On April 1st 2001 the Netherlands was the first country in the world that allowed the marriage to same-sex couples. Since then, in the Netherlands, where about 15,000 gay couples tie the knot. The Dutch gay organization COC 'is proud of the export product', but still sees problems.
The Dutch were world leader, as they allowed gay marriage on April 1st 2001. Four couples were married at the time on the first day of possibility, and since then more than 15,000 couples are followed. The European countries of Belgium (2003), Spain (2005), Sweden (2009) and most recently Portugal and Iceland (2010) followed later the example of the Dutch, what erfülllt the Dutch homosexual organization COC with pride: "The opening of marriage was our best export product. In the decade was followed by an impressive number of nine countries in our example. "
Despite all the jubilation of the occasion he may be forgotten but not in the Netherlands, that even there, yet there is no absolute equality. So gay couples are, for example in relation to family reunification or family law still at a disadvantage. Even if you so proud of what the lead, there is still the joy clouding point: "Equality does not, unfortunately, automatically equal", as well as the growing number of violent incidents against gays or serious problems of homosexuals in the school show. Also, there is still capable officials who would refuse to marry same-sex couples, such as the Dutch homosexual organization COC regrets in an open letter to the government. "The elimination of these differences would be the best present for the 10-year anniversary."
Source: Gaywien.at
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