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Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world’s first same-sex weddings
Three couples wed as Dutch officials mark a milestone that helped inspire legal recognition in nearly 40 countries, organizers said.
- Amsterdam celebrated 25 years since same-sex weddings were first recognized, with three couples tying the knot at City Hall.
- In the U.S., same-sex marriage was recognized nationwide in 2015, with an estimated 800,000 same-sex married couples as of last year.
- While some parts of the world have legalized same-sex marriage, others like Senegal have imposed harsher penalties against the LGBTQ+ community.
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25 Years After the World's First Same-Sex Marriage: "We Didn't Know if Other Countries Would Follow"
25 years ago, on April 1, 2001, the world's first same-sex marriage was performed in the Netherlands. Heléne Faasen and Anne-Marie Thus were one of the four couples who exchanged vows at that time. At NOS, they look back on a historic moment: "It was absolute madness."
·Antwerp, Belgium
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"I do": 25 years of gay marriage in the Netherlands - DutchNews.nl
“I do”: 25 years of gay marriage in the Netherlands
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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25 Years of Love: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of Same-Sex Marriage in Amsterdam
Amsterdam commemorated the 25th anniversary of the first-ever gay marriages with a ceremony presided by Mayor Femke Halsema, continuing a legacy initiated in 2001. Prime Minister Rob Jetten expressed pride in the milestone, against a backdrop of legal and societal challenges to LGBTQ+ rights globally. Celebrations highlighted the persistence of love.
·India
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