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Saturday 26 May RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

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Pride Photo Award 2011: touching and sometimes shocking (06-09-2011)

The Pride Photo Award is an international contest for photographs about sexual and gender diversity. The organisation hopes the competition will...

Same-sex wedding cake

Same-sex marriage

Since 2001, same-sex marriages have been legal in the Netherlands, and thousands of gay and lesbian couples have entered into marriage. This is a summary of the legal situation affecting same-sex couples.

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Article: FAQ: Same-sex marriage
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Video: Help, my wife is a lesbian!
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Video: Registrar fired over refusal to marry...
Article: Is Facebook homophobic?

Bulletin: Million-euro golden handshake for RNW director?
Bulletin: Million-euro golden handshake for RNW director?
Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad reports that Radio Netherlands Worldwide General...
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Bulletin: Dutch insurers pay for Christian anti-gay therapy
Bulletin: Dutch insurers pay for Christian anti-gay therapy
Dutch national daily Trouw reports that therapy intended to cure gay and...
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Bulletin: 'Political struggle for gay emancipation won'
Bulletin: 'Political struggle for gay emancipation won'
The political fight for gay emancipation in the Netherlands is over, according to...
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Bulletin: Rutte guarantees same-sex marriage across Netherlands
Bulletin: Rutte guarantees same-sex marriage across Netherlands
Prime Minister Mark Rutte says he guarantees that same-sex couples will be able to tie...
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Bulletin: Majority MPs: civil servants should marry gay couples
Bulletin: Majority MPs: civil servants should marry gay couples
A majority of Dutch MPs think civil servants who perform marriage ceremonies should no...
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Bulletin: Dutch cabinet dodges gay wedding controversy
Bulletin: Dutch cabinet dodges gay wedding controversy
The Dutch government has postponed a decision on whether to allow municipalities to...
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Bulletin: Dutch anti-gay hate crimes up
Bulletin: Dutch anti-gay hate crimes up
A number of the Dutch papers are reporting that a helpline for victims of anti-gay hate...
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Bulletin: No more anti-gay-marriage registrars
Bulletin: No more anti-gay-marriage registrars
Amsterdam no longer has any marriage registrars with moral objections to same-sex...
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Bulletin: Gay Pride packs Amsterdam canals
Bulletin: Gay Pride packs Amsterdam canals
The annual Gay Pride Canal Parade in Amsterdam saw an overcast, but warm and dry start...
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Bulletin: Longest ever Amsterdam Gay Pride starts
Bulletin: Longest ever Amsterdam Gay Pride starts
Starting Saturday 30 July, Amsterdam will be hosting the 16th edition of its Amsterdam...
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Video highlights

gay couple walking down the street

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"Pray the gay away" therapy covered by Dutch insurance

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Help, my wife is a lesbian!

[media:factfile]After 25 years of marriage to a man, Anne discovered that...

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Registrar fired over refusal to marry gays

Finy Wobbes is one of 100 marriage registrars in the Netherlands who refuse...

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Amsterdam's Gay Pride canal parade draws crowds

For the 16th time, Amsterdam’s waterways have played host to the now...

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Rainbow weddings celebrate 10th anniversary

Ten years ago the Netherlands introduced same-sex marriage, opening the way...

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