{"id":52708,"date":"2026-05-17T10:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=52708"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:56:47","slug":"idahot-day-2026-after-216000-people-in-the-streets-the-fight-doesnt-go-on-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2026\/05\/17\/idahot-day-2026-after-216000-people-in-the-streets-the-fight-doesnt-go-on-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"IDAHOT DAY 2026 &#8211; After 216,000 people in the streets, the fight doesn\u2019t go on pause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yesterday,\u00a0Brussels Pride\u00a0marked its\u00a030th edition\u00a0with an estimated\u00a0216,000 people\u00a0filling the city centre. Under the banner\u00a0\u201cWhen Times Get Darker, We Shine Brighter\u201d, the march turned the capital into a sea of rainbow, trans, bi and intersex flags \u2013 a massive, joyful yes to queer life at a time when too many people still say no. It was a success, politically and symbolically. But today, on\u00a0IDAHOT\u00a0\u2013 the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia and Intersexphobia \u2013 the message is simple: the celebration is over, the fights continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unia, Belgium\u2019s equality body, reminds us that IDAHOT 2026 is not a ceremonial date in the calendar but a&nbsp;<strong>checkpoint<\/strong>. A moment to look at what has changed, at what hasn\u2019t, and at who still falls through the cracks when the music stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-16-195005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-16-195005.jpg 469w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-16-195005-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pride-showed-our-strength-idahot-shows-where-it-st\">Pride showed our strength; IDAHOT shows where it still hurts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The record turnout in Brussels is not nothing. 216,000 people in the streets means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a generation that refuses to disappear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>allies who understand that LGBTQIA+ rights are everyone\u2019s business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and a city that, for one day, openly chooses queer visibility over respectability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as Unia underlines, Belgium is not a queer utopia. Homophobic and transphobic assaults still happen in the street, on public transport, in schools and at work. Online, hate speech spreads quickly and is rarely sanctioned. Intersex children are still subjected to non\u2011consensual medical interventions. Trans and non\u2011binary people face obstacles in legal recognition, healthcare, employment and housing. Queer asylum seekers risk invisibility in procedures that do not understand their realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pride gives us strength and visibility.&nbsp;<strong>IDAHOT asks what we do with that strength on the other 364 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700409980_1407523238060093_1774513953287286073_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700409980_1407523238060093_1774513953287286073_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700409980_1407523238060093_1774513953287286073_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"belgium-is-highranking-but-many-lives-are-still-on\">Belgium is \u201chigh\u2011ranking\u201d, but many lives are still on low battery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In European indexes, Belgium looks good. Laws exist, protections are on paper, and the country is often quoted as a model. Yet recent reports show&nbsp;<strong>stagnation<\/strong>, especially on intersex bodily integrity, asylum and persistent forms of discrimination. Unia points to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>recurring\u00a0<strong>hate incidents<\/strong>\u00a0that never reach the courts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>discrimination in employment, housing, healthcare and access to services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the particular vulnerability of\u00a0<strong>young queer people<\/strong>, people of colour, migrants, Roma, disabled and precarious LGBTQIA+ people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For them, Pride is not just a party; it is a rare moment where the city feels temporarily safer. IDAHOT is here to remind institutions that&nbsp;<strong>safety should not be seasonal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-05-112629.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-05-112629.jpg 648w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-05-112629-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-slogans-to-policies-what-shining-brighter-sho\">From slogans to policies: what \u201cshining brighter\u201d should mean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we take this year\u2019s Pride theme seriously, \u201cshining brighter\u201d now has to mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Acting on hate<\/strong>: better training for police and magistrates, clearer protocols for recording and prosecuting hate crimes and hate speech, and real consequences for perpetrators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protecting intersex people<\/strong>: banning non\u2011necessary, non\u2011consensual surgeries on intersex children and providing reparations and support for those already affected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthening trans rights<\/strong>: easier, depathologised legal gender recognition, protection at work and in housing, and accessible, respectful healthcare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Including everyone in the picture<\/strong>: targeted measures for LGBTQIA+ people who are also racialised, undocumented, disabled, poor or homeless \u2013 those who rarely appear in glossy Pride campaigns but who face the harshest violence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unia insists that anti\u2011LGBTQIA+ hatred does not exist in a vacuum: it is linked to sexism, racism, antisemitism, anti\u2011Roma racism, ableism and other systems of oppression. Fighting one means taking all of them seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_9313-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_9313-rotated.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_9313-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-the-streets-back-to-everyday-life\">From the streets back to everyday life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Ket\u2019s readers, the day after Pride can feel strange: you go from being part of a huge, visible crowd to taking your usual tram, going back to work, maybe lowering your volume again. IDAHOT is there to stop that slide into \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question is not whether Brussels Pride was a success. It was. The question is what we&nbsp;<strong>decide to carry out of it<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do we support organisations who are doing the slow, unglamorous work \u2013 RainbowHouse, Unia, grassroots groups, shelters, legal clinics, youth centres?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do we intervene when we see harassment on the street, at school, in the office?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do we back policies and representatives who defend equality, even when it is not Pride season?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pride gave us a picture of what a queer Brussels can look like when we are many and unafraid.&nbsp;<strong>IDAHOT is an invitation to keep that picture in mind when we are fewer and more vulnerable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fight continues \u2013 in parliament, in courts, in classrooms, in families, at work, online and offline. And if yesterday showed anything, it\u2019s that we are not fighting alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KET Magazine is a community\u2011driven, non\u2011profit magazine run by volunteers based in Brussels. Get in touch to share your thoughts or tell us about your activities. You can also promote your events on our website or support our work with a donation. Contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Info@ket.brussels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Info@ket.brussels<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday,\u00a0Brussels Pride\u00a0marked its\u00a030th edition\u00a0with an estimated\u00a0216,000 people\u00a0filling the city centre. 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