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Len Buggenhout

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Freelance storyteller | Journalist & writer | Flaneur & raconteur

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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Sinds jaar en dag een punt van discussie: hoe politiek is een mainstream, "commerciële" Pride nog? Behoorlijk veel, zo blijkt als we het over #BrusselsPride hebben, om verschillende redenen. Maar ook: "Er is een limiet aan wat Brussels Pride kan bereiken."
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Brussel Pride: 'Onder de glitter schuilt een stevige politieke boodschap'
Brussels Pride oogt als een feest. Maar wie alleen de glitters ziet, mist waar het grotendeels nog om draait. De Pride blijft een eisenplatform en een moment van zichtbaarheid. Hoe die boodschap vormg
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Read this report by Roland Papp on the banned #PécsPride in Hungary, on 4 October, using a different strategy to make it happen - and another record turnout.
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Pécs Pride, another ban in Hungary with record turnout
Yet another Pride march was banned in Hungary, but in defiance of the so-called “child protection” rules, a record number of people turned out in Pécs on Saturday, 4 October.
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Het verbod op de #Pride in Boedapest was met voorsprong de meest zichtbare aanval op de #lgbtq+ gemeenschap in Europa. Maar ook in andere Oost-Europese landen ondervinden queers een aanval op hun bestaansrecht. Ik reisde naar Bulgarije, Slowakije en Bulgarije. De reportage lees je nu op MO*.
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‘Het lijkt wel alsof homofobie een nationale trots is’ – MO*
Het verbod op de Pride in Boedapest, eind juni, was de meest zichtbare aanval op de lgbtq+-gemeenschap in Europa.
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The ban on Pride in Budapest in late June was by far the most visible attack on the LGBTQ+ community in Europe. What does the future hold? Read more on the link below (and subscribe to the newsletter).
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From prohibition to resistance: Hungary's largest-ever Pride
The ban on Pride in Budapest in late June was by far the most visible attack on the LGBTQ+ community in Europe. What does the future hold?
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Lahbib: “If I have an important meeting with an official from the Hungarian government tomorrow, I will not be marching in the streets.” @hadjalahbib.bsky.social #BudapestPride #Pride
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I was in Romania for #BucharestPride and Bulgaria for #SofiaPride over the past two weekends, and LGBTQ+ rights are not in a good place there. Legally, sadly, hardly anything is regulated. Read about that complex reality and my instructive conversation with lesbian activist Cristina Sarcaru here:
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The struggles of the LGBTQ+ community in Romania and Bulgaria
The queer community in Romania and Bulgaria still encounters a wall of legal void, I noticed during Bucharest and Sofia Pride. There is hope, however, in the voices of activists like Cristina Sarcaru.
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
With #PrideMonth halfway through, it's still not too late to discover Chasing the Rainbow, a magazine about Pride that explores the LGBTQ+ community across Europe. Dive into the first issue & follow along on: chasingtherainbowmag.eu 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Tallinn Pride may be a small gathering, but Estonia's young queers are determined to be visible. Despite hesitant legislation, rainbow colours continue to gain ground in the Baltic country. Read my take on #TallinPride below 👇
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Tallinn Pride as a sign of silent progress
Tallinn Pride may be a small gathering, but Estonia's young queers are determined to be visible. Despite hesitant legislation, rainbow colours continue to gain ground in the Baltic country.
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Len Buggenhout @lenbuggenhout.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The European Pride season kicked off last Saturday with the parade in Brussels. It also marked the start of a long & proud summer along numerous other Prides. Follow along & subscribe. #BrusselsPride #Pride #LGBTQ #QueerEurope #QueerJoy #LGBTQRights #PrideIsProtest
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An eventful Pride season begins in Brussels
The European Pride season kicked off last Saturday with the parade in Brussels. More than 70,000 marchers and another 150,000 visitors made it an insanely beautiful day.
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