When – What
MiniPride
Like every year the PrideFestival starts with the MiniPride. The MiniPride takes place on April 29, passes by Manneken Pis and ends at the Rainbowhouse Brussels. The MiniPride starts with an opening reception at the City Hall, followed by a procession with mostly activists and a fanfare. Everybody is welcome. Check our Facebookpage: thebelgianpride.
PrideFestival
The PrideFestival starts with the MiniPride and ends with the official Parade@Pride. During the PrideFestival there are various activities organized by multiple organisations and associations from all over Belgium. More info can be found in our Agenda.
Parade@pride
The Parade@Pride is the biggest day of the PrideFestival. Parade@Pride attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the capital and puts Brussels in rainbow colors. The Parade@Pride will exeptionally be held at the Mont des Arts this year. This out of respect for the memorial that has risen there after the attacks of March, 22nd.
You can find the speech in three languages here:
Aujourd’hui, la Belgian Pride traverse Bruxelles pour la 21ième fois.
Nous sommes heureux et fiers que cette parade ait lieu.
Ce n’était pas une évidence après les horribles attentats du 22 mars qui nous ont tous profondément choqués.
Aanslagen met onschuldige slachtoffers.
Aanslagen tegen de basiswaarden van de Pride : vrijheid, gelijkheid, diversiteit en inclusie.
Deze Pride is een eerbetoon aan iedereen in de wereld die slachtoffer was en is van aanslagen tegen deze waarden.
Vandaag komen verschillende duizenden mensen samen en die komen van overal.
Wie is er hier uit Vlaanderen ?
Et de la Wallonie ?
Do we have people from Brussels ?
Do we have people from outside of Europe ?
And are there Europeans here ?
This Pride has been initiated and organised by associations of transgenders, intersexuals, bisexuals, lesbians and gay people and the partners of these associations. We welcome all those who embrace in heart and mind the values of freedom, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Cette Pride a un thème politique, une revendication politique majeure :
Je décide, ik beslis, I decide.
Les lesbigays ont obtenu des droits fondamentaux en Belgique et ceci depuis plus de dix ans. Mais la discrimination des personnes trans* et inter* est toujours bien réelle.
On incite toujours des parents à mutiler leur enfant intersexuel tout simplement parce que le législateur maintient un système binaire : tu es un homme ou une femme, un point c’est tout!
In de huidige wetgeving betreffende transgenders staan de volgende termen:
Sterilisatie-eis
Medisch attest
Diagnose
Onomkeerbaarheid
Deze woorden willen wij weg.
Nog steeds beslissen de staat, de ouders, de dokter en de psychiater wat iemands gender is.
Wij willen het anders, wij willen:
Je décide, ik beslis, I decide.
Het kan anders. In Argentinië, Denemarken en Malta heeft de wetgeving deze discriminaties laten vallen. De huidige Belgische wetgeving is in tegenspraak met de Rechten van de Mens. De regering moet daar dringend verandering in brengen !
Despite better legislation, lesbigay people still often encounter verbal or physical violence. Ihsane Jarfi and Jacques Kotnik have been killed in 2012, just because of their sexual orientation. Since then, Ihsan’s father bravely campaigns against homophobia. He invites us all to come to the Ihsan Jarfi March on May 20 in Gent.
International Solidarity is very important for the Belgian Pride.
We are able to organise our event with the support of the Regions and the Communities, the City of Brussels, of politicians, the police and with the help of many partners from different horizons. That’s amazing ! But in a lot of countries this would be simply impossible.
We want to remind you of a sentence we’ve repeated in our speeches for the last two years because unfortunately nothing has changed : homosexuality is still a crime in 75 countries and a capital offense in 7 of them.
L’année dernière, l’Europride a eu lieu à Riga. Un grand groupe d’activistes et quatre ministres belges s’y sont rendus et ont ainsi contribué à ce que les autorités locales soient obligées d’assurer la dignité et la sécurité de la Pride
Le voisin russe exerce une influence homo- et transphobe considérable dans les pays baltes. C’est la raison pour laquelle nous vous appelons à participer le 18 juin à la Baltic Pride à Vilnius, la capitale de la Lithuanie. Nous avons invité ici un des organisateurs et nous vous demandons d’applaudir Vladimiras Simonko.
Wij roepen ook iedereen op om dit jaar naar de Europride te gaan in Amsterdam op 6 augustus en wij hopen nog steeds de Europride te kunnen organiseren in Brussel in 2020.
Sinds veertien dagen zien we de regenboogkleuren op de Grote Markt van Brussel en op een tram en een bus van de MIVB, op openbare gebouwen, op parlementen en gemeentehuizen. Vandaag openen deze kleuren onze manifestatie.
Vanop het podium zullen wij de regenboogvlag doorgeven, symbool van vrijheid, gelijkheid in diversiteit.
And while the flag comes down from the stage, we offer you a scoop : the Pride.be now have their own anthem written by the Brussels’ La Diva Live and the artist Eighty Six.
La Diva sings the anthem
And THE PRIDE starts NOW
HAPPY PRIDE !
Pride@home
For the people who cannot attend the Pride in Brussels on May, 14th, we have created Pride@Home. People who celebrate the Pride at home can massively share their live videos on this page. On the other hand, they will also be able to have a live experience thanks to a fixed camera at Mont des Arts.
PrideVillage
The PrideVillage will exceptionally take place at the Mont des Arts this year. Out of security reasons the entrances to this area will be restricted to three main entrances. Everyone is and stays welcome, but we enforce our security measurements. Underneath you can find the new map of the PrideVillage.
Day Planning
11u00: Ecumenical celebration
11u30 – 13u30: VIP-reception
12u00 – 00u00: PrideVillage
14u00: Official opening + start PrideParade
Line up DJ’s
12u00 – 14u00: Swimlanes
15u00 – 16u00: The Mushins
16u00 – 17u00: Epsilon
17u00 – 18u00: Karo V
18u00 – 19u00: Spender
19u00 – 20u00: Fady One
20u00 – 21u00: DJ Ouri
21u00 – 22u00: Margaux Jerome
22u00 – 00u00: Dimitri D’Anvers
PrideParade
This big Parade starts after the opening speech and consists of many beautifully decorated floats and groups. The PrideParade will also be relocated and will follow an alternative route which you can find underneath.
