Exactly 20 years ago, one lbian uple and three gay upl tied the knot Amsterdam's cy hall - makg history as the Netherlands beme the first untry to allow same-sex marriage, a step sce followed by nearly 30 other natns.
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- GAY MARRIAGE THE NETHERLANDS
- LOVE IS LOVE: GAY MARRIAGE POSSIBLE FOR DUTCH MONARCH
- WHERE EUROPE STANDS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNNS
- MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
GAY MARRIAGE THE NETHERLANDS
In the untry that first legalised gay marriage, the Dutch crown prcs has the right to marry a person of any genr whout givg up her right to the throne, the prime mister said on Tuday. * gay marriage in the netherlands *
At the start of this year, the Netherlands had 20 thoand gay upl.
Until the troductn of gay marriage 2001, same-sex upl uld only formalise their relatnship through a registered partnership. Even after gay marriage was troduced, relatively many same-sex upl have been optg for a registered partnership stead of a marriage. Sce 2015, the share of gay upl optg for a partnership has creased.
The divorce rate among heterosexual upl is parable to that of gay male upl: 16 percent were divorced after ten years.
LOVE IS LOVE: GAY MARRIAGE POSSIBLE FOR DUTCH MONARCH
Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictns that have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry. * gay marriage in the netherlands *
Majory of married gay upl Amsterdam.
WHERE EUROPE STANDS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNNS
* gay marriage in the netherlands *
Sce then, over 15, 000 homosexual upl have married.
MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
One of the biggt chang the veloped world over the past 20 years has been the expansn of gay rights and the acceptance of the LGBT muny. In the U.S., a poll nducted 2004 found that Amerins opposed gay marriage by a marg of 60% to 31%. By 2019, those numbers had flipped wh 6... * gay marriage in the netherlands *
Nowadays several other untri Europe (such as Spa and Belgium) have also provid for gay marriage, but same-sex upl should always bear md that their marriage and s nsequenc will not be accepted every untry.
In the untry that first legalized gay marriage, the Dutch crown prcs has the right to marry a person of any genr whout givg up her right to the throne, the Prime Mister of the Netherlands said on Tuday. * gay marriage in the netherlands *
The Netherlands was the first untry to legalize same-sex marriage, but homosexual upl still face obstacl when they wish to have children. Eleven years after the Netherlands beme the first untry to legalize same-sex marriage, homosexual upl still marry far ls often than heterosexual upl, partly bee they still face obstacl when they wish to have children. Jt 20% of Dutch homosexual upl are married, pared wh 80% of heterosexual upl, h figur by Statistics Netherlands show.