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At the UN LGBTI Core Group's General Assembly event, Volker Türk said persecution is escalating 'at an alarming rate.' The Netherlands and UK pledged new money to fill the hole left by US aid cuts. Washington sent no official representative.
In New York for the UN General Assembly, the Netherlands' first openly gay prime minister paid tribute at the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. His message to Dutch reporters was less celebratory: acceptance among young people in the Netherlands is falling fast.
A family reunification law passed by the Dutch House of Representatives requires asylum seekers' partners to be legally married. Same-sex couples fleeing countries where marriage isn't an option are left relying on human-rights law instead.
Rob Jetten pointed to organized extremist groups and the far right instead of naming any one religion as the driver of rising anti-LGBTQ+ hostility in the Netherlands. Conservative critics say he's dodging an uncomfortable truth.
We've spent time living in and around Amsterdam, including stretches in the quieter towns of Zaandam and Wormer just outside the city. Here's what we'd want a queer nomad to know before landing.
As WorldPride Amsterdam wrapped up, Dutch State Secretary Judith Tielen delivered an unusually candid message: 25 years after pioneering marriage equality, the Netherlands isn't moving forward anymore — and standing still means falling behind.
Two weeks of WorldPride Amsterdam closed Saturday with a march from Martin Luther King Park to Museumplein, where marchers carried flags from Afghanistan and Pakistan alongside signs demanding the right to simply exist.
Two weeks of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 come to an end tonight with a free closing concert headlined by Olly Alexander, Lion Babe and The Blessed Madonna after a march from Martin Luther King Park.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten joined the boats on Amsterdam's canals this weekend, a first for a sitting Dutch head of government, and used the moment to announce concrete follow-through on the country's Rainbow Ballot Agreement.
As Europe mourns the deadly attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day, Amsterdam is adjusting security ahead of WorldPride 2026, which is expected to draw a million visitors starting next week.
A two-year government-commissioned review found gender-affirming treatment for trans youth aligns with Dutch health law and that withholding it carries real, documented harms.
WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 begins today with Queen Máxima opening the celebration in the Vondelpark under the theme Unity. Here's what's happening on the ground and why this edition carries so much weight.
After months of countdowns, WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 finally kicks off Saturday. From the Vondelpark opening to the Canal Parade to a human-rights conference, here's how the next fortnight unfolds.
Between the canal parties, WorldPride Amsterdam has released the program for its three-day Human Rights Conference — with activists from Venezuela, Pakistan, and beyond taking the stage.
The biggest LGBTQ+ gathering of the year kicks off in Amsterdam on July 25. Here's what the opening looks like, why the timing matters, and the human-rights work happening between the parties.
As WorldPride fills Amsterdam this summer, the Netherlands is marking a quarter-century of marriage equality with an openly gay head of government for the first time. Here's what the moment actually means — and where the work still is.
In six days Amsterdam becomes the center of the global queer world for fifteen days of parades, protest, and a human rights conference. Here's what's happening, and why WorldPride 2026 matters more than a party.
Seven days from the opening of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026. Here's your final-week checklist — what's confirmed, what to book before you land, and how to survive fifteen days of the biggest queer gathering Europe will see this year.
As WorldPride Amsterdam marks a quarter-century of Dutch marriage equality, it's worth remembering how radical the 2001 vote really was — and tracing the map it set in motion around the world.
With WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 opening on 25 July, the final ten-day countdown is on. Here's what's locked in, what to book now, and how to pace two weeks of the biggest queer gathering Europe will see this year.
The official WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 agenda is locked in — 25 July to 8 August, 300+ events, from the Pride Walk to the Canal Parade to a Human Rights Conference. Here's how to plan two weeks of it.
WorldPride Amsterdam opens July 25 under the theme UNITY, marking 25 years since the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. Here's what's confirmed for opening day — and why a celebration this big lands differently in a summer of bans and detentions.
Rob Jetten, 38, became the Netherlands' first openly gay prime minister in February — a milestone that felt less like a revolution and more like an inevitability.
