with clouds.
CultureEntertainment
Dutch broadcaster to challenge Eurovision ban on pride flags
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Transgender flag painted on a hand
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Dutch advocacy group warns transgender people against U.S. travel
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Crowds during Pride Amsterdam 2015
CultureLifestyle
Pride Amsterdam 2025 adopts “love” as its central theme
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Money laundering concept with Bitcoin coins
PoliticsBusiness
African aid organization calls Dutch aid cuts a "catastrophe"
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The RTL Nederland building at the Media Park in Hilversum. 24 April 2024
CrimeCultureEntertainment
One in ten comments on broadcaster RTL's Dutch Instagram posts are hateful or bullying
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LGBT flags in Amsterdam.
CultureLifestyle
Gov't launches study into decreasing LGBTQIA+ acceptance among Dutch youth
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A police officer at a crime scene in 2020
Crime
Amsterdam taxi driver arrested for driving into drag queen & partner during Pride 2023
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Transgender flag painted on a hand
CrimePolitics
Transgender murder commemorations on Monday in Amsterdam and Deventer