Anniversary of 20 years of gay marriages in Netherlands, as LGBT+ people suffer across Europe
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World’s first legally marriage was administered 20 years ago on the 1 of April 2001 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Since then 28 countries worldwide, 16 of those in western Europe, have legalised same-sex marriage. The celebration of this important milestone in LGBT+ rights is darkened by the Europe-wide pushback against LGBT+ rights. Notably, a number of Poland municipalities have been pushing to adopt so-called ‘LGBTI-free zones’,Hungary recently passed a law that prohibits adoption for same-sex couples, and in Russian controlled Chechnya there are reports of ‘gay purges’. Human rights activists note that all across Europe LGBT+ people face discrimination and even violence and the wave of anti-LGBT+ politics is a reason to remobilise to ensure safety and well-being of queer and gay peoples.
Sources: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-01/pink-cake-on-canals-amsterdam-celebrates-same-sex-weddings (same as the picture)
https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/01/twenty-years-since-the-first-gay-marriages-the-fight-for-rights-in-europe-goes-on
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/chechnyas-gay-purge-is-marked-by-harrowing-four-year-anniversary-and-men-are-still-being-detained/
