Articles about Netherlands

18 April 2013
Comment: Don’t forget the rest of Europe in the fight for equal marriage 25 Writing for PinkNews, Adrian Trett says although equal marriage campaigners are scoring big victories in France and Britain, activists in other European nations need greater support in achieving the goal.
8 April 2013
Amsterdam’s rainbow flags flying at half mast to mark visit by Russia’s Vladimir Putin 15 Rainbow flags across Amsterdam are being flown at half mast today to mark the arrival of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, in protest against the proposed bill that would make promotion of homosexuality among youths punishable in Russia.
27 March 2013
Amsterdam to fly rainbow flag for Russian President Putin’s visit to the capital 24 The rainbow flag will be hoisted when Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to Amsterdam on 8 April.
21 March 2013
Row between Netherlands and Turkey over lesbian foster couple overshadows prime ministerial visit 23 Dutch PM Mark Rutte has rejected an appeal by his Turkish counterpart for ministerial-level talks over the case of a boy taken from his Turkish parents in the Netherlands and placed in the foster care of a lesbian couple.
15 March 2013
Dutch lesbian foster couple go into hiding with son after Turkish protests 11 A Dutch lesbian couple has gone into hiding with their foster son after the boy's biological parents went on television in Turkey and said that they consider the pair morally unfit to take care of their child.
7 February 2013
Dutch government to commission report recognising LGBT families with three or more parents 9 The Justice Ministry of the Netherlands is set to commission a report on the possibility of legally recognising families with three or more parents, and has noted the protective values of such a law for LGBT families.
28 December 2012
Thousands of Dutch Catholics look to leave the church after Pope’s anti-gay comments 47 According to the founder of a Dutch website which aims to offer information to those looking to leave the Catholic church, thousands of Catholics have been researching how to do so.
24 December 2012
Dutch foreign minister criticises Pope’s anti-gay rhetoric 26 The Dutch foreign minister has criticised Pope Benedict XVI for his opposition to equal marriage and warns the Catholic leader that everyone "is unique".
21 December 2012
Video: Amsterdam hosts the Drag Queen Olympics in spectacular style + As part of the Pink Christmas event currently being held in Amsterdam, the Drag Queen Olympics have kicked off in spectacular style.
7 June 2012
Dutch Christian group may appeal after ‘gay cure’ therapy removed from health insurance 35 A religious organisation whose 'gay cure' therapy is to be removed from the basic health insurance package in the Netherlands has said it is looking to appeal the decision.
20 March 2012
Netherlands: Catholic Church ‘castrated boys as gay cures and punishments’ 47 A newspaper in the Netherlands claims to have uncovered cases in which boys in Roman Catholic care over half a century ago were castrated to stop them being gay or to punish them for uncovering abuse.
2 June 2011
Amsterdam city officials to be annually questioned on their support for gay marriage 9 Marriage commissioners in Nieuw-West district of Amsterdam will have to undergo an annual evaluation in order to ensure their consistent support for same-sex marriage.
30 March 2011
First lesbian couple to marry celebrate 10th anniversary 15 The world's first lesbian couple to legally marry have celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.
8 November 2010
Gay arts festival GFEST begins today 1 London's only LGBT arts festival begins today.
29 October 2010
David Cameron supports gay arts event GFEST 18 Prime minister David Cameron has released a message of support for GFEST, London's annual gay arts and culture festival.
22 October 2010
Iraqi LGBT celebrates fifth birthday with London charity night + Aid group Iraqi LGBT is to hold a fundraising night in central London next week.
25 June 2010
European law not required to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples, court rules 33 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that under European law, the 47 member states have no legal obligation to grant same-sex couples the right to marry.

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