Sexual orientation
Dutch lawLawRules which decide what you may and may not do. Every country has…Read more forbids discriminationDiscriminationTreating people differently, for example because they have another skin colour, sex or…Read more because of sexual orientationSexual orientationFeeling sexually and emotionally attracted to someone. This can be someone of the opposite…Read more. For example: for work, leisure, education, services, housing.
Certain crimes (such as damage to property or verbal or physical violence) are punished more heavily if they are motivated by hatred against lesbianLesbianA woman who is attracted to another woman. A woman is lesbian (homosexual)…Read more women, gay men, bisexuals or transgenderTransgenderWhen the sex someone was assigned at birth does not correspond to how they feel and/or…Read more persons.
In the Netherlands, gay and lesbian couples can marry and legally live together, or take a registered partnershop. Two men or two women can also have a child together.
Lesbian couple with children
If you are the victimVictimSomeone who suffers from something which is not their fault.Read more of violence because of your sexual orientation or gender identityGender identityThe inner feeling of being a man, a woman or both. A person’s…Read more, you can mention or report it to a special police department called Roze in Blauw (Pink in Blue). You can also call, e-mail or chat with someone from the LGBT helpline called Switchboard for more information.