Compare LGBT Rights in Netherlands & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
65 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1945
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2001
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Unknown
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Unknown
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