- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019) ?
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) ?
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) ?
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) ?
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) ?
By The Numbers
History
Homosexual activity in Netherlands is legal.
Since May 5, 1945
1730–1811
Same-sex marriage in Netherlands is legal.
Since Apr 1, 2001
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Netherlands is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Netherlands is legal, surgery not required.
Since Dec 18, 2013
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Netherlands is recognized.
Since Oct 2018
A more streamlined way to proceed is currently being studied.
LGBT discrimination in Netherlands is illegal.
Since Feb 2023
LGBT employment discrimination in Netherlands is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jan 1, 1993
LGBT housing discrimination in Netherlands is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jan 1, 1993
Same-sex adoption in Netherlands is legal.
Since Sep 12, 2000
Serving openly in military in Netherlands is legal.
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMs in Netherlands is legal.
Since Sep 1, 2021
Conversion therapy in Netherlands is not banned.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Netherlands.
- Aruba (country)
- Curaçao (country)
- Sint Maarten (country)
- Bonaire (Special Municipality)
- Saba (Special Municipality)
- Sint Eustatius (Special Municipality)