{"id":50988,"date":"2026-01-06T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=50988"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:57:45","slug":"thirty-years-of-belgian-pride-what-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2026\/01\/06\/thirty-years-of-belgian-pride-what-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirty Years of Belgian Pride: What Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thirty years of Belgian Pride means thirty years of streets reclaimed, visible bodies, and slogans that shift with the times. Between political march, queer carnival, and tourist attraction, Pride in Brussels tells the story of a movement that has won major battles while watching rainbow capitalism move into the parade.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See you on Saturday, 16 May 2026\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From militant beginnings to \u201cThe Belgian Pride\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Belgian Pride grew out of the first \u201cGay Days\u201d at the end of the 1970s, organised by collectives like De Rooie Vlinder and, later, by associations such as Tels Quels. In 1996, the first large, unified march in Brussels, led by the Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride association, marked the start of an annual event that gradually consolidated and eventually took the name The Belgian Pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From early on, the march was built around clear demands: anti-discrimination laws, legal recognition of same-sex couples, marriage and adoption rights, rights for trans people, increased lesbian, bi and intersex visibility. A significant part of these demands turned into concrete legal progress in the 2000s, strengthening the idea that Pride is both an efficient political tool and a moment of celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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