What is life really like for LGBT people in the Netherlands?

I have, to be honest, not that much experience with being out with a same sex partner. I had a girlfriend for half a year and my present wife who only visited me for 7 weeks 4 years ago. read more

Not even to mention transgender people. On violence and where it comes from: According to Statistics Netherlands figures (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2013),lesbians and gay men more often feel unsafe than do heterosexuals; homosexuals are alsomore often the victim of crime and disrespectful behaviour. read more

The Netherlands was the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage and has the oldest, still existing, LGBT action group/organisation in the world. The COC. Overall The Netherlands is a great place to live as a member of the LGBT community. read more

According to a 2016 rapport from the Netherlands Institute for Social Research, most Dutch have a positive attitude towards homosexuality. Only 7% of the Dutch viewed homosexuality and bisexuality negatively and 10% viewed transgender people negatively. However, 3.8% of gays and lesbians were victims of violence, compared to 2.4% of heterosexuals. read more

Over the past two years, his asylum application has been denied twice because the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) does not believe his story, part of a growing trend affecting dozens of other LGBT refugees in the Netherlands. read more