Rainbow flags and pride banners along an Amsterdam canal during WorldPride.

The Netherlands Hosts WorldPride With a Gay Prime Minister and 25 Years of Marriage Equality

As WorldPride fills Amsterdam this summer, the Netherlands is marking a quarter-century of marriage equality with an openly gay head of government for the first time. Here's what the moment actually means — and where the work still is.

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An EU member state that banned 'LGBT propaganda' in schools, refuses to recognize same-sex couples, and won't let trans people change their documents. Bulgaria is one of the hardest places to be openly queer in the Union — and one of the most overlooked.

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The State of LGBTQ+ Rights in Bulgaria in 2026

An EU member state that banned 'LGBT propaganda' in schools, refuses to recognize same-sex couples, and won't let trans people change their documents. Bulgaria is one of the hardest places to be openly queer in the Union — and one of the most overlooked.

By TrueQueer

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