What LGBTQ+ rights are at stake in the Netherlands elections?
Once one of the world’s most progressive countries, the Netherlands could soon see a far-right party in government after an unexpected surge in the polls, which campaigners fear could set back transgender rights by decades. Ahead of the general election on Wednesday, the Freedom Party (PVV), led by known Islam-critic Geert Wilders, is now neck-and-neck with the largest party in the ruling coalition, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). The PVV has made it clear it does not support what it calls “gender policies” or “diversity posturing” in…
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