KLM customers who prefer not to be addressed as male or female can now indicate this when booking. They can indicate that they identify as non-binary or choose to omit the address altogether. When travelers indicate that they want to omit the address, the airline simply calls them by name. KLM also recently decided to … Read more
07 mei 2023 om 17:14Update: 40 minuten geleden The rainbow flag of an LGBTQ+ association in Delft was deliberately burned, the police reported. This probably happened in the night from Saturday to Sunday. The flag hung on the facade of the building on the Lange Geer in the city center. It is the flag of … Read more
AFPAn anti-law demonstration in Pretoria, South Africa NOS News•today, 6:12 pm•Amended today, 6:24 PM In Uganda, a controversial new anti-LGBTI law that allows for the death penalty has been postponed for the time being. Unexpectedly, President Yoweri Museveni sent the law back to parliament last night with orders to amend it. It is unclear why … Read more
From now on, the municipality of Utrecht will pay for the declaration of expertise that residents need when they want to change their gender on the birth certificate and in the basic registration. BIJ1 and the Party for the Animals wondered whether the municipality reimburses the costs of administrative change of sex. Mayor Sharon Dijksma … Read more
The municipality of Utrecht will pay for the expertise statement that residents need when they want to change their gender. That reports RTV Utrecht in response to requests for advice from BIJ1 and the Party for the Animals. The two parties wondered whether the municipality reimburses the costs for administrative change of gender. Mayor Sharon … Read more
17 jan 2023 om 14:13Update: een uur geleden Article 1 of the Constitution explicitly states that people may not be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or disability. The Senate approved that proposal on Tuesday. Interest groups speak of a historic victory. It was already forbidden to discriminate against these groups of people, but … Read more
08 dec 2022 om 14:13Update: 2 uur geleden The number of schools celebrating Purple Friday is growing rapidly. On Friday, around three thousand schools will participate in the day dedicated to sexual and gender diversity. Three years ago there were still a thousand, the interest organization COC told NU.nl. On Purple Friday, attention is paid … Read more
07 dec 2022 om 10:45 A hand covering the mouth: more and more Indonesians are sharing images of this gesture on social networks. It is a protest against new laws that the Indonesian parliament approved on Tuesday. They make unmarried cohabitation and premarital sex a criminal offence, but residents fear the impact will be much … Read more
After the House of Representatives, the US Senate also passed a law that should protect same-sex marriage. The Senate passed the law Tuesday by 61 to 36 votes. In addition to most Democrats, eleven Republicans also voted in favor of the bill. The result allays the fears of progressive Americans who fear the Supreme Court’s … Read more
A 68-year-old man and his partner were attacked in Meer en Vaart in Amsterdam on Sunday evening. The man confronted a motorist about his driving behavior. He didn’t like him and hit and pushed him. Police say the perpetrator made discriminatory remarks. The injuries were so severe that the victim had to be taken to … Read more