{"id":3328,"date":"2015-06-30T10:02:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T10:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2015-06-30T10:02:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T10:02:15","slug":"love-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/love-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Wins!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Love Wins
(photo by Robert Couse-Baker taken from Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

There has been a lot of hype with the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to legalize gay marriage. About 26 million Facebook users updated their photographs with a rainbow flag, and many companies also joined the rainbow flag craze. Even the White House issued an image of the house with a rainbow flag.<\/p>\n

When my husband got home from work, I excitedly updated him on the news across the pond. When we talked about the decision by the Supreme Court, he wasn’t the least bit excited nor did he see it as a landmark. I was shocked! How could this news not be big regardless of what your opinion on the subject is?<\/p>\n

I finally commented about his lack of surprise, and asked what his opinion on the subject was and he simply replied, “Waarom niet?”<\/em><\/p>\n

It took me a while to understand his attitude towards the subject. I grew up in the U.S. and in Mexico (Only \u00a0a handful of states in Mexico allow same-sex marriage, but the Mexican Supreme Court recently ruled that all states must accept same-sex marriage licenses from other states). Last week’s decision was a big deal in my head, but not in his. I began my research on the topic to understand where he was coming from.<\/p>\n

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In 1979, the Netherlands accepted what was called a\u00a0samenlevingscontract<\/em>\u00a0that allowed same-sex couples could have limited rights when living together. Couples didn’t have to be registered at the gemeente\u00a0<\/em>to have these limited rights.<\/p>\n

In 1997, the Netherlands finally allowed a registered\u00a0samenlevingscontract\u00a0<\/em>for everyone. Many couples regardless of their sexual preference have benefited from this, especially those not wishing to marry but to live together.<\/p>\n

On April 1st, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. In Amsterdam, the\u00a0burgemeester\u00a0<\/em>married the first couples to be benefited by this law.<\/p>\n

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After having researched the topic in the Netherlands, I realized why my husband wasn’t the least bit surprised nor moved. For the last 14 years, it has been common practice in the Netherlands. While discrimination might still be around, the laws have been more inclusive of everyone for far longer than other countries. It seems that love has been winning in the Netherlands for quite a long time!<\/p>\n

Does your country have similar laws?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There has been a lot of hype with the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to legalize gay marriage. About 26 million Facebook users updated their photographs with a rainbow flag, and many companies also joined the rainbow flag craze. Even the White House issued an image of the house with…<\/p>\n

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