AMSTERDAM — Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Friday said more needs to be done to defend transgender people and their rights. Jetten in February became the Netherlands’ first openly gay prime minister. They include former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, former Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, and Andorran Prime Minister Xavier Espot Zamora. The Dutch prime minister further pointed out that conservatives began “to attack the debate on toilets or starting this debate about trans people in Olympic games.” Former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar speaks at the World Pride Human Rights Conference in Amsterdam on Aug. 7, 2026.