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The Netherlands has strengthened its advisory system for LGBTQ+ people who may travel to the US, highlighting a concern among European nations about Washington's policies towards sexual minorities.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry's travel advice portal emphasizes that people belonging to a sexual minority should be aware that "laws and customs in the US towards LGBTQI+ people may differ from those in the Netherlands."
Following the Dutch announcement, the Belgian government announced that it is also working on updating travel advice in light of stricter border controls and changing attitudes towards transgender people and the LGBTQ+ community, Flemish public broadcaster VRT reported.
German and Finnish authorities have also strengthened their travel warnings for the US after President Donald Trump took steps to remove some protections for sexual minorities, such as accepting only M or F (male or female) as gender identification on passports and visas.
"This reflects a sad and completely unnecessary reality," said Dutch MEP Kim van Sparrentak, from the Green group.
Van Srrentak, who also chairs the European Parliament's LGBTIQ+ intergroup, stressed that liberal European fears are "not only for people traveling to the US, but also for a large part of the American population, especially trans and intersex people."
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