{"id":44711,"date":"2022-10-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=44711"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:32:28","slug":"belgium-bearpride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2022\/10\/14\/belgium-bearpride\/","title":{"rendered":"Greet the meat &#8211; Johnny Verburg is Mister Bear Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 12th edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belgiumbearpride.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belgium Bearpride<\/a> is done and dusted &#8211; bears from around the world came together in Brussels for a celebration of diversity, inclusion, and body positivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the highlights of the festivities was the election of Mister Bear Belgium 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven candidates were competing for the crown, but it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mrbearbelgium2023\/?hl=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Johnny Verburg<\/a> who was crowned top bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnny was born in Rotterdam, grew up in Spain, and now lives in Antwerp. I caught up with Johnny to talk about the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did you decide to enter the Mr Bear Belgium contest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, I participated in Mr Bear Netherlands and came second. I moved to Belgium three years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People have been encouraging me to take part in the Mr Bear Belgium contest &#8211; finally, this year, I decided to try one more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the main reasons I decided to do it was that I was again at a point where I felt insecure about my body. I wanted to convince myself that I really can be myself. That was one of the main things that I felt when competing back in 2018, the feeling that you don&#8217;t have to be ashamed about your body &#8211; that&#8217;s a beautiful thing to feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One of the main themes of Mr Bear Belgium is body positivity &#8211; what does Body Positivity mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m convinced that &#8216;body positivity&#8217; is mostly in your head. If you&#8217;re comfortable in your head, you can also feel good in your own skin. Of course, speaking from my own experience, that&#8217;s easier said than done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that everyone is always ready with an opinion about your body. The secret is not to listen to them but to just follow your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone is handsome in their own way, and everyone is unique in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did it feel when you were announced as the winner of Mr Bear Belgium?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s indescribable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was confident that I could place in the Top 3 &#8211; I thought probably I would place third, maybe second. When third place and second place were announced, I just thought that I had failed again and that everyone would laugh at me for not making it into the Top 3. I felt bad for everyone that helped me to take part in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, suddenly, I heard my name being called as the winner, that I was Mr Bear Belgium &#8211; I was numb. All the emotions and the stress came out. It was the best feeling ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The project that you will be leading will focus on providing information and support to LGBTQ refugees seeking asylum in Belgium &#8211; why did you choose this area of work to focus on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My boyfriend is from Georgia. Since we&#8217;ve been together, it&#8217;s made me realise that it&#8217;s quite difficult to find good information about health care and day-to-day life &#8211; particularly for LGBTQ people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to set up a platform that can help everyone access the information they need &#8211; it can make a big difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What advice or guidance would you give to young gay guys who might be struggling with their body image?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t listen to any negativity from people around you &#8211; most are jealous or are very insecure about themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to believe that you are handsome. If you love yourself then the world is at your feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belgiumbearpride.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out more about Belgium Bearpride<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"944\" data-id=\"44983\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/308000551_123555590471092_3518768769251401121_n.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/308000551_123555590471092_3518768769251401121_n.jpeg 934w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/308000551_123555590471092_3518768769251401121_n-297x300.jpeg 297w, 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