Amsterdam had to ban the use of rainbow flags in student homes because they became a target of arsonists. The same Amsterdam has incidents of violence against gay people just walking the street.
There’s a lot of towns in The Netherlands that are dealing with reactionary violence against gay people and symbols.
And then I haven’t even talked about the increase of fascist popularity.
Just because we have a few gay bars and a pride doesn’t mean we are a gay heaven or something. Homophobia is very much still a problem in The Netherlands. So much that I didn’t see gay people openly walking hand in hand an kissing in public until I moved to Belgium. So much that I, wearing a bit more flamboyant clothing, get harassed and intimidated in my Dutch hometown. And I’m not even gay.