Dutch Constitution to be amended to ban discrimination based on sexuality or disability

Article 1 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be expanded to prohibit discrimination against someone because of a disability or sexual orientation. The proposal to expand the first article of the Constitution, which succinctly deals with equality, has received enough support in a vote in the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate. Amending the text of the Constitution is nearly certain as a result of Tuesday’s vote. Enshrining the rights of LGBTI people in the constitution is a "historic victory for the rainbow community," said advocacy group COC Nederland.