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Added on: 08/21/2020

OVER 60 INCIDENTS OF ANTI-LGBTQ VIOLENCE IN ASYLUM CENTERS; GOV’T CALLED TO DO SOMETHING

08/20/2020

More needs to be done to combat anti-LGBTQ violence in asylum centers in the Netherlands, according to foundation LGBT Asylum Support. The foundation received over 60 reports…

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Added on: 07/13/2020

Netherlands plans to remove gender from ID cards entirely

07/12/2020

The Netherlands will stop including any gender marker at all on identification cards. Several countries – including India, Australia, and Canada, as well as the Netherlands –…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

The Dutch are putting LGBT+ rights in Article 1 of their constitution

07/08/2020

The Netherlands is planning a way to guarantee LGBT+ rights for generations to come by including them in Article 1 of its constitution. The 150-member House of…

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Added on: 06/14/2020

Dutch government uncovers holiday camps for ‘conversion therapy’

06/13/2020

In the Netherlands, 15 organisations and individuals offer so-called “conversion therapy” aiming to make gay people straight, the health ministry said, as it mulls a ban on…

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Added on: 05/05/2020

Muslim LGBT ‘Allies’ Silent as Muslim Attacks on Gays Increase

05/04/2020

There’s a new slur trending in Turkey these days aimed at the LGBTQ population: “#YallahHollandaya” or “Go to Holland.” The expression reflects the Netherlands’ longstanding acceptance of…

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Added on: 12/24/2019

VATICAN RULES IN FAVOR OF GAY DUTCH PRIEST

12/23/2019

The Vatican has reinstated a homosexual Dutch cleric dismissed by his bishop for violating his priestly vow of celibacy. Father Pierre Valkering told Dutch radio earlier this…

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Added on: 10/02/2019

Why the struggles of the climate and LGBTQIA+ movements are deeply connected

10/02/2019

While states fail to act comprehensively on what is the biggest crisis humanity faces, a diverse group of queer activists came together on the evening of 2…

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Added on: 09/14/2019

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

09/13/2019

A surge in “chemsex” parties, where some people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is refuelling epidemics of HIV among…

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Added on: 08/03/2019

Pinoy LGBT group in Europe rallies support for LGBT in Asia

08/01/2019

The Pride Movement in Asia has been growing over the years and 2019 has been so far a particularly historic year for LGBTQ history. This year, Taiwan…

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Added on: 07/31/2019

‘We need freedom’: Sehaq, the party space for Amsterdam’s queer refugees

07/31/2019

At the dinner table, conversations bubble around people as they tuck into a three-course meal. A plethora of different nationalities and identities have pulled up a chair…

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Added on: 07/30/2019

Giving a voice to the LGBT+ community in China

07/30/2019

With the Amsterdam Pride in full swing, it’s the perfect moment to take a look at some developments in the LGBT+ community in China. We talk with…

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Added on: 06/25/2019

Far-Right TFP Funded Launch of Conservative Catholic Activist Group in Netherlands

06/24/2019

In another example of cross-fertilization between right-wing movements in the Americas and Europe, Tradition, Family and Property helped fund and train activists in the Netherlands who created…

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Added on: 05/05/2019

Ireland ‘still on’ for gay-hate preacher Steven Anderson after Dutch ban

05/05/2019

An American preacher who says homosexuals should be executed, and who was banned by Dutch authorities last week from entering the Schengen area, still plans to visit…

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Added on: 03/15/2019

Dutch priest who petitioned for pro-LGBT ‘rainbow crossing’ in front of basilica withdraws petition

03/12/2019

Fr. Maickel Prasing, the Dutch priest who launched an online petition for a rainbow crossing to be placed in front of the Catholic Basilica of Oudenbosch, Brabant,…

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Added on: 02/19/2019

Gay Pastoral Ministers in the Netherlands Publish Open Letter to Pope Francis

02/15/2019

Gay pastoral ministers in the Netherlands have published an open letter to Pope Francis protesting the Vatican’s ban on gay priests and claiming the Gospel’s credibility is…

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Added on: 02/11/2019

Children raised by same-sex couples do better in school, new study finds

02/06/2019

Children of same-sex couples perform better in school than kids raised by a mom and a dad, according to new research from several European economists. The researchers…

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Added on: 01/07/2019

HUNDREDS OF DUTCH PROTESTANT PASTORS SIGN ANTI-LGBTQ MANIFESTO

01/07/2019

Hundreds of Dutch Protestant pastors, prominent people in the church, as well as the party leader and a senator of Christian party SGP, signed a manifesto against…

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Added on: 12/06/2018

Holiday Hiring in Brazil Reaches Out to Transgender Community

12/04/2018

Brazilian LGBT+ rights activists on Tuesday hailed Dutch retailer C&A for directing a new hiring campaign at underrepresented minorities, including transgender people. The company announced that it…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

Activists Sneak Pride into Russia

07/09/2018

Six activists made Moscow a little gayer using some creativity. The activists from Spain, The Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia joined together using soccer shirts, standing…

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Added on: 01/31/2018

Astraea Foundation

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice is a multi-gendered, multi-racial, multi-identity organization that prioritizes and supports the leadership of women, transgender people, youth, and people of color….

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Added on: 01/31/2018

Human Rights Watch

The Human Rights Watch lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights program has fought for over a decade to end human rights violations based on sexual orientation…