#OnThisDay in 2001, four same-sex couplesπ³οΈβπtied the knot in Amsterdam's city hall, making history as the Netherlands π³π± became the first country to legalise gay marriageπ 
Gert Kasteel & Dolf Pasker were one of those couplesπ€΅π€΅
βIβm very proud that itβs possible,β Gert said.
Before he could complete his sentence, Dolf added, βThat we could play a little part of it. We made history.β
βIβm very proud that itβs possible,β Gert said.
Before he could complete his sentence, Dolf added, βThat we could play a little part of it. We made history.β
20 years after the first legal same-sex weddings in the Netherlands, gay marriage has taken off around the worldπ
Same-sex marriage is now legal in 28 UN member states π
Europe led the way on same-sex marriage, with Belgium legalising it in 2003 π§πͺ
Spain and Canada were neck and neckππΏββοΈwhen it came to same-sex marriage legislation.
Canada's parliament passed a bill two days before Spain's in June 2005, but the law came into effect in Spain sooner π₯
Canada's parliament passed a bill two days before Spain's in June 2005, but the law came into effect in Spain sooner π₯
South Africa legalised same-sex marriage in 2006 and is still the only African country to have done so πΏπ¦
Argentina was the first Latin American country to allow same-sex weddings in 2010 π¦π·
Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriages in 2019 πΉπΌ
In May 2020, Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to let same-sex couples marry π¨π·
Almost a third of adults globally think gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to marry, according to a 2016 @ILGAWORLD survey of almost 100,000 people in 65 countriesπ
So where do things stand in the Netherlands 20 years on?
There are now 20,000 married same-sex couples in the countryππ½π¨π½βπ€βπ¨πΌ
There are now 20,000 married same-sex couples in the countryππ½π¨π½βπ€βπ¨πΌ
In fact, gay and lesbian couples represent 1.7% of all couples who have married in the Netherlands in the last two decades π
Do you have any memories of same-sex marriages that youβd like to share?π³οΈβπ
If so, reply belowπ
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