Laatste Brusselse gemeenteraad voor Bruno De Lille

door © Bruzz / BELGA Voor gewezen Brussels staatssecretaris en Brussels parlementslid Bruno De Lille (Groen) is het maandag de laatste keer dat hij als gemeenteraadslid de gemeenteraad van de stad Brussel bijwoont. Op 1 september wordt De Lille directeur van...
Decolonizing is more than taking Leopold II off his pedestal

Decolonizing is more than taking Leopold II off his pedestal

In 2020 Congo will be independent for 60 years. Independence put an end to 75 years of Belgian interference and domination in Congo. First 23 years as personal property of King Leopold II, and then 52 years as a Belgian colony. Despite the long period since...
Covid-19 affects Moroccan homosexuals in more than one way

Covid-19 affects Moroccan homosexuals in more than one way

A few days ago, the UN issued a global call to take into account the needs of the vulnerable LGBTI+group when tackling Covid-19. They did not even mention authoritarian leaders such as Viktor Orban using the pandemic to reduce LGBTI+ rights. The UN notes that...
Same-sex marriage leads to the end of mankind! Really?

Same-sex marriage leads to the end of mankind! Really?

Time to stop Orbán Fidesz, Viktor Orbán’s party, may have been suspended as a member of the European People’s Party, but that does not stop Orbán from expressing his opinion on the direction the EPP should take. A few days ago he published his...
A year of rainbow garlands and champagne

A year of rainbow garlands and champagne

Last week it was party time in Northern Ireland. On January 13th, same-sex marriage finally became legal there. Throughout Facebook and Twitter you could see videos of LGBTI+ people counting down to midnight to hug, to kiss and to propose to each other. I watched...