Marian Lens is one of the LGBTI+ pioneers of Brussels. For years, she was the owner of the only feminist-lesbian bookstore Artemys, and worked hard for the creation of the Brussels Rainbowhouse. She is also the driving force behind the L-tours: walks that cover the...
The European Parliament recently (18/12/2019) adopted a resolution condemning discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people. More specifically, it targeted the ‘LGBT-free zones’ that many Polish authorities have proclaimed. Belgian cities such as...
A few weeks ago I was in Taipei (Taiwan) for a conference on same-sex marriages. I heard stories about legal battles, boycotts by opposition parties, demonstrations for and against… In Belgium, I myself took part in the campaign for ‘gay marriage’...
Eigenlijk kunnen hetero’s de holebi- en trans-eisen beter verdedigen dan zijzelf. Hetero’s gaan dan namelijk voor de ‘grote principes’, ze worden er zelf niet beter van en zijn daardoor geloofwaardiger. Voilà. Ik was op een congres in Warschau over LGBTI+rechten toen...
