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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.
President Faye signs sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that doubles maximum sentences to 10 years and criminalizes advocacy, drawing international condemnation.
