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Marriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001)

On 1 April 2001 Amsterdam married the first same-sex couples in the world.

Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands
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When is Marriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001) in 2027?

Marriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001) 2027 is on Thursday, 1 April 2027. Other years: 2026, Wednesday, 1 April 2026; 2028, Saturday, 1 April 2028.

About Marriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001)

The Netherlands became the first country to open civil marriage to same-sex couples when its law came into force on 1 April 2001. At midnight the mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, married four couples at the city hall. The change followed years of debate and registered partnerships introduced in 1998. Same-sex marriage is legal in the Netherlands, and the law also covers the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. Since then more than thirty countries have followed. As of 2026 the position is different in each country and changing; check current law.

Marriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001) dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearMarriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001) date
2026Wednesday, 1 April 2026
2027Thursday, 1 April 2027
2028Saturday, 1 April 2028

What is served

  • cake
  • stroopwafel

Wedding customs of Marriage Equality, Netherlands (1 April 2001)

Same-sex marriage in the NetherlandsThe Dutch law.Same-sex marriageThe wider history.

Also part of it, and being written: Job Cohen (The mayor who married the first couples.).

About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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