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LGBTQIA+ Brussels

Brussels is Belgium’s LGBTQIA+ capital. All the main hangouts are in the centre of the city, just behind the town hall. The Brussels tourist office has devoted several pages on its website to LGBT visitors, including an interactive map.

Rainbow Brussels

Same-sex marriage and adoption are legal in Belgium. That goes some way to explaining why gays and lesbians like living in Brussels. LGBT establishments in the city are easy to find, because they display a rainbow sticker or flag.

Holebi

The External linkRainbow House is a café and information centre for questions about sexuality and gender and a favourite hangout for most Brussels LGBT organisations. External linkTels Quels (FR) also has a café/meeting space and a social service in Brussels.

LGBT festivals & parties

  • External linkBelgian Pride is held in Brussels every May, preceded by a rainbow week or followed by a range of activities and events.
  • Brussels also plays host to several LGBT film festivals.
  • Sport it up! You can also join a External linkLGBT sports club to meet people like you while staying in trim.
  • In the section 'External linkGay' of visit.brussels you will find a survey of the LGBT life in Brussels.

Who to contact

Contact us

Maison Arc-en-Ciel de Bruxelles

Rue du Marché au Charbon, 42
1000 Brussels

Contact us

Tels Quels

Rue du Marché au Charbon, 81
1000 Brussels