{"id":44927,"date":"2022-09-20T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T11:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=44927"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:31:11","slug":"pascal-smet-from-the-closet-to-the-front-line-of-lgbtq-activism-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/fr\/2022\/09\/20\/pascal-smet-from-the-closet-to-the-front-line-of-lgbtq-activism-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Pascal Smet : Du placard \u00e0 la ligne de front de l'activisme LGBTQ en Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'une des forces d'un \u00e9v\u00e9nement tel que l'EuroPride est de voir des repr\u00e9sentants de villes de toute l'Europe se r\u00e9unir pour soutenir la communaut\u00e9 LGBTQ locale h\u00f4te - cette ann\u00e9e, la ville h\u00f4te \u00e9tait Belgrade en Serbie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une importante d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de Bruxelles a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'une des plus visibles \u00e0 Belgrade, participant \u00e0 la conf\u00e9rence sur les droits de l'homme, organisant des d\u00e9bats et des r\u00e9ceptions, et affrontant des manifestants homophobes pour prendre part \u00e0 la marche des fiert\u00e9s dans les rues de la ville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pascalsmetbrussels\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pascal Smet<\/a> - secr\u00e9taire d'\u00c9tat de la r\u00e9gion de Bruxelles-Capitale - a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans la constitution de cette alliance de soutien de la capitale belge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passionn\u00e9e, enthousiaste et \u00e9nergique, Mme Smet est convaincue de l'importance pour Bruxelles de jouer un r\u00f4le de premier plan en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9galit\u00e9 LGBTQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1-1536x691.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1-18x8.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-7.58.52-PM-1.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me suis assis avec Smet pour discuter de ce qui l'a amen\u00e9 \u00e0 Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Au d\u00e9but de ma carri\u00e8re politique, j'\u00e9tais renferm\u00e9...\" explique Smet. \"Je ne parlais jamais de ma sexualit\u00e9 - j'avais peur que les autres la d\u00e9couvrent. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, le contexte \u00e9tait un peu diff\u00e9rent. Je vivais dans une communaut\u00e9 rurale. Je faisais partie d'un parti progressiste, mais ils \u00e9taient encore conservateurs sur des questions comme l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 LGBTQ.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"J'avais peur que ma sexualit\u00e9 soit utilis\u00e9e contre moi. Avec le recul, je ne peux pas d\u00e9signer un moment pr\u00e9cis o\u00f9 ma sexualit\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9e contre moi, mais \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque - quand vous \u00eates en plein dedans - c'est toujours dans un coin de votre t\u00eate, vous y pensez trop, vous avez peur de ce que les autres vont dire.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"\u00c0 28 ans, j'ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de quitter la campagne et d'aller vivre \u00e0 Bruxelles. \u00c0 l'\u00e9poque, je ne cachais pas ma sexualit\u00e9 - les gens savaient que j'\u00e9tais homosexuel. Je n'en parlais que lorsque cela me semblait n\u00e9cessaire dans mon travail politique - je ne voulais pas \u00eatre 'le politicien gay' mais je voulais contr\u00f4ler le r\u00e9cit de ma sexualit\u00e9.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Le fait de pouvoir parler de ma sexualit\u00e9 m'a permis de devenir un meilleur politicien - je suis devenu plus digne de confiance et plus authentique. J'ai \u00e9galement vu l'impact personnel - j'ai re\u00e7u beaucoup d'emails et de messages de jeunes queer qui m'ont dit que j'\u00e9tais un mod\u00e8le pour eux.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9aliser le pouvoir de l'authenticit\u00e9 est une chose, mais assumer la mission de d\u00e9fendre l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 LGBTQ dans des pays autres que le sien est un pas hors de la zone de confort pour la plupart des politiciens. J'ai demand\u00e9 \u00e0 M. Smet pourquoi il tenait tant \u00e0 ce que Bruxelles soit repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0 l'EuroPride de Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Nous sommes une ville ouverte d'esprit - nous l'avons toujours \u00e9t\u00e9...\", a r\u00e9pondu Smet. \"Les gens viennent \u00e0 Bruxelles pour pouvoir \u00eatre eux-m\u00eames. Nous ne sommes pas parfaits, nous avons encore des probl\u00e8mes, mais notre ville est incroyablement diverse en termes de culture et de langue - la diversit\u00e9 fait partie de notre ADN.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Nous sommes aussi plus que Bruxelles, la capitale de la Belgique. Nous sommes la capitale de l'Union europ\u00e9enne - c'est quelque chose qui est reconnu dans le monde entier. Nous avons la responsabilit\u00e9 de jouer un r\u00f4le de leader en soutenant les personnes qui ont besoin de nous et en relayant un message d'espoir.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Personnellement, je me sens fi\u00e8re - c'est un honneur de pouvoir repr\u00e9senter Bruxelles \u00e0 un \u00e9v\u00e9nement tel que l'EuroPride, et de sentir que notre voix est entendue. Pour moi, cela me donne l'impression de donner quelque chose en retour et de contribuer \u00e0 une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 plus ouverte pour les autres personnes LGBTQ. C'est ce que je retiens personnellement : m\u00eame de petites contributions peuvent faire une diff\u00e9rence positive dans le monde dans lequel nous vivons.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il est difficile d'\u00e9valuer le succ\u00e8s d'un \u00e9v\u00e9nement tel que l'EuroPride. Une marche homosexuelle dans les rues de Belgrade a-t-elle contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 pousser la Serbie \u00e0 embrasser l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 LGBTQ ou a-t-elle enflamm\u00e9 davantage un pays d\u00e9j\u00e0 polaris\u00e9 ? J'ai demand\u00e9 \u00e0 M. Smet ce qu'il esp\u00e9rait de la pr\u00e9sence de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de Bruxelles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"J'esp\u00e8re que la communaut\u00e9 LGBTQ ici \u00e0 Belgrade se rend compte qu'elle n'est pas seule, qu'elle sait que les gens \u00e0 Bruxelles observent et soutiennent, et qu'elle se rend compte que la capitale de l'Europe est l\u00e0 pour elle.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Par nature, je suis optimiste. Je pense que le bien finira toujours par l'emporter - \u00e9ventuellement. Mais, en attendant, nous avons quelques d\u00e9fis \u00e0 relever.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"C'est plus compliqu\u00e9 dans certains pays. L'acceptation des personnes LGBTQ s'inscrit dans un d\u00e9bat identitaire plus large lorsque certains politiciens jouent sur les peurs des gens - en faisant r\u00e9f\u00e9rence aux valeurs traditionnelles et \u00e0 l'identit\u00e9. C'est une r\u00e9action compr\u00e9hensible au mondialisme que les gens reviennent \u00e0 une forme de localisme. Lorsque le localisme est inclusif, ce n'est pas un probl\u00e8me, mais lorsqu'il devient exclusif, il devient un probl\u00e8me - il peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 comme un outil politique pour gagner du pouvoir politique.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Il est important que nous, en tant que membres de l'Union europ\u00e9enne, r\u00e9agissions de mani\u00e8re intelligente. Nous devons faire preuve d'empathie face aux craintes des gens. La lutte pour l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 des droits est une question de droits de l'homme, mais cela peut \u00eatre un peu abstrait - nous devons parler en termes de tous les jours et nous concentrer sur les \u00e9motions et les sentiments.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J'\u00e9tais int\u00e9ress\u00e9e par les projets de Mme Smet au-del\u00e0 de l'EuroPride \u00e0 Belgrade, \u00e0 savoir si ce type de mission de sensibilisation s'inscrirait dans le cadre d'une campagne d'\u00e9galit\u00e9 permanente men\u00e9e par la r\u00e9gion de Bruxelles-Capitale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Je veux vraiment positionner Bruxelles comme une ville LGBTQ-friendly...\" confirme Smet. \"Les personnes LGBTQ sont les bienvenues dans notre ville - en tant que touriste, mais aussi pour vivre, travailler et investir.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Nous continuerons \u00e9galement \u00e0 soutenir les communaut\u00e9s LGBTQ \u00e0 travers l'Europe o\u00f9 il est difficile d'organiser des \u00e9v\u00e9nements ou de cr\u00e9er des publications m\u00e9diatiques queer.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"De plus, nous continuerons \u00e0 montrer aux personnes LGBTQ de toute l'Europe qu'elles ne sont pas seules. C'est vraiment puissant - c'est une contribution importante que nous pouvons apporter pour construire une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 meilleure pour nous tous.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-5.52.29-PM1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-5.52.29-PM1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-5.52.29-PM1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-5.52.29-PM1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-17-at-5.52.29-PM1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L'une des forces 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