NETHERLANDS
Same-sex marriage OK'd [in the Netherlands; on September 12, 2000 the Dutch
Parliament "approved full marriage rights for same-sex couples by a vote
of 109-33"; some details].
P140 (v18n7)(Oct. 25, 2000): 28 (14cm.)
Dutch wedding bells [four couples recently became first gays/lesbians to be legally
married in Holland; "a new law has wiped away the last barriers to complete
equality for lesbians and gays in Holland"; "all references to gender in the laws
governing both matrimony and adoption" have been eliminated; other details].
P144 (v19n3)(April 25, 2001): 28 (15cm.)
Naar vriendschap zulk een mateloos verlangen [personal experiences of gay life
on author's trip to Sofia, Bulgaria and Amsterdam; great contrast between
the two cities]. By Jeff Dodds.
P168 (v22n3)(April 21, 2004): 6-7 (80cm.)