Queerguru wants to add their congratulations and very best wishes to Rob Jeffen who has just been appointed as the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of The Netherlands   He has served as the Leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) since August 2023, and previously, he served in the Dutch Cabinet as Minister for Climate and Energy Policy from 2022 to 2024 and as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2024.

38-year-old Jetten is a moderate politician who has a pro-European position, an interest in climate issues and an insistence on democratic reformation. During almost ten years of career in national politics, he has earned a reputation as a practical deal-maker and reformist.  Possibly the next milestone in his life will be marriage to his fiancée 27-year-old Nico Keenan, an Argentian Olympic field hockey player 

(LGBTQ) rights in the Netherlands are among the most advanced in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France invaded the country and installed the Napoleonic Code, erasing any remaining sodomy laws. No more sodomy laws were enacted after the country gained independence. An age of consent equal to that of heterosexual activity was put in place in 1971. During the late 20th century, awareness surrounding homosexuality grew, and society became more tolerant of gay and bisexual people.

The changes eventually led to homosexuality’s declassification as a mental illness in 1973 and a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation in the military. The Equal Treatment Act 1994 bans discrimination on account of sexual orientation in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas. This was extended in 2019 to include discrimination based on gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.^[4] After the country began granting same-sex couples registered partnerships benefits in 1998, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001. Same-sex joint and stepchild adoption are also permitted, and lesbian couples can access IVF as well.