Gay&Night-ZiZo Juli 2015

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MGV SKELTE WILLEMS
‘Ik heb vroeger veel moeten slikken’
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VIOLET CHACHKI
‘I’d love to be seen as the burlesque queen of drag’
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MÅNS ZELMERLÖW
‘My homophobe remarks were a really big thing in Sweden’
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MOUNIR SAMUEL
‘Noem mij maar Mo’
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BIANCA DEL RIO
‘After 7 seasons, every viewer thinks he’s a fucking expert’
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Werkingssubsidies voor Holebifoon en Transgender
Infopunt – Verbod bloeddonatie door homo- en
bi-mannen wordt onderzocht
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ONLY GAYBAR IN THE VILLAGE
‘De Turken vinden ons best interessant’
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COLUMN
Irene Hemelaar
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HEY MS. DJ / COLUMN
Shug La Sheedah / Misha M
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REVIEWS
Boldly Queer / Jurassic World / Inside Out
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AGENDA
Roze Zondag Kwaku / RE:SET
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GOINGS
Gayguides voor Amsterdam, Antwerpen, Rotterdam,
Haarlem, Nijmegen, Groningen, Brussel en
Gent
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OUT & ABOUT
Gaypride Amersfoort – Roze Maandag Tilburg – De
MANege – Roze Woensdag – Unicorn Festival
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COLOFON / YPE

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/ NIEUWS
Werkingssubsidies voor
Holebifoon en Transgender
Infopunt
De Holebifoon krijgt voor het eerst
vanuit de bevoegdheid Gelijke
Kansen een subsidie van 40.000
euro. Het Transgender Infopunt
(TIP) krijgt een verhoging van
60.000 naar 100.000 euro.
Vlaams parlementsleden Piet De Bruyn
(N-VA), Els Robeyns (sp.a) en Ann Brusseel
(Open Vld) bevroegen Vlaams minister voor
Gelijke Kansen Liesbeth Homans (N-VA)
naar aanleiding van de Belgian Pride en de
Internationale Dag Tegen Homofobie en
Transfobie (IDAHOT) op 17 mei.
‘Het Transgender Infopunt bewees op korte
termijn welke grote rol het kan spelen in
het informeren en bijstaan van iedereen die
vragen heeft over transgenderisme’, zegt De
Bruyn. ‘En ook de Holebifoon is een initiatief
dat op een laagdrempelige manier informatie
biedt en hulp verleent aan iedereen die met
vragen zit rond seksuele oriëntatie. Ik weet
uit eigen ervaring hoe belangrijk het is om
op zo’n dienst een beroep te kunnen doen
op momenten dat het moeilijk gaat. Dit
engagement verdient dan ook alle steun
en erkenning, ook van de overheid. Dat er
nu voor het eerst vanuit Gelijke Kansen een
substantieel bedrag naar de Holebifoon gaat,
is ronduit schitterend.’
‘We vragen al jaren structurele ondersteuning
voor de Holebifoon. In die zin zijn we zeer
blij dat de huidige Vlaamse regering hierop
ingaat’, zegt çavaria-woordvoerder Jeroen
Borghs. ‘Gespecialiseerde hulpverlening is
een belangrijk instrument om het welzijn bij
holebi’s en transgenders in Vlaanderen te
versterken. Tegelijk blijft de uitdaging om
de drempels weg te nemen die holebi’s en
transgenders vaak ervaren om de stap naar de
reguliere hulpverlening te zetten.’
Heb je behoefte aan een gesprek of
informatie? Je kan terecht bij de Holebifoon
op het gratis nummer 0800 99 533 op
maandag, woensdag en donderdag van 18.30
tot 21.30 uur.
Je kunt ook chatten op maandag, woensdag
en donderdag van 18.30 tot 21.30
uur of je kunt mailen naar
vragen@holebifoon.be
Transfoob geweld wordt amper
aangegeven bij politie of
meldpunten
Uit een studie van de
Universiteit Antwerpen
onder 260 respondenten
blijkt dat bijna 8 op de
10 trangenders te maken
hebben gehad met
verbaal, fysiek, materieel
of seksueel geweld.
Bij fysiek geweld doet
echter slechts 1 op de 5
personen aangifte, een
forse onderrapportage.
Onderzoeker Joz Motmans: ‘De
260 respondenten werd gevraagd
om hun ergste geweldervaring te
beschrijven. Op deze wijze kregen
we zicht op wat mensen als erg
ervaren, alsook gedetailleerde
info over de context waarin dit
ergste voorval plaatsvond, over
het daderproel en over het
meldingsgedrag. We analyseerden
278 gedetailleerde beschrijvingen
van transfoob geweld. Hieruit bleek
dat transfoob geweld vaak gebeurt
op plaatsen waar een persoon
zich eigenlijk veilig zou mogen
voelen: thuis in het eigen gezin,
op het werk of op school, en in de
eigen buurt. Fysiek en seksueel
geweld komen ook vaak voor in het
uitgaansleven of horeca, of op een
openbare plek zoals op straat.’
Het daderproel is genuanceerd
en daders zijn vaak West-
Europese mannen ouder dan
20 jaar. De uitlokkende factor
voor het transfoob geweld was
meestal de vaststelling van de
transgenderachtergrond of
-identiteit, en/of het uiterlijk. Voor
seksueel en materieel geweld
was er vaak ook geen bijzondere
aanleiding.
Transgender personen doen
uitzonderlijk weinig aangifte bij
de politie. ‘Slechts 6 procent van
de slachtoffers van verbaal of
psychisch geweld deed melding
van het voorval, en hetzelfde geldt
voor seksueel geweld. Voor fysiek
geweld en materieel geweld ligt
dit hoger, en doet 1 op 5 aangifte.
Diegene die aangifte deden zijn
echter meestal niet erg tevreden
over de aanpak van de politie’, weet
Motmans.
‘De reden voor de lage aangiftebereidheid
is te zoeken in twee
grote factoren: enerzijds de
minimalisering van hetgeen
gebeurde door het slachtoffer (“het
voorval is niet ernstig genoeg”)
en anderzijds een lage graad
van vertrouwen dat de politie en
gerecht iets kunnen betekenen voor
het slachtoffer (“de politie is toch
niet in staat om iets te doen” of
“de dader zal toch niet gepakt of
gestraft worden”).’
De onderzoeker adviseert de
overheid misdrijven met transfobie
als haatmotief enerzijds duidelijk
te registreren en tevens de
strafverzwaring voor transfobie
door te voeren, zoals al eerder
gebeurde voor homofobie.
Meer info:
www.steunpuntgelijkekansen.be
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What’s Happening
Minister De Block laat
verbod bloeddonatie door
homo- en biseksuele mannen
onderzoeken
Minister van Volksgezondheid
Maggie De Block (Open Vld) laat
het verbod op bloeddonatie door
mannen die seks hebben met
mannen (MSM) onderzoeken.
De Block, zelf een arts, richt een
interdisciplinaire werkgroep op
rond veilige donatie en wil komen
tot uitsluitingscriteria die billijk zijn
voor donoren.
Momenteel stelt het Hof van Justitie
van de Europese Unie dat uitsluiting van
homoseksuele en biseksuele mannen voor
bloeddonatie wetenschappelijk onderbouwd
moet zijn. ‘Ik heb echter besloten dat we
een stuk verder moeten gaan. Naast de
wetenschappelijke evidentie moeten we
ook de maatschappelijke kant van de zaak
bekijken’, zegt De Block.
Veel MSM voelen zich nu gediscrimineerd
als donor. De Block heeft een werkgroep
opgericht die de kwestie in twee fases
benadert. ‘In een eerste fase richten we
een ad hoc wetenschappelijk platform met
Belgische en internationale experten op.
Experten zullen relevante wetenschappelijke
criteria deniëren en een “position
paper” schrijven. In deze paper zullen
zij hun standpunt bekendmaken en de
wetenschappelijke referenties meegeven.
In een tweede stap zal de paper getoetst
worden op een ronde tafel met de
maatschappelijke belanghebbenden.’
‘Het eindresultaat moet een wetenschappelijk
gefundeerde uitspraak zijn over
uitsluitingscriteria met de volksgezondheid
én de veiligheid van de patiënt als ultieme
toetssteen, maar tegelijkertijd billijk zijn
tegenover de donoren.’
Çavaria vindt de levenslange uitsluiting
van MSM niet gerechtvaardigd, en pleit
ervoor dat de vensterperiode, de tijd
tussen een besmetting met hiv en het
moment waarop het virus in het lichaam
opgespoord kan worden door een hivtest,
het voornaamste criterium wordt in
België om te bepalen hoe lang MSM van
bloeddonatie worden uitgesloten. ‘Er zijn
efciënte detectietechnieken beschikbaar
na de vensterperiode’, redeneert çavariawoordvoer
Jeroen Borghs. ‘Çavaria ziet dan
ook geen rechtvaardiging om de levenslange
uitsluiting van MSM van bloeddonatie in
stand te houden. De uitsluitingstermijn moet
wetenschappelijk onderbouwd zijn.’
Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen blijft haar
bedenkingen hebben en verdedigt de
levenslange uitsluiting van MSM. De
organisatie stelt wel open te staan voor het
debat hierover.
Vlaanderen en Brussel
sterk vertegenwoordigd
op EuroPride in Riga
Verscheidene
Brusselse en Vlaamse
vertegenwoordigers
trekken naar Riga voor
de EuroPride. Ook çavaria
zal aanwezig zijn op deze
bijzondere EuroPride,
die voor het eerst in een
voormalig Sovjetland
plaatsvindt.
Brussels minister van Openbare
Werken en Mobiliteit Pascal Smet
(sp.a) en Brussels staatssecretaris
voor Gelijke Kansen Bianca Debaets
(CD&V) zullen er zijn in Letland. Ze
willen het evenement in 2020 in
Brussel organiseren.
Met hun aanwezigheid willen de
leden van de Brusselse Regering
aandacht vragen voor de rechten
van holebi’s binnen de Europese
Unie. De EuroPride vindt voor de
eerste keer plaats in een van de
Oost-Europese landen van de EU.
Eerdere edities van manifestaties
van de holebigemeenschap in
Letland werden gekenmerkt
door (vaak gewelddadige)
tegenbetogingen. ‘De aanwezigheid
van Europese beleidsmakers op
de EuroPride in Riga is belangrijk
om organisatoren en activisten te
steunen in hun vraag tot gelijke
kansen voor de holebigemeenschap
en de aanpak van homo- en
transfobie’, zegt Bianca Debaets.
‘We zullen ook in dialoog gaan met
enkele beleidsmakers over deze
problematiek en geven hen graag
enkele good practices uit Brussel
mee’, vertelt Pascal Smet. ‘Een
land dat het voorzitterschap van
de Europese Unie waarneemt zou
verder moeten staan op vlak van
LGBTQ-rechten.’
Pascal Smet en Bianca Debaets
wensen de EuroPride in 2020 in
Brussel te organiseren. ‘Brussel
is de hoofdstad van Europa. Het
organiseren van de EuroPride is
symbolisch erg belangrijk voor de
holebigemeenschap. We ijveren er
dan ook voor om de EuroPride in
2020 te verwelkomen in Brussel.’
De keuze om te kandideren voor
EuroPride in 2020 is misschien wat
vreemd als je weet dat de Europese
verkiezingen in 2019 plaatsvinden.
In 2020 bestaat de Belgian Pride in
Brussel wel 25 jaar.
Vlaams vice-minister-president
Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) gaf tijdens
de Belgian Pride aan ook naar Riga
te gaan. Vlaams parlementsleden
Piet De Bruyn (N-VA), Rob Beenders
(sp.a), Joris Poschet (CD&V), Ann
Brusseel (Open Vld) en Imade
Annouri (Groen) zullen eveneens de
delegatie vervoegen. De EuroPride
vindt plaats van 15 tot 21 juni.
Meer info:
www.europride2015.eu
Tekst çavaria Beeld © FlandersToday (Maggie De Block) 208
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Verscheidene
zichtbaarheidsacties
voor biseksuelen
De werkgroep biseksualiteit
binnen çavaria heeft verscheidene
zichtbaarheidsacties uitgedacht. Op
de gaypride in Brussel bemanden
ze mee de stand van çavaria, begin
juli verschijnt er een themadossier
over biseksuele personen in ZiZo-
Magazine en in het najaar volgen er
nog initiatieven tijdens de jaarlijkse
Bi Visibility Day.
Biseksualiteit is vaak niet of zeer weinig
zichtbaar binnen de LGBT-beweging en çavaria
doet er alles aan om meer zichtbaarheid te
creëren rond biseksualiteit. Tijdens de gaypride
in Brussel kon je alleszins niet naast het aanbod
aan lms, boeken en brochures over het thema
biseksualiteit kijken in de stand van çavaria. Er
werden ook bi-buttons uitgedeeld. Op de kar
van çavaria was ‘Love to bi bisexual’ bovendien
een van de slogans.
Leopold Lindelauff van de werkgroep
biseksualiteit van çavaria motiveert waarom
biseksualiteit extra zichtbaar moest zijn tijdens
de pride. ‘Omdat we sowieso al heel moeilijk
zichtbaar zijn. We gaan op in de homowereld
of in de heterowereld, dus het is heel
belangrijk dat mensen weten dat we bestaan.
En door zichtbaar te zijn in de pride wordt dat
nog eens visueel bevestigd waardoor mensen
weten dat biseksualiteit geen fenomeen is
dat alleen maar voorkomt in de glamour- en
glitterwereld.’
Begin juli verschijnt er een themadossier in
ZiZo-Magazine over biseksuele personen en
biseksualiteit. ZiZo-Magazine is het tijdschrift
dat wordt uitgegeven door çavaria. De
ZiZo-redactie werkte nauw samen met de
werkgroep biseksualiteit om het themadossier
samen te stellen. Er is onder andere
aandacht voor de wetenschappelijke kijk op
biseksualiteit, voor holebi-iconen, voor het
bi-verenigingsleven en ook biseksueel zijn in
relaties met iemand van het andere geslacht
blijft niet onbesproken. Bovendien zal ook een
prominent persoon uit de Belgische holebi- en
transgenderbeweging ofcieel zijn coming-out
doen als bi in het tijdschrift.
Op 23 september is er de Bi Visibility Day, een
jaarlijkse dag waarop biseksualiteit wordt
gevierd en aandacht wordt gevraagd voor
de zichtbaarheid van biseksuele personen
als groep. Op dat moment zal de werkgroep
biseksualiteit uiteraard opnieuw van zich laten
horen.
Meer info:
cavaria.be/community/biseksualiteit
Minister Geens wil medische
en fysieke eisen voor
geslachtsregistratiewijziging
schrappen
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Federaal minister van Justitie
Koen Geens (CD&V) heeft in de
Kamercommissie Justitie gezegd:
‘Ik ben van oordeel dat de
medische en fysieke eisen voor
geslachtsverandering moeten
worden geschrapt.’.
In zijn beleidsverklaring gaf Geens al
aan dat hij met staatssecretaris voor
Gelijke Kansen Elke Sleurs (N-VA) de wet
betreffende transseksualiteit van 2007 wil
aanpassen in het licht van de internationale
mensenrechtenverplichtingen.
De minister van Justitie gaf zijn diensten
de opdracht om de wet betreffende de
transseksualiteit te evalueren, vooral rond
de voorwaarde dat de betrokkene niet
meer in staat is om overeenkomstig het
vroegere geslacht kinderen te verwekken,
de zogenoemde ‘sterilisatie-eis’. Volgens
Geens komen de medische en fysieke eisen
die de wet uit 2007 vastlegde om juridisch van
geslacht te veranderen op mensenrechtelijk
vlak steeds meer onder druk te staan.
In april nam de Parlementaire Vergadering
van de Raad van Europa nog een resolutie
aan die de lidstaten van de Raad van
Europa oproept om wettelijke regelingen
voor geslachtsregistratie te stoelen op
zelfbeschikking zonder leeftijdsbeperking of
andere voorwaarden.
Çavaria reageert verheugd op de uitspraak
van Koen Geens. ‘Hiermee wordt het
juridische aspect van geslacht losgekoppeld
van het medische traject. Medici moeten
niet langer beslissen over de administratieve
aangelegenheid. Medische behandelingen
die onomkeerbare vruchtbaarheid beogen
zijn dan niet langer nodig om je voornaam
of geslacht te wijzigen bij de burgerlijke
stand. Daarmee houdt de minister rekening
met een van de vijf prioritaire eisen uit
ons verkiezingsmemorandum’, looft
çavaria-woordvoerder Jeroen Borghs.
‘Dit is een signaal waar de holebi- en
transgendergemeenschap al lang op wacht.
Nog nooit heeft een federaal minister van
Justitie zich zo nadrukkelijk uitgesproken.
We kijken uit naar de effectieve wijziging van
de wet betreffende de transseksualiteit die
in het directe vooruitzicht ligt. We vragen
aan de minister dat de wetswijziging ervoor
zorgt dat transgenders geen problemen meer
zullen ondervinden bij douanes, het zoeken
van werk of zelfs het aanvragen van een
bibliotheekkaart omdat je papieren nog niet
zijn aangepast conform hoe je je identiceert
of hoe je eruit ziet.’
Naast de afschafng van de medische
en fysieke eisen voor juridische
geslachtsverandering, pleit çavaria ervoor dat
de diversiteit in genderidentiteiten erkend
wordt. De huidige geslachtsregistratie laat dit
niet toe.
Beeld www.koengeens.be (Koen Geens)
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WIJ WILLEN OOK
EEN KIND
MISTER GAY VLAANDEREN SKELTE WILLEMS MAAKT
ZICH HARD VOOR HOLEBI-OUDERSCHAP
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Interview / Skelte Willems
Skelte Willems (21) werd vrijdag 29 mei de derde Mister
Gay Vlaanderen. Hij werd gekroond door niemand minder
dan premier Charles Michel tijdens een naleshow in het
Antwerpse theater Elckerlyc. Met zijn duidelijke missie
is deze afgestudeerde kapper geknipt voor de titel. Het
komende jaar zal Skelte zich inzetten om holebi-ouderschap
in Vlaanderen makkelijker en beter bespreekbaar te
maken. ‘Mijn partner en ik hebben het geluk dat zijn zus
onze draagmoeder wil zijn, maar we beseffen goed dat de
meeste holebi-koppels die optie niet hebben.’
Hoe zijn de weken na je overwinning
geweest?
‘Enorm druk. Ik heb heel veel interviews afgelegd
en ontzettend veel nieuwe mensen ontmoet. Ik
heb ondertussen ook zelf al twee keer mogen
jureren: bij Miss Summerqueen en Miss Travestie
Antwerpen. Ineens zat ik aan de andere kant van
de tafel.’
Hoe waren de reacties van je ouders en
vrienden?
‘Super. Er was ongeveer honderd man voor mij
aanwezig tijdens de naleshow in theater Elckerlyc.
Dat was echt een grote eer, dat iedereen tijd
vrijmaakte om mij te komen supporteren.’
Was dit de eerste keer dat je je inschreef
voor de competitie?
‘Ik had me nog niet eerder ingeschreven. Ik heb
er de vorige twee edities wel over getwijfeld,
maar ik was nog vrij jong, zat nog op school en
vreesde dat ik het moeilijk zou kunnen combineren.
Inmiddels werk ik al een jaar als kapper. Ik
was er dit keer helemaal klaar voor. Mijn partner
stond ook volledig achter mij. Ik had weinig verwachtingen
op voorhand en nam me voor vooral
mijn standpunt omtrent holebi-ouderschap heel
duidelijk naar voren te brengen. Dat was eigenlijk
de hoofdreden dat ik me heb ingeschreven. Sinds
mijn kindertijd heb ik al een kinderwens en ik heb
gezien dat het voor holebi-koppels niet altijd even
makkelijk is die in vervulling te laten gaan.’
Wat waren hoogtepunten tijdens het
proces?
‘Die acte-de-présences in discotheken, waar we
ons en plein public moesten voorstellen, waren
echt superleuk. Maar vooral ook het feit dat ik
mijn onderwerp zo in de spotlight heb kunnen
zetten. Tijdens mijn campagne heb ik bijvoorbeeld
een website opgericht: www.holebiouderschap.be
Die site heeft heel veel mensen die met holebi-ouderschap
bezig zijn een boost gegeven. Ik
heb er veel gave, lieve reacties op gehad.’
Heb je veel over jezelf geleerd tijdens de
competitie?
‘Ik ben er enorm door veranderd zelfs. Een jaar
geleden durfde ik bij wijze van spreken nog geen
brood bij de bakker te bestellen. We hebben veel
mediatraining gekregen en daardoor ben ik helemaal
opengebloeid. Ik heb veel nieuwe mensen
leren kennen en ik durf nu ook mensen uit mezelf
aan te spreken.’
Een onmisbare vaardigheid het komende
jaar, lijkt me.
‘Klopt, ik ga dat nog vaak nodig hebben de
komende tijd. De organisatie heeft daar bij iedereen
keihard keihard aan gewerkt. Er lopen twaalf
totaal andere jongens weg uit deze competitie.’
Wie had je de titel gegund als jij ‘m niet
had gekregen?
‘Jens Van Maele. Ik dacht eerlijk gezegd dat hij
ging winnen. Hij heeft een zeer sterke campagne
opgericht en is daar altijd volop mee bezig geweest.
Ondanks dat hij niet gewonnen heeft, gaat
hij zijn campagne toch verder uitwerken. Dat vind
ik heel mooi van hem, want het is geen verplichting.
Het toont aan dat hij ook een zeer waardige
Mister was geweest.’
Je vertelde onlangs aan Gay&Night-ZiZo
dat je niet bepaald een makkelijke comingout
hebt gehad. Kun je daar iets meer over
vertellen?
‘Vanaf mijn twaalfde vermoedde ik al dat ik
anders was, maar ik zat in Betekom op een zeer
conservatieve katholieke school. Ik durfde er
niet voor uit te komen en werd vanaf het eerste
jaar op de middelbare school al gepest. Mijn
klasgenoten hadden al zo hun vermoedens, denk
ik. Ik heb heel veel moeten slikken. Dat was heel
moeilijk. Boekentassen die verstopt werden,
bedreigingen, pesterijen. Ik had gelukkig veel
vriendinnen die me op probeerden te beuren,
maar het bleef niet leuk. In mijn vierde of vijfde
jaar, in 2010, heb ik toch de stap gezet om mijn
beste vriendin te vertellen dat ik op jongens val.
Zij heeft me daar heel erg in gesteund en stapje
Tekst Martijn Kamphorst / Fotografie Johan Cansse - Yourpix.be / Kapsel Philippe Jespers - Kreatos / Make-up Petra Van den Hoeck - Arjana.be 208 009

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voor stapje ben ik het mijn familie en andere
vrienden gaan vertellen. Er waren een hoop
mensen die me daarin steunden. Ik had dat niet
verwacht. Vanaf dat moment stond ik een stuk
sterker in mijn schoenen. Ik was de eerste op
mijn school die die stap zette, terwijl ik zeker wist
dat er anderen waren. Na mij zijn er nog een
paar scholieren uit de kast gekomen, omdat ze
zagen dat het mij eigenlijk best oké verging. Ik
heb veel klappen geïncasseerd, maar ik ben blij
dat ik daarmee de weg voor anderen heb helpen
vrijmaken.’
Was je als ‘eerste’ homo op de school
niet gelijk ook een soort vraagbaak voor
andere scholieren?
‘Er werd inderdaad enorm op mij ge xeerd, maar
omdat de steun groter was dan de mensen die mij
niet accepteerden is dat heel snel voorbijgegaan.
Een jaar later ben ik wel van school veranderd en
ben ik naar de kappersschool gegaan. Daar waren
mijn gevoelens voor jongens helemaal geen
probleem. Ik kwam met veel meer homoseksuele
jongens in aanraking; er ging een wereld voor me
open. Ik begon toen te beseffen dat ik echt wel
normaal ben.’
Je komt nogal strijdbaar over en bent
met een duidelijke focus de competitie
ingestapt. Waar komt die kracht vandaan?
‘Ik ben de jongste thuis, dus ik heb vaak mijn
mannetje moeten staan. Ik ben daardoor vrij rap
volwassen geworden. In de kapperswereld leer
je ook snel jezelf te verdedigen en verkopen. Het
is best een zware wereld; met veel mensen heb
ik een haat-liefdeverhouding. Het is een zeer
competitieve wereld, maar je steekt er wel heel
veel van op.’
Laten we het even over je missie hebben.
Je wilt je met name gaan inzetten voor
holebi-ouderschap. Je vertelde zojuist al
zelf ook een kinderwens te hebben, terwijl
je nog redelijk jong bent. Waar komt die
wens vandaan?
‘Ik heb altijd al kinderen gewild. Mijn partner en
ik hebben momenteel ook al een petekindje. Zij
is nu vijf jaar. Dat heeft die kinderwens alleen
nog maar versterkt. Ik vind mezelf nu inderdaad
nog veel te jong voor een kindje. Mijn partner wil
echter ook zeker weten een kindje, dus als we er
klaar voor zijn is het jn als die mogelijkheid er is.’
Je zei in een eerder interview tijdens het
exploreren van de mogelijkheden al tegen
moeilijkheden aan te lopen. Vertel.
‘Om iets te noemen: toen ik erover sprak met
een aantal klanten in de kapsalon, zeiden velen
me dat ze het beter vonden als een kind een
moeder én een vader heeft dan twee ouders van
hetzelfde geslacht. Ik merkte dat veel mensen
er nog negatief tegenover staan. Daar is dus
werk aan de winkel, ik wil ervoor zorgen dat
same-sexouderschap als normaal beschouwd
gaat worden. Op mijn website vind je daarom
veel persoonlijke verhalen van holebi-ouders en
artikelen over het onderwerp.’
voordat zij 39 wordt, zij de draagmoeder van
onze kinderen wil zijn. Als op dat moment fysiek
en mentaal alles met haar in orde is, natuurlijk.
Er zijn in België nog heel weinig wetten omtrent
draagmoederschap. Voor adoptie zijn ook
ontzettend lange wachtlijsten. Ik mag dus in
mijn handjes knijpen met zo’n schoonzus, maar
ik besef goed dat de meeste holebi’s deze
kans niet hebben. Ik wil ervoor strijden dat alle
vormen van ouderschap, dus ook adoptie en
pleegouderschap, beter bereikbaar worden voor
holebi-koppels. Ik weet dat wij heel veel geluk
hebben gehad. Een kind dragen voor iemand
anders is niet niets. Misschien denken vrouwen
wanneer ze dit verhaal lezen: dit zou ik ook voor
mijn broer kunnen doen.’
Hoe ben je van plan je boodschap te gaan
verspreiden dit jaar?
‘Sowieso ga ik mijn website uitbreiden. Ik heb
daar nu veel meer mogelijkheden en middelen
voor door de mensen die ik heb ontmoet. Ik zou
graag in scholen besprekingen gaan geven voor
kinderen: zij zijn toch de toekomst van morgen.
Ik zou hen al willen meegeven dat holebiouderschap
oké is, zodat ze met die gedachte
opgroeien. Wat me erg gaaf lijkt is om komend
jaar een kinderboekje te maken met een sprookje
dat over holebi-ouders gaat. Ook op middelbare
scholen wil ik langsgaan om mijn boodschap
te verspreiden. Mocht dit ook effect hebben op
de wetgeving in Vlaanderen, dat zou natuurlijk
helemaal mooi zijn, maar dat is natuurlijk niet iets
wat binnen een jaar tijd zal veranderen. Ik ga ook
met holebikoepel çavaria zitten om mijn plannen
te bespreken en te zien hoe we elkaar daarin
kunnen ondersteunen.’
Reis je volgend jaar ook af naar de Mister
Gay World-competitie?
‘Ja, absoluut. Die vindt in 2016 plaats in
Latijns-Amerika; de precieze plaats is nog niet
bekend. Eind dit jaar ga ik ook nog een week
naar Hongkong voor een fotoshoot. Ik heb naast
de titel Mister Gay Vlaanderen namelijk de titel
Mister Gay Fotogeniek gewonnen. Daar ben ik
ook zeer trots op!’
En worden dat foto’s voor je campagne
of foto’s waarmee je het komende jaar je
Facebook-proel kunt invullen?
‘Haha, ik zal er ongetwijfeld een mooie nieuwe
pro elfoto aan overhouden, maar het is een
shoot voor DAN underwear. Zij gaan mij een jaar
gebruiken als model voor hun merk.’
Wil je volgend jaar
zelf deel uitmaken van
de competitie?
Houd de website
www.mistergayvlaanderen.be
dan goed in de gaten!
Ik heb vernomen dat je schoonzus al heeft
aangegeven draagmoeder voor jullie te
willen zijn als jullie aan kinderen willen
beginnen?
‘Dat klopt. Zij heeft altijd tegen haar broer – mijn
partner – gezegd: “Zodra ik kinderen heb, wil
ik jouw kinderwens ook vervullen”. Komende
week gaat ze bevallen van haar tweede kindje,
dus haar wens is in vervulling gegaan. Ze
heeft gezegd dat moesten we kinderen willen
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‘MIJN SCHOONZUS
WORDT ONZE
DRAAGMOEDER’
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QUEEN OF
BURLESQUE
MOVE OVER, DITA VON TEESE
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Interview / Violet Chachki
Season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race was called ‘the most fashionable season ever’. It seems
only natural that Violet Chachki (out-of-drag name: Jason Dardo, aged 22) would win this
season, as she was denitely the contestant who had the most fashion tricks up her
sleeve. Including that almost too painful to watch cinched waist in episode 6. We spoke
with the fresh winner about stealing crowns, exuding condence and alternate endings.
‘It was a weird experience to have to fake it.’
You’re fresh off of winning season 7; how
has winning the show changed your life
and career so far?
“Oh my God. Even just in these past couple of
days, everything has changed. I’ve gotten tons
of opportunities thrown at my feet. It’s incredible.
I’ve gotten so many offers, been approached by
so many different people to do amazing creative
projects. I’m back home in Atlanta now, and the
overwhelming love and support from my community
here is incredible. Every queer and gay
person and ally back home is so proud of me. I
went out last night, I was hanging out with Alyssa
Edwards [from season 5 – ed.] and Nicole Paige
Brooks [from season 2 – ed.] and it was just so
magical to look around and think about where I
am and how I got here. To be hanging out with
drag icons is just incredible.”
With the material that’s been shown
during the episodes and Untucked, and
the contestants basically being locked
away when the cameras aren’t rolling,
do you have any anecdotes of things we
didn’t get to see in the show?
“You know, it’s really hard to remember everything
that happened. There’s a lot of stuff they showed
that I totally forgot about. From what I can see,
everything seems to be there. Obviously stuff
was left out, because we lmed 48 hours for
a 45-minute episode. So it’s a lot to condense
down. I don’t remember anything super speci c
that I wish they would have thrown in there.”
Were you worried at all with how you were
going to be portrayed on TV?
“Yeah, when I got home I thought: great, I’m going
to be the most hated person in all of America. I
thought they were going to make me look like the
devil, and they did in the beginning. And I am very
particular, and condent, and all those things. I
was terried. But I’m really pleased with the way
I was edited. I think it was very true to how things
actually happened.”
What suggestions would you give to
young queers (or people in general) who
wish to develop the type of condence
you exude?
“I would say: think about you want, contemplate
what you want your life to look like and live
your truth to the fullest. Take no bullshit, make it
happen for yourself. The drag scene in Atlanta
is always about hustling. Everyone I’ve been
interacting with at home in Atlanta has said: yeah
girl, everyone is so surprised about how you were
acting, but that’s how it is here – you really have
to hustle. You have to make it happen for yourself,
you have to be condent. And that’s my advice to
everyone. Stop at nothing to make it happen.”
You’ve said you feel more connected
to the trans community than to the gay
community. Can you elaborate on that?
“I actually never really understood the separation
between the two. I really feel like there’s a lot
more that unites us than what separates us.
Especially with the controversy with the ‘She-Mail’
section on the show, it boggles my mind to see
people so alienated, when we all go through the
same thing. The straight world does not see a
trans girl, a drag queen and a gay guy – all they
see is fucking weirdos. We all have the same
feelings, we all get bullied, we all go through that
process, and it’s ridiculous that there’s so much
separation. I think I want to reach out to the trans
community because I feel like they almost have it
the worst. I could go on for days. I resonate a lot
with them. A lot of my friends are trans, and I’ve
seen their stories and their growth. That’s where
a lot of my condence and inspiration comes
from. It’s seeing someone who’s so different she
doesn’t t on the gender binary at all, someone
who can’t even pass as either gender but falls
somewhere in between, I see so much strength
and bravery in that. So that’s where that comes
from.”
One major difference between the trans
community and the gay community, I
think, is the fact that members of the trans
community are all about blending in, being
‘passable’, whereas a lot of members of
the gay community want to be seen and
acknowledged for who they are.
“Yeah, it’s just now becoming normal to be gay,
and hopefully the next step is that it will become
normal to be trans. It’s like a domino effect. Trans
people are starting to become more accepted
in the media, especially with what happened
recently [this interview took place a few days
after the reveal of Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair
cover – ed.]. I feel like we’re just playing catch up
on everything. Trans issues are gay issues, and
gay issues are trans issues. I just don’t see the
difference between the two. I hate that people
make a separation between the two.”
I have to ask: what’s this I’ve been reading
online about you stealing Sharon Needles’
crown?
“She did a show in Atlanta right after she had won
Drag Race, and I was working at the same show.
My friend, who is a photographer, took her crown
and kept it at his house. He presented it to me to
take photos with, I took photos with her crown,
and then I don’t know what he did with it after
that. So there are photos of me wearing Sharon
Needles’ stolen crown, naked, from two or three
years ago, when I just started doing drag.”
So what happens when you run into
Sharon Needles?
“Ummmm… Nothing. I think she was so fucked
up through that whole era, I don’t even know
if she realized that her crown was ever stolen.
No, I’m sure she realized it, she’s a really good
sport. It was meant as a joke. I didn’t steal it, but
the person who did denitely meant it as a joke.
Sharon’s probably the most punk drag queen
there is, and what a punk thing to do! And she
does have her crown back.”
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Tell me about your new video ‘Bettie’.
“I’m so happy and thrilled with the way it turned
out! The director, Michael Serrato, is an amazing
visionary. It’s inspired by Bettie Page. I wanted to
explore presentation versus reality, people that live
double lives. For a long time I was living a double
life myself. I wanted to present this perfect, peachy
clean housewife image, then also show what is
really going on in this woman’s house. And I think
a lot of people can relate to that. ‘Bettie’ is the rst
single off of my debut EP Gagged, which comes
out on the 30th of June.”
I’m not sure everyone knows this, but
the nale is actually an acting challenge
in itself, because the entire top 3 gets
announced as a winner and you don’t know
you’ve won until the episode actually airs.
How do you feel about this?
pictures of the taping, they threw you out. But
there’s really no way to control it.”
Is it true that even for the next to last
episode, where Kennedy sashayed away,
they lmed several endings as well, and
Kennedy didn’t actually know she didn’t
make the nal 3 until a few days before that
episode aired?
“Yeah, for the next to last episode, when we went
from four to three contestants, we lmed four
different endings. They had footage of all four of
us, going home. So there were several alternate
endings, just like the nale. I think they did that
on season 6 as well, because you can’t even trust
the crew. They really didn’t want the top 3 to be
spoiled, and they really didn’t want the winner to
be spoiled. And I think they did a great job. I mean,
I had no idea until the moment the nale aired.”
“THE STRAIGHT WORLD DOES NOT SEE A TRANS GIRL, A DRAG QUEEN
AND A GAY GUY – ALL THEY SEE IS FUCKING WEIRDOS.”
“I hated it! It was like we were back lming the
show. They told me four days in advance ‘you’re
top three, and you guys are going to be performing
a lip sync song, we’re going to write it for you,
you’ll get it in a couple of days, you’ll have to come
here, learn the song, learn choreography, and after
you do that, you have to get interviewed by Ru,
fake winning’. It was like getting thrown back into
the show. I kind of had posttraumatic stress disorder.
It’s just a really weird experience in general,
and you have a lm crew in your face constantly
asking you how you’re feeling. And you’re like:
‘I feel like I want these cameras out of my face,
and I want to put my fucking gown on, and I want
to go talk to my mom. That’s how I feel’. It was a
really weird experience, and it denitely felt like
another challenge, because you have to pretend
that you’ve won, and that you’re super excited,
happy, proud and overwhelmed. The live audience
denitely helped, because they are rooting for
you, and they’re pretending you really did just win.
So the whole room is pretending. It was a weird
experience to have to fake it, and then to actually
win it was a crazy experience.”
Were the three of you worried about the
song you had to perform?
“They told us that they were really going to try and
represent our style of drag. What I was mostly
worried about was I wasn’t going to get the song in
time. I was ying from Atlanta to New York, to LA,
three days before the nale. And if I didn’t have the
song in time, I couldn’t plan my costuming. I was
more concerned with guring out what I was going
to wear. It’s like these people were really trying to
stress me out before the nale. It was a shock that
they did that to us, but it actually turned out really
well, I’m super happy with how it worked out.”
Do you wish they would go with a live nale
instead?
“I think it would have been amazing to do a live
nale. I’m not sure how that would look on paper.
I think they started taping the different endings
after season 4 because someone spoiled who
the winner was. At the nale, they were trying to
control people’s phones, and if you were taking
So for about a year you didn’t even know
for sure whether you had made it to the top
3?
“Yeah, we started lming in July and stopped
lming in August. But they don’t care. They’re like
‘These girls are freaking out. Oh well, we have a
TV show to run’. It’s crazy, you hope you made
it, but there’s a lot of anxiety. And I felt really bad
for the person who ended up getting eliminated. I
believe Kennedy only found out a couple of days
before the next to last episode aired that she didn’t
make top 3. If that would have been me, I don’t
know what I would have done.”
What type of projects are you looking forward
to doing in the future?
“I’m really excited about my EP, it’s great to have a
soundtrack to my visuals, and to tour with it. I love
circus performance and burlesque, I would love to
take those things to the next level. I’d love to be
seen as the burlesque queen of drag, and to be
taken serious in the fashion industry. I’ve got a lot
of stuff going on, and I’m trying to gure out what
to do next.”
A lot of the girls from the show are doing
web series, is that something you’d be
interested in as well?
“To be honest, no. I don’t really want to become
a personality, per se. I want to be respected as a
performer. I like my character to be a little bit more
mysterious; I don’t want her to be super available.
As you saw on the show, I’m really not that great
at acting. I’m just there to be a visual artist and
to perform on stage. I respect all the girls that do
web series, and have amazing personalities and
just light up on screen, but I don’t see myself as
one of them. I don’t know how entertaining my
web series would be. But a guest spot on Fashion
Photo Ruview would be interesting to do. Beyond
fashion critiquing, I don’t know how entertaining it
would be.”
Or maybe a guest judge
on Project Runway?
“That would be amazing. Now we’re talking!”
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Travel / START Alanya
ʻDE TURKEN VINDEN ONS
BEST INTERESSANTʼ
Je leven in Nederland achterlaten om helemaal alleen in Turkije een
gaykroeg te beginnen? Het klinkt als een aevering van Ik Vertrek.
Begin dit jaar vertrok Patrick Huisman naar badplaats Alanya en
opende daar bar START. Tot nu toe loopt het boven verwachting:
‘De Turken van andere bars sturen homo’s zelfs naar ons door als ze
vragen naar een gaybar’.
‘Zo erg als in Ik Vertrek was het gelukkig allemaal
niet’, lacht Patrick (42). ‘Ik kom al jaren
in Turkije omdat mijn moeder er een appartementje
had. Na haar dood kwam ik er steeds
vaker en begon het idee daar voor mezelf te
beginnen toch te kriebelen.’
De vraag is natuurlijk waarom de keus viel op
een gay(-friendly) bar. ‘Even los van het feit
dat ik zelf ook enorm gay en vriendelijk ben:
er zat op die locatie tussen 2006 en 2011 al
een homovriendelijke kroeg, gerund door een
Hollands stel. Zij waren destijds de allereersten
in Alanya, maar moesten zich uiteindelijk wegens
gezondheidsredenen terugtrekken. Met
hulp van weer een ander stel uit Nederland dat
hier al een bedrijf heeft – ja, er wonen best wat
homo’s hier – was de deal in januari van dit jaar
vrij snel rond. We zijn in februari begonnen met
de verbouwing en eind maart gingen de deuren
van START open.’
De eerste maanden zijn boven verwachting
goed verlopen, kan Patrick zonder valse
bescheidenheid melden. Toch kreeg Patrick
in zijn omgeving de nodige bezorgde reacties
toen hij aankondigde een gaykroeg te gaan
runnen in Turkije. Het islamitische land staat
immers niet bekend als enorm homovriendelijk.
Volgens Patrick valt dat allemaal erg mee: ‘We
zitten in hartje centrum in een horecagebied en
alle zaken om ons heen weten wat voor een
bar we zijn. Niemand doet moeilijk; de Turken
vinden het zelfs best interessant. Sterker nog:
de Turken van andere bars sturen homo’s
naar ons door als ze vragen naar een gaybar.
Daarnaast zijn we naast een gay-friendly kroeg
ook een beetje een Nederlandse bar. We
hebben bijvoorbeeld met z’n allen Koningsdag
gevierd hier. Ik vind een heel dik homostempel
op je zaak drukken anno 2015 niet meer zo
nodig. Het is hier allemaal heel gemoedelijk en
relaxt wat dat betreft, een terras vol tongende
mannen is niet de bedoeling, maar de regenboogvlag
hangt er gewoon.’
Patrick benadrukt dat de gemiddelde Turk
absoluut geen moeite heeft met homoseksuele
toeristen of buitenlanders. ‘Wat dat betreft is
men best ruimdenkend, het wordt een ander
verhaal zodra hun eigen vrienden gay blijken…
Maar zelfs daar komt heel voorzichtig een klein
beetje verandering in. In START is sowieso
iedereen welkom. Lokale homo’s komen er
graag omdat je bij ons elkaar binnen uit het
zicht én onder het genot van de airco kunt
ontmoeten.’
Waarom moeten homo’s al die spannende gaybestemmingen
links laten liggen en naar Turkije
komen? Er zijn bijvoorbeeld geen gaystranden
of -sauna’s. Volgens Patrick zijn er desondanks
meer dan voldoende redenen. ‘Ten eerste is
de Turkse man volgens mij een van de meest
ijdele ter wereld, dus er valt genoeg moois te
bekijken. En als je een beetje je best doet,
mag je er zelfs nog aankomen ook, haha. Maar
zonder gein, Turkije is een geweldig land met
vriendelijke en vooral gastvrije mensen. Het
weer is er zalig en wat Alanya betreft: ondanks
het toeristische karakter is er zoveel prachtige
natuur te zien. Op iedere hoek van de straat
kun je heerlijk eten en het leeft hier zoveel
relaxter. Je voelt de stress uit je lijf glijden
zodra je de vliegtuigtrap af bent. En, om een
wel héél Nederlandse reden te noemen, het is
hier beslist niet duur!’
Een van de meest gestelde vragen die Patrick
de laatste maanden heeft gekregen is de
betekenis van de naam START. ‘Het woord
bekt lekker en betekent in vrijwel elke taal
hetzelfde. We zien een bezoek aan ons als de
start van een geweldige avond of nacht.’ En
Patrick heeft nog meer plannen. ‘Het zou leuk
zijn als we regelmatig met een stel bezoekers
een boot kunnen afhuren voor een leuke tocht
over de zee. We zitten vlak aan de haven dus
het is niet lastig een leuke trip te plannen die
begint en eindigt bij START. En zo heb ik nog
veel meer plannen. Dit is wat mij betreft pas de
start van START!’
START Alanya is 7 dagen per week geopend.
Doordeweeks vanaf 19.00 uur en op zaterdag
en zondag vanaf 17.00 uur. De bar zit “onder”
de bekende Robin Hood Disco in het centrum
van Alanya tegenover Orange restaurant.
START heeft een klein terras, een gezellige bar
binnen, gratis Wi-Fi en zeer betaalbare prijzen.
Meer info vind je op www.startalanya.com of
Facebook: startalanya
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THE NEW
LOREEN
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Interview / Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Zelmerlöw (28) won the Eurovision Song Contest by
a landslide. His anthem ‘Heroes’ got 365 points, which is
the third highest score in the history of the contest. We
caught up with the singer to talk about his victory, his
brand new album Perfectly Damaged and to discuss those
homophobe remarks one last time.
How big is Melodifestivalen, the national
competition that selects Sweden’s entry
for Eurovision?
“It feels like Melodifestivalen is turning more
and more into Eurovision, a lot more foreign
fans have been watching it. You have the time
and the budget to do something big with your
performance there, which is great. There aren’t
that many other opportunities to do that when it
comes to promoting new music. It has such an
impact on the charts in Sweden – you don’t even
have to win. As long as you make an impression,
you’ll probably hit the Swedish charts anyway. It’s
becoming more and more accepted by ‘credible’
artists to participate. The record companies really
want to enter their artists into Melodifestivalen,
because it’s such a big window and such a big
opportunity.”
Did you get any advice from people like
Sanna Nielsen and Loreen about what to
expect in Vienna?
“Yeah, Sanna was in Vienna as well, she commented
for Sweden. And we texted a week before.
She just told me to enjoy it, and to especially
enjoy the press conference and the questions I
would get there. She said there would be some
really weird questions, but they weren’t that weird
actually, I only got like three or four.”
Like what?
“Instead of questions there were a lot of gifts. And
there was this woman who asked if she could get
hired as my ofcial zipper-closer. She had read
that I always check my zipper like 30 times before
I go on stage, and she thought that would be a
perfect job for her. She would probably do it for
free. [laughs] She didn’t get hired, though.”
Can you tell me where the idea came from
to incorporate the strong visuals into your
performance?
“I sat down with Frederik Rydman and David
Nordström, the creative duo behind the projections,
in November and we started to discuss
what to do on stage. I told them about some parts
of my life, and Frederik really fell for the part
where I was about 10 or 11 and had some difculties.
I was an outsider, didn’t have that many
friends. There was a bullying guy coming into our
class, and he chose me as his victim. That went
on for a year and a half. Then this other guy from
another class came in, saw me, and lifted me up
and made me stronger, and got my old friends
back as well. So Frederik had this idea of the
stick man that I was supposed to react to, and do
the story with. The stick man represents me as a
10- or 11-year old, and I represent my friend who
lifted me up.”
A year and a half ago, you called homosexuality
a ‘deviation’ on a Swedish TV
show. You’ve since set the record straight
many times. Were you surprised at how
much attention it got?
“This was when the program aired. It was a really
big thing in Sweden back then, and I explained
myself, things settled, and I thought ‘we’re ne
now, the gay community believes me, they trust
me, and everything is good. They know where
I stand’. And then I won Melodifestivalen, and
it exploded all over Europe as well. And I was
like ‘oh no, not again!’. But on the other hand, I
know I used some stupid words, I didn’t choose
them wisely, and I will keep on apologizing until it
goes away. And now it feels like it has gone away
in most of Europe, though I still get about two
comments a week on social media, that I don’t
like gay people, and I just say ‘check your facts’.
I’ve always been a really good friend of the LGBTI
community, always doing pride events, hosted a
gay gala in Sweden. I absolutely believe that homosexuality
is just as natural as heterosexuality,
and that gay parents are just as good as straight
parents.”
Aside from winning, what was your personal
highlight from your time in Vienna?
“The strongest memory I have from there, and
one I still think about a lot, is when we passed
Russia during the voting for the rst time, and the
whole arena started screaming ‘Sweden! Swe-
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“EVERYONE SAID
I WOULD ALWAYS
BE A TV-HOST TO
THE SWEDES”
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Interview / Måns Zelmerlöw
den!’. I almost shed a tear then, because it was
so beautiful, and it was one of the most powerful
moments of my life. That will always be a big
memory for me.”
Everybody in Sweden probably knows
about you already – is your new album
Perfectly Damaged made as a reintroduction
to you for the European
market?
“Not really. It’s made as a sequel to my last
album, Barcelona Sessions. When I started
working on this album, we had no idea what
was going to happen at Melodifestivalen, we
denitely didn’t know what was going to happen
at Eurovision. So I wanted to do something that
would be a bit more electronic than Barcelona
Sessions, and I think I found a path in between
‘Heroes’ and my previous album, which I’m
hoping is a good international sound. Judging
by the response I’ve been getting it seems to be
doing okay. I’m very proud of it, and as long as
the fans love it and I love it, it’s okay.”
I’ve noticed many songs on the album are
about pushing yourself, being encouraged
to do your best, not to question yourself
too much. Is that something you’ve
needed a lot in your own life or career?
“Yeah, probably. My last album was very mellow.
It was an album I needed to do; I needed to sit
down and think about my career and my life,
and write about that. So I released that album
and I felt quite proud of myself for taking that
step, going from TV-hosting for four years back
to artistry, which everyone told me not to do.
They said: ‘No, you’re a TV-host now, and you’ll
always be a TV-host to the Swedish audience’.
But I insisted on doing the album, and I’m proud
of that. We went on tour, and I felt like I was
back. We didn’t perform at the biggest stages in
Sweden, it was okay, and the album sold okay I
guess, but not more than that. So I felt a bit more
self-conscious, and my self-esteem was better
than it was when I wrote Barcelona Sessions.
The rst song we worked on was ‘Live While
We’re Alive’, and I wrote that in LA, just sitting and
having a beer in the sun, thinking: life is good.
That’s how it all started. The entire album became
very positive, a lot more positive than Barcelona
Sessions.”
Which song on your new album would you
say is the most personal to you?
“‘Should’ve Gone Home’. Normally, I wanted to
write everything on my album, but when I heard
that song, I thought it could actually have been
written by me. It’s a story that I would like to write,
and that I’ve experienced. So I needed to have
that on the album. That song still has a very big
impact on me, and I feel affected by it. Apart from
that, a song like ‘What’s In Your Eyes’, the last
ballad on the album, the duet, it’s so intense. It’s
only piano and strings, but it’s so intense all the
way through. The girl I recorded that with, Tilde
Vinter, was supposed to be a demo singer, but
when she recorded it, I thought: that’s the one. I
felt that there was some magic there.”
What can we expect from you this year?
“I just saw a rst draft of what the European tour
is going to look like. And it’s been a huge dream
of mine forever to do a tour outside of Sweden.
And nothing is set in stone, but it sure looks like
there’s going to be a European tour, and quite a
big one.”
Will you incorporate the visuals from your
Eurovision performance in the tour as
well?
“It’s going to be hard to recreate that in a club
environment, but we will denitely try to incorporate
some of those features in the live shows
as well. Right now I’m doing a tour in Sweden,
and we’re not using any of it. We’re just doing a
performance with the band, really live, and having
so much fun on stage. But when it comes to going
abroad, it feels like we should think that through
a lot, and do something that catches people’s
attention.”
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Column / Mounir Samuel
MOUNIR SAMUEL
NOEM MIJ
MAAR MO
Column / Irene Hemelaar
IRENE HEMELAAR
WEL ZOENEN,
MAAR SEKSEN?
Het hoge woord is eruit. Ik ga niet langer door het
leven als Monique, maar als Mounir. De mannelijke
variant van mijn eigenlijke naam Mounira, en de
enige naam waarvan mijn hart gaat zingen als ik
hem hoor.
Na jaren van stilte, angstvallig
zwijgen over wat er echt in
me omging, schreef ik een
blog getiteld “Hoor, ik adem”,
waarin ik mijn diepe depressie
beschreef, mijn strijd met het
zogeheten BN’er-schap en dat
verstikkende gevoel niet mezelf
te kunnen tonen, constant
opgesplitst tussen die binnen- en
buitenkant. De constante druk
en verwachtingen die gepaard
gaan met het vrouw-zijn, het
jonge vrouw zijn, het “lesbische”
vrouw zijn ook. Duizend-en-één
verwachtingen en eisen van
mijn familie, de maatschappij,
de media. Gek werd ik van de
beknellende notie publiek bezit
te zijn. Het lichaam voortdurend
belangrijker dan het wezen. De
opvatting dat een vrouw sexy
moet zijn, maar niet te sexy
– want: een slet. Mooi moet
zijn, maar niet te mooi – want:
een bedreiging. Iedereen die
altijd een mening heeft over je
uiterlijke verschijning – en niet je
boodschap. Als gekleurde jonge
vrouw ben je immers tietenvoer
voor de kijker. Ooglokkertje voor
het zappende publiek. Dat zich
vervolgens ink kan opwinden
over het feit dat je door geen
man te vangen valt. En dus nog
harder los mag gaan dan op al
die andere vrouwen, zo makkelijk
uitgemaakt voor geil (rot)wijf, slet,
hoer of bitch.
Het is allemaal al onthutsend
genoeg, maar ik voel me geen
vrouw. Wat me dat maakt? De
lezers van mijn blog dachten het
te begrijpen.
De Telegraaf donderde over
mee heen. Evenals hijgerige
journalisten, al dan niet serieuze
programmamakers en weet ik al
wat niet.
Mounir is immers een
mannennaam en daarmee viel
ik direct in een volgend hokje.
Geen vrouw, dus man ... Of beter
gezegd: geen meisje, dus een
jongetje. Want als trans-vrouw
word je nooit als volwassen
gezien. Zelfs de arts van het
VUmc zei met een half lachje:
‘Dus dit meisje wil een jongetje
worden’.
Ik besloot alles af te houden
op één interview na, om mij zo
snel mogelijk uit deze volgende
kooi te vliegen en onder mijn
nieuwe naam aan het werk gaan.
Dus ik legde uit: nee. Ik wil
geen jongetje worden. Ik ben een
man. Een man én een vrouw.
Een mens met mannelijke en
vrouwelijke eigenschappen.
Mijn boodschap: Laten we ons
los maken van al die binaire
identiteiten, noem mij maar Mo.
Het bleek allemaal wat te
ingewikkeld voor het publiek bij
Jinek. Hoongelach toen ik zei dat
ik weleens over twee jaar met
een baard in de uitzending zou
kunnen zitten. Robert ten Brink
die over me heen donderde:
‘Nee, nee, dat MOET je niet
doen. Dat staat je niet.’
Hij bedoelde het allemaal
zo lief, aldus Eva. Nee, zij
bedoelde het lief. Maar nog
geen metersdikke mantel der
liefde kan het onderliggende
mechanisme bedekken.
Als mannelijke vrouw ga je
niet over je eigen lichaam. Als
vrouwelijke man ga je niet over
je eigen zijn. En als je probeert
je te ontworstelen aan de
hokjesgeest word je keihard in
de ho(e)k gedrukt. Maar ik heb
geen vastomlijnd eindpunt, ik heb
slechts een begin. Dus noem mij
maar Mo en of ik nu over twee
jaar een baard heb of niet: ik kijk
er nu al naar uit niet een mooie
vrouw of knappe man maar
prachtig mens te zijn.
Recent onderzoek van het SCP toonde aan dat 12
procent van de Nederlanders een zoenende man en
vrouw in de openbare ruimte afkeurt, het dubbele
percentage problemen heeft met twee zoenende
vrouwen en maar liefst 35 procent niet zit te wachten op
twee mannen die elkaar zoenen.
Mij maakt het persoonlijk nogal
uit waar die openbare ruimte zich
bevindt en wat voor kus het is,
wil ik er aanstoot aan nemen.
Ongeacht tussen wie die kus
wordt uitgewisseld. Een liefdevolle
kus? Voor mij is er geen plek ter
wereld waar die niet zou mogen
worden uitgewisseld. Een kus
die zo innig is dat de zoenenden
de omgeving vergeten? Geheel
op zijn plek op een locatie die
bedoeld is om te versieren en
versierd te worden. Een kus die
nog een tandje verder gaat, die
deel uitmaakt van een reeks
fysieke handelingen, die het
voorspel is voor een stomende
vrijpartij? Daar hoef ik persoonlijk
geen deelgenoot van te zijn.
Een liefdevolle kus kan
natuurlijk binnen de kortste
keren verworden tot een ‘geta-room’-zoen.
Ik zie het op het
naturistenstrandje waar ik, zo
vaak als het weer en de tijd het
toelaten, een uurtje zon meepik.
Daar zijn het vooral heterostellen
die het prettig vinden publieke
seks te bedrijven, zoals het setje
dat gisteren op 5 meter afstand
van mij half op elkaar lag te
genieten van meer dan de zon
alleen.
Ook zijn er de ‘na-het-werk-envoor-het-avondeten’-mannen
die er zeg maar niet komen om
in alle vrijheid streeploos bruin
te worden. Op lange, zwoele
zomeravonden zorgt de overname
van het terrein door deze
seksrecreanten voor een sfeer die
niets meer te maken heeft met de
denitie van naturisme; namelijk
gewoon bloot zijn omdat je dat
prettig vindt.
Een boswachter in het
Amsterdamse bos
bedacht onlangs dat een
toename recreanten op het
naturistenterrein dit ‘gerommel
in de bosjes’ zou moeten doen
afnemen. En dus werden
mensen op de website en
Facebook van de Naturisten
Federatie Nederland en het Bos
nogmaals uitvoerig op de hoogte
gebracht van het bestaan van
de verborgen locatie. Groeit het
aantal uiteindelijk niet, dan moet
het terrein maar een andere
bestemming krijgen, aldus de
boswachter. Een heel rare
redenering.
Waar het hier om gaat is dat
een bosbeheer kaders moet
stellen waarin duidelijk wordt
bepaald waar de vrijheid van
de een eindigt en die van een
ander begint. Als die kaders
duidelijk zijn hoeven de ‘hitsige
homo’s’ namelijk geen last meer
te hebben van die seksloze
blootlopers en vice versa.
Irene Hemelaar schrijft, praat, organiseert en zingt. Ze is directeur
LHBTI-emancipatie bij de stichting Amsterdam Gay Pride en dit jaar
Nederlandse Vrouwenvertegenwoordiger bij de VN. Reacties? irene@
heavenlycreature.nl
Fotografie Ernst Coppejans
Fotografie Martin de Bouter
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Interview / Bianca Del Rio
After wowing the crowd in Melkweg with a short stand-up segment during RuPaul’s Drag
Race Battle of the Seasons in April, Bianca del Rio, winner of season 6, is bringing her
‘Rolodex of Hate’ comedy show to Theater Amsterdam, on Sunday July 26th. We caught
up with her about her career, one year after conquering the crown. ‘They always call you
a comedy queen when you’re ugly!’
HURRICANE
BIANCA’S IN
TOWN
AND IT WILL RUIN YOU
IN A GOOD WAY
I guess you wouldn’t openly criticize a
show that really seems to have enriched
your career, but how do you feel about a
lot of viewers calling season 7 lackluster?
“It’s difcult for me, because once you’ve been
in the bubble, and been a part of it, it’s dif cult to
watch the show and have an objective opinion.
It wasn’t my season, so it’s hard for me to be the
one to say whether it was good or bad. Because
of my travel schedule, I didn’t even get to watch
it every week, but I saw episodes here and
there. But my personal beliefs would be that it
was weird, because I wasn’t on it this time, you
know? It’s like going back to high school with new
people, it’s kind of strange. I did get to meet a lot
of the girls, and I like them a lot, they were very
sweet. Everybody’s got something to say about
all of it. When I won, I heard a lot of shit about
how Adore should have won, and they didn’t like
this, they didn’t like that. So I think it comes with
the territory. And I’m sure after seven seasons,
people have an idea of what they think the show
should be, everybody’s a fucking expert, so that
comes with it. I’m sure the pressure is a lot higher.
I thought some of the challenges they had were
great, I would have loved to have had them. I
knew a lot of the contestants weren’t necessarily
actors or singers or dancers, so that was odd,
because most of the challenges involved those
skills.”
I think everyone agrees you’re the best
comedy queen to come out of Drag Race,
but who else from the show do you really
enjoy, comedy-wise?
“They always call you a comedy queen when
you’re ugly! If you’re a pageant queen, then you’re
pretty. There are so many queens from the show
that I love, like Alyssa Edwards, Latrice… They’re
not necessarily comedy queens, but they’re
funny, great entertaining personalities, which is
why they did well on the show. I think that’s the
amazing thing about the show: you don’t have to
win the show to have a successful career. Alyssa,
Latrice, Adore, Courtney: a lot of these people are
brilliantly talented, but the show doesn’t always
showcase that. But since the show people got to
see what they really are, and what they’re about,
so it has worked out in their favor. Any time we
all get to work together it’s a lot of fun. I like all of
them for different reasons.”
It seems like everyone from Drag Race has
done their own album or at least an EP. We
know you’re not a singer, but isn’t it time
for a comedy album?
“With the other contestants, I think a lot of their
albums are comedy albums as well, ’cause none
of them can fucking sing. It’s so saturated, with
everybody doing the same thing. I’m traveling with
my show, and we’re planning on lming it and
also releasing an audio recording of that.”
At least we’ll get to see you do a full
stand-up show in Amsterdam at the end
of July. Mayday’s been telling me you’ve
really grown to like Amsterdam and are
even thinking about moving here. Tell me
about that.
“Well, the few times I’ve been to Amsterdam I
absolutely loved it, it’s one of my favorite places
to visit. If Mayday had it her way, she denitely
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would want me to live there. So in theory, you
know, during a drunken conversation, of course
I’d love to be here for a year. I just don’t know
when that year would be. My life has been really
hectic, and this year is just as hectic as last year.
So I don’t know if I’m going to be able to make a
move any time soon, but I would love to spend
some time there. The luxury of getting to work so
much now is that I’ll be able to take some time off
and maybe spend it there. But we’ll see.”
What can we expect from your show?
“It’s different from what I usually do. So far in
Amsterdam I’ve only done like 20-minute sets,
but this is an hour and a half. So expect the
unexpected. There is a section of the show that is
scripted, that I do follow, but then in the beginning
and the end I just go into my own zone of
whatever is happening in front of me, or whatever
is topical to talk about. It is a full show in a theater
setting, which I’m excited about. It’s always nicer
to have that because people are actually paying
attention, whereas sometimes when you perform
at these bars, they just want to take a picture with
you because you were on TV.”
Do you think you’ll adjust any of your material
for the Amsterdam audience?
“I think I don’t have to. We’ve been everywhere,
to Vienna, Australia, all over the U.S. – which in
itself is different in each city. It’s shocking how
people who come to see it have an idea of who
you are and what you’re about. There’s usually
some local references of course, but overall I was
pretty shocked with the response and how well
people adapt to it. I didn’t expect that.”
Courtney Act will be performing at the
same theater a day before you; is there
anything you’d like to say on her behalf to
get people to go to her show as well?
“She’s great! I’ve seen her show before, and I
think she’s performing songs from her new album.
Courtney’s a great performer, she’s been around
for a while, I knew of her before Drag Race. She
was one of the few that I had already heard of,
her and Kelly Mantle. She’s great to see live, I
think once you see her live you go ‘oh, now I get
it!’. Because we’re not always the characters you
see on television for that hour a week. There’s
more to it.”
Saturday 25 July
Courtney Act – Boys Like Me
Doors open: 7.30pm | Show: 9pm | Tickets: €30.-
Sunday 26 July
Bianca Del Rio – Rolodex of Hate
Doors Open: 7.30pm | Show: 9pm | Tickets: €45.-
Tickets available at
www.theateramsterdam.nl/en/Tickets/gaypride.html
Theater Amsterdam, Danzigerkade 5, Amsterdam
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Interview / Hey Ms DJ
Column / Misha M
HEY MS. DJ
RASHIDA
TAUWNAAR
GAY SEX IN THE CITY
A NOT SO HAPPY
ENDING
Met Rashida Tauwnaar, beter bekend als DJ Shug La
Sheedah, is geen avond hetzelfde. Van Motown classics
tot funky afro house, deze vrouw geeft aan iedere avond
een andere draai. Haar grootste wens: ‘Ik zou heel graag
een keer willen optreden in Atlanta in een foute, grote
stripclub.’
Wanneer ben je begonnen
met draaien?
‘5 jaar geleden heb ik lessen
genomen in draaien met vinyl
in Studio West te Amsterdam.
Het was een leuke manier
om te spelen met mijn liefde
voor muziek. Dat is uiteindelijk
uitgegroeid tot een passie om
mijn muziek voor publiek te
mogen draaien.’
Waar draai je zoal?
‘Ik draai op veel verschillende
plekken, bijvoorbeeld in de
Escape Lounge, de Jimmy Woo,
Melkweg, Sugar Factory, Twenty-
Six, BIRD, Viproom, Stairway to
Heaven, NOXX, heel divers. Ik
ben resident-dj bij Totally Events
van Theo Heskes en bij JIGGY
in de Bitterzoet. Verder heb ik
een eigen ‘urban classic pink
party’ voor 25-plussers genaamd
FEENIN.’
Hoe zit jouw muziekstijl
in elkaar?
‘Ik ben moeilijk in een boxje te
plaatsen. Ik draai van Motown
classics tot funky afro house, van
eclectische remixen tot lekkere
dancehall. Ik vind dat je moet
kunnen spelen en variëren met
verschillende stijlen. Mijn motto
is “Love is life and life is free”. Als
mijn set mijn publiek in gezellige
sferen kan brengen, ben ik een
tevreden mens.’
Welk nummer mag
volgens jou in geen
enkele dj-set ontbreken?
‘Ik hou van fout, maar leuk. Voor
mij mag Whitneys ‘I Wanna
Dance With Somebody’ niet
ontbreken.’
Wat is het grote verschil
tussen draaien voor
een mixed publiek en
voor een voornamelijk
heteropubliek?
‘Mixed crowds go wild! Zij gaan
door tot het einde. Heteropubliek
is vaak wat voorzichtig, komt later
los en is kritisch. Kritisch moet je
zeker zijn. Vergeet echter niet dat
als je op stap gaat, jij als publiek
ook zorgt voor de sfeer!’
In welke stad zou je heel
graag een keer optreden
en waarom?
‘Ik zou heel graag een keer willen
optreden in Atlanta in een foute,
grote stripclub of op een outdoor
festival in Miami. Atlanta omdat
die stad berucht is voor haar
urban/hiphop scene en stripclubs
en Miami omdat het de party
capital van de wereld is. If you
can make it there, you can make
it anywhere.’
Waar kunnen we je
binnenkort zien draaien?
‘Je kunt mij binnenkort zien bij
R&B Legends in Hotel Arena,
Hoelahoep in Twenty-Six in
Rotterdam, met het Totally team
in de NYX in Amsterdam en op
het Totally Roze Kwaku Summer
festival. Tijdens Amsterdam Gay
Pride vind je me bij H.O.E. in de
Escape Lounge en bij Ms. Jones
in de Tolhuistuin.’
Have you ever found yourself in a sexual encounter
where one party works his ass off (or any part of the
body, for that matter), and the other just sits there and
enjoys the ride, giving little to nothing in return? Don’t
get me wrong: this can be extremely hot and dandy if
both parties agree on some form of master-slave roleplay
where one serves the other. However, this is NOT
hot when both parties expect enjoyment and one of
them – quite literally – is left hanging!
I had one of these rather
unsatisfying encounters on a
men-only night at Sameplace.
The guy was one of those hot
“beautiful face/beautiful body”
combinations. After a smooth
chat in the smoking room, it was
mutually understood that some
fun was going to be had later in
the downstairs dungeon.
Moments later, indeed everything
was happening smoothly. His
dick was enjoying my mouth
for quite some time and I was
making every effort to make it
‘hot’: changing positions for him
to enjoy observing his ‘subject’
(on my knees, with my head
hanging off the edge of a play
table, on my fours on a play bed),
juggling around with different
blowjob techniques (tongue
tickle, fast suction, deep throat,
ball pulling, etc.). I did everything
to smoothly guide this dude –
and myself, naturally – to the
nish. Unfortunately, only one of
us crossed the nish line. As his
fountain of milk came spraying all
over the place, he quickly stowed
his member back in his jockstrap
and simply walked away while I
was still trying to achieve my own
big nish with my right hand. In
response to my ‘wait, I didn’t cum
yet!’ he simply said, ‘next time
make yourself cum faster’!
I keep running into this guy in
similar establishments, catching
his playful smirks and turning my
head away in response, so it is
quite safe to say that there will be
no ‘next time’ in the foreseeable
future! The unfortunate event
of having to endure someone’s
selshly rude behavior occurs to
the best of us. The only way to
deal with it, of course, is to laugh
about it and get over it, because
there is nothing the ‘victim’ of
a stolen orgasm can do really.
Whom I do address in this article,
however, is those sel sh dudes.
Those fella’s who get everything
and return nothing, lazily leaving
their partner hanging, without
making any effort for a reward of
any kind. To them I say: don’t be
surprised if the ‘hard working’ guy
is no longer available to you, he
is working hard on another hot
person. One with a better attitude
than you!
Fotografie Gersom Naarden
Misha M lives and works in Amsterdam. Part-time songwriter and
part-time masseur, the USSR-born former New Yorker shares his
dating and sex life stories and experiences, and the lessons he has
learned from them. mishamamedov@hotmail.com /
www.mishamamedov.com
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BOEK:
‘Anders’ in het
Afrika van nu
Het roze hoogseizoen is aangebroken. Geen
weekdag die in Nederland nog niet een roze variant
heeft gekregen. Dertig jaar terug had het nog een
utopisch denkbeeld geleken. Geen slecht plan dus
om de blik in deze tijden van trots en viering ook eens
over de grens te richten, naar een continent waar het
er nog heel anders aan toegaat.
Hivos-publicatie Boldy Queer bevat 14 bijdragen, van
essays tot fotoseries, die de verschillende kanten van
het ‘anders’ zijn in Afrika anno 2015 belichten. De
meeste Afrikaanse LHBTI’s krijgen nog dagelijks te
maken met grove schendingen van hun rechten, laat
staan dat er ruimte is om hun diversiteit te vieren.
De activisten, schrijvers en wetenschappers die in
het boek aan het woord komen geven niet alleen
hun ongezouten mening over de stand van zaken
op het gebied van diversiteit, genderidentiteit en
homoseksualiteit in Afrika. Ze zoeken actief naar
manieren om het tij te keren op een continent dat
worstelt met het accepteren van alle niet-normatieve
vormen van seksualiteit.
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exclusieve toegang tot ‘A lost chapter found: an
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In samenwerking met Hivos verloot
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Reviews / Boek - Film
Film:
Jurassic World
Regisseur: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Omar Sy
Verwacht: nu in de bioscopen
Het maken van een vervolg op een iconische lm
is een hachelijke onderneming: dat bewezen de
twee vorige delen van Jurassic Park, die pijnlijk in
de schaduw stonden van het origineel uit 1993.
Na alle kinderziektes overwonnen te hebben, is
het dino-eiland in de vierde lm in de reeks uitgegroeid
tot een Disney-achtig pretpark waarvan de
enorme rijkheid aan details zich met één keer kijken
niet volledig laat bevatten. De bekende exemplaren
zijn getemd en vormen geen bedreiging
meer voor het publiek dat dagelijks per tienduizenden
het complex bezoekt. De eigenaars zijn
echter op zoek naar een nieuwe stunt en hebben
een experimentele soort gecreëerd die niet alleen
groter is dan de T-Rex, maar ook moordzuchtiger
en bovenal slimmer. Het 15 meter hoge dier weet
uit zijn hok te ontsnappen, met alle gevolgen voor
de bezoekers van dien.
De jonge regisseur Colin Trevorrow probeert met
zijn Jurassic World, zoals deel 4 is gedoopt, nooit
de verwondering en verbazing die het origineel
opwekten te herhalen. In plaats daarvan bouwt hij
knap de mythologie van de serie uit in de geest
van grote roerganger Spielberg. Waar de andere
twee vervolgen er niet in slaagden dezelfde
aantrekkelijke mix van verbluffende effecten,
humor, schrikeffecten en interessante personages
te serveren, lukt dit Jurassic World wél. Chris
Pratt en Bryce Dallas Howard nemen in hun
hoofdrollen als kloeke dinotemmer en harteloze
directrice van het park de materie serieus genoeg
om het avontuur spannend te houden, maar
doen dit tegelijkertijd met de vette knipoog die het
origineel zo onweerstaanbaar maakte.
Film:
Inside Out
Regisseur: Pete Docter
Cast (stemmen): Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan
Verwacht: begin juli in de bioscopen
De makers van pareltjes als Toy Story, Finding
Nemo, Up, Ratatouille en WALL•E zijn na
een baisse van vijf jaar weer helemaal terug
met een nieuwe animatie die overdondert,
verwondert, verrast en betovert zoals hun
grootste klassiekers dat deden. Het verhaal
kent twee hoofdpersonages: tienermeisje Riley,
die lastig kan wennen aan de verhuizing naar
San Francisco, en Joy, het Tinkelbel-achtige
stemmetje in haar hoofd dat zorgt voor de
blijdschap in haar leven. Samen met Sadness
(droeve oogopslag en deprimerende coltrui),
Disgust (een soort mean girl), Fear (een labiele
kantoorklerk) en Anger (opvliegende snor met
krant) regelt Joy de hormoonhuishouding en
dus het gedrag van de puberende Riley. Door
een ongelukje belanden zij en Sadness echter
in het onderbewustzijn van het meisje en
moeten de weg terug vinden naar het centrale
commandocentrum voordat Riley met haar
grillige gedrag haar hele omgeving van zich heeft
vervreemd.
Regisseur Pete Docter was eerder ook het genie
achter de even originele Pixar-producties Up (met
dat huis met ballonnen), WALL•E (robotje in de
ruimte) en Monsters Inc. Met Inside Out voegt de
goedlachse maker een nieuwe titel aan zijn oeuvre
toe die zijn voorgaande werk overtreft. De lm
is een juweeltje, dat fysieke animatiegrappen (die
vooral voor rekening van de emoties in het hoofd
van Riley komen) combineert met een origineel,
intelligent verhaal vol onverwachte wendingen,
fantastische vondsten en memorabele grappen.
Tekst Robbert Blokland (film) / Martijn Kamphorst (boek) 208
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208
/ DATING
What’s love got to do with it? / Joyce & Joyce
What's love got to do with it?
In deze rubriek geven dating-experts
Joyce en Joyce antwoord op al jouw
prangende vragen over liefde, seks en
korte- of langetermijnrelaties. Vragen?
Kruip in de pen, stuur ze naar joyce@
outmedia.nl en wie weet beantwoorden
de dames volgende maand jouw vraag.
Mijn vriendje en ik wonen sinds een jaar samen,
maar hebben niet echt dezelfde smaak. Nu ‘verrast’
hij me tijdens iedere verjaardag of jubileum
met een spuuglelijke mok of blingy sieraad.
Ik merk dat ik het moeilijk vind om hem te zeggen
dat hij hiermee op moet houden, maar ik
weet niet hoe lang ik dit nog volhoud. Help?
Pim, 31, Wijk aan Zee
‘Ai, dat is een pittige inderdaad. We zouden willen
zeggen dat honesty hier the best policy is, maar
een soorgelijke situatie heeft bij Joyce niet al te lang
geleden tot een duurzaam ontwricht huwelijk geleid.
Haar tweede man was een fervent verzamelaar
van Marco Borsato-merchandise. Uiteindelijk heeft
een ruzie over het dekbekovertrek hun huwelijk
de das omgedaan. Misschien kun je er een leuke
draai aan geven? Wees hem bijvoorbeeld voor en
stel voor om samen een mooi servies uit te zoeken
onder het mom van: “dan past alles mooi bij
elkaar”. Je kunt je nichtje/zusje/buurmeisje ook wat
exemplaren meegeven voor haar rommelmarktkraampje
en een lichte mate van shock faken als je
vriend uiteindelijk vraagt waar zijn geschenken zijn
gebleven. Die sieraden zijn wat lastiger. Ze in een
kistje in de sokkenla bewaren gaat ongetwijfeld
vraagtekens oproepen en de boel laten omsmelten
tot iets draagbaars is ook niet bepaald een subtiele
manier om je boodschap over te brengen. Eén
optie zou zijn om twee of drie keer per jaar een van
die wurgkettingen om te hangen onder een dikke
trui en heel expliciet aan hem duidelijk te maken
dat je zijn ‘juwelen’ draagt om voor de komende
maanden de gemoederen te sussen. Of je draagt
z’n liefdesbling alleen binnenshuis en verstopt het
gedrocht in je tas zodra de deur achter je dichtvalt.
Een laatste alternatief: hem een koekje van eigen
deeg geven. Kijk maar eens hoe hij reageert
wanneer je hem met ieder jubileum (eerste date,
eerste etentje, eerste keer dat je hem pijpte,
eerste keer samen naar de Ikea) verblijdt met een
attent cadeautje (mok met röntgenfoto van je hart,
broodtrommeltje met foto van je ogen, ketting met
pluk van je haar et cetera, et cetera). Succes!’
Het begint nu steeds serieuzer te worden met
een jongen waarmee ik aan het daten ben; we
spreken vaak meteen na werk af, gaan een
hapje eten en meestal eindigen we bij een
van ons thuis. Ik wil dan eigenlijk graag eerst
even douchen, want na zo’n hele dag ben je
niet meer op je allerfrist, maar van hem hoeft
het niet zo nodig. Maar ik ben juist bang dat hij
me dan een beetje vies vindt, en ik vind hem ’s
avonds laat zelf ook niet meer zo superschoon.
Maar ik wil het ook niet ongemakkelijk maken.
Wat nu? Roderik, 28, Vleuten
‘We schreven het al eerder: seks is niet iets steriels.
Maar als je hem écht niet fris genoeg meer
vindt, of jezelf er niet lekker bij voelt om seks te
hebben voordat je zelf bent gaan douchen, is het
toch goed om zoiets te bespreken. Misschien gaat
hij anders denken dat er iets anders aan de hand
is. Joyce is na een hele dag werken ook niet meer
op haar állerfrist, daar zetten we soms weleens
een hogedrukspuit op. Trouwens, een beetje voorspel
onder de douche kan ook heel spannend zijn!
En misschien kunnen jullie wel een gulden middenweg
vinden, wie weet.’
Ik heb sinds een paar weken contact met een
heel leuke jongen. We appen de hele dag door,
we Skypen bijna iedere avond en we willen
elkaar heel graag ontmoeten. Het enige probleem:
hij studeert in Gent en ik in Groningen.
We willen elkaar graag een keer ontmoeten en
samen uitgaan, maar dan moet een van ons al
heel vroeg weer terug om de laatste aansluiting
naar huis te halen. Maar om op onze eerste date
meteen te blijven slapen vind ik ook weer zo
geforceerd, misschien vinden we elkaar in het
echt toch niet zo leuk als online. Dat heb ik weleens
eerder meegemaakt. Als een van ons twee
zo lang moet reizen om de ander te zien, lijkt er
zoveel van af te hangen. Wat adviseren jullie?
Matthijs, 23, Groningen
‘Joyce heeft dus een keer drie uur in een trein
gezeten om iemand te ontmoeten die in het echt
geen woord uitbracht en wel héél goede belichting
had gebruikt tijdens het maken van z’n foto’s. Dat
was een ongemakkelijke nacht op een twijfelaar
die ze nooit meer terugkrijgt. Maar voor hetzelfde
geld was het wél een ontzettend leuk weekend geweest!
Wie niet waagt, die niet wint! Als je écht een
veiligheidsclausule wilt inbouwen, zoek dan een
plek op die ongeveer tussen jullie in ligt, Utrecht
of zo, en ga samen die stad verkennen. Spreek op
tijd af, en als het klikt kunnen jullie altijd samen de
trein terug naar Groningen of Gent pakken. En als
het niet klikt, dan is er in ieder geval íets bevredigd:
je nieuwsgierigheid.’
-x- Joyce & Joyce
* De eventuele medisch inhoudelijke informatie in deze rubriek
is goedgekeurd door Man tot Man: de website voor gezonde
mannenseks van Soa Aids Nederland, GGD Amsterdam en
GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond
Vraag insturen? Mail naar joyce@outmedia.nl / Fotografie Johan van Walsem
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033

#EMMALY BROWN
DOE
LEKKER GEK,
WHO CARES?!
Ze is een van de drie Gay Prideambassadeurs
dit jaar en bovendien
leent ze haar power house-stem aan de
Gay Pride Anthem 2015, geschreven
en geproduceerd door Eric van Tijn
en Jochem Fluitsma van Soundwise:
This is us : Emmaly Brown. De 20-jarige
Haagse is BN’er sinds ze in 2014
meedeed aan de Voice of Holland,
waar ze het tot de finale schopte.
Ambassadeur zijn van de Amsterdam
Gay Pride? “Een groot super vet
evenement met een mooie boodschap.
Ik voel me super trots en blij!”
AMSTERDAM 2016:
EUROPRIDE EN
ROZE ZATERDAG
In September 2013 kozen de leden
van de European Pride Organizers
Association unaniem voor Amsterdam
als host voor de EuroPride 2016.
Kort daarna werd ook Roze
Zaterdag toegewezen.
De laatste keer dat de EuroPride in
Amsterdam werd gehouden was in
1994, overigens ook de laatste keer
dat Roze Zaterdag in de hoofdstad
plaatsvond. Delegaties van de
stichting Amsterdam Gay Pride en
de Gemeente Amsterdam reizen af
naar Riga in Letland en Maastricht
om de overdrachtsceremonies van
beide evenementen bij te wonen. Dit
jaar vindt de EuroPride voor het eerst
plaats in een stad van de voormalige
Sovjet Unie. Als lid van EPOA zijn wij
daar zeer trots op en hebben veel
respect voor onze collega’s ter plaatste
die de moed hebben om uit de kast te
komen en openlijk voor hun rechten
te strijden in een regime dat lijnrecht
tegenover hen staat.
“Met het hosten van Roze Zaterdag en
EuroPride sluit Amsterdam in 2016 een
half jaar Nederlands EU-voorzitterschap
af, waar LHBTI rechten hoog op de
agenda zullen staan”, stelt Algemeen
Directeur Lucien Spee. “Hiermee laat
Amsterdam internationaal zien nog
steeds voorloper te (willen) zijn in de
strijd voor gelijke rechten en vrijheid
voor iedereen, waar ook ter wereld.”
PRIDE AMSTERDAM
NEW DOMAIN AND
FACEBOOK
Amsterdam Gay Pride is een van
de honderd pioniers van het
nieuwe Amsterdam-domein;
www.pride.amsterdam.
Ook onze Facebook-pagina is
omgezet naar deze nieuwe naam.
AGP branding and design: VBAT
Photography: Marcus Koppen
Hair and make up: Ronald Maasakkers
Styling: Fleur Feringa
WWW.PRIDE.AMSTERDAM
Haar artiestennaam is een simpele
vertaling van haar echte naam,
Emmaly de Bruijn. De studio-opnames
van de Gay Pride Anthem zijn nog
maar nauwelijks achter de rug als dit
vraaggesprek plaatsvindt. Hoogste
tijd om alles te weten te komen over
deze jongste AGP-ambassadrice van
2015, die overigens nog twijfelt over
haar eigen seksuele geaardheid. “Ik
laat het meestal eigenlijk een beetje in
het midden. Ik ben een flirter en weet
dat ik me naast mannen ook zeker
aangetrokken voel tot vrouwen. Maar
met wie ik nou later op de bank zit, en
of ik mezelf nou een lesbi of hetero
moet noemen, daar maak ik me eerlijk
gezegd niet zo druk over. Liefde komt
zoals het komt en I am what I am.”
“I am what I am and I don’t give a damn”,
zing je in the anthem. Dat past dus
bij jou.
“Dat vind ik zo’n sterke zin. Die
beschrijft eigenlijk alles. Je mag zijn wie
je bent. Dat doe ik ook. Ik pluk de dag
en geniet van het leven. Niemand moet
bang hoeven zijn om te zijn wie hij of
zij is. Als je niet van jezelf houdt, hoe
kun je dan van iemand anders houden?
Van mij mag iedereen houden van wie
hij of zij wil. Ik begrijp niet en wil niet
begrijpen dat er landen zijn waar dit
niet kan. Ik ben gek op verschillende
soorten types met een eigen
persoonlijkheid en ben zelf trouwens
ook geen doorsnee-meisje. Doe lekker
gek, who cares?!”
Download de zomerhit ‘THIS IS US’
van Emmaly Brown op iTunes.
Het volledige interview is binnenkort
te lezen in de Amsterdam Gay Pride
Festivalkrant 2015 en natuurlijk online
op pride.amsterdam.

“I am
what
I am”
#AGPSHARE
@AMSTERDAMPRIDE
WWW.PRIDE.AMSTERDAM

GAY
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26 JUNI TOT 4 JULI
3 JULI: RE:SET – TRINITY
Drie organisatoren, drie events, drie keer liefde voor muziek. Na
twee transcendente en tongstrelende edities topt de organisatie van
RE:SET het nu af met een kers zo zoet van smaak, daar kun je niet
van afblijven. Op vrijdag 3 juli presenteren ze daarom de Heilige
Drie-eenheid van pure techno en deephouse, opwindende dance acts
en de donkere en rauwe randjes van The Warehouse. RE:SET @ The
Warehouse | Warmoesstraat 96 Amsterdam | 23:00 - 05:00 | €8 | € 10
after midnite | www.warehouse-amsterdam.com | www.girlesque.nl
Three organizers, three events, three times sweet love for the music. After two
very transcendent and tasty editions the hosts of RE:SET are going to top it off
with a cherry so sweet and pure you’ve never tasted before. On the 3rd of July
they present you the holy trinity of pure techno and deephouse, exhilarating
dance acts and the dark and rough edges of The Warehouse. RE:SET @ The
Warehouse | Warmoesstraat 96 Amsterdam | 23:00 - 05:00 | €8 | € 10
after midnite |
www.warehouse-amsterdam.com | www.girlesque.nl
VRIJDAG 26 JUNI
Amsterdam , Air Amsterdam , Vieze
Poezendek.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Doozy Party.
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Releaze.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Fridaynights.
Nijmegen , Café Mets , Flashdance 30+.
ZATERDAG 27 JUNI
Amsterdam , Club Church , Hoerenbal.
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , 3 X Nyx.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Deviate.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Saturdaynights.
Den Haag , Coc , Dare / Women Community.
Rotterdam , Café Praag/sissi Coc Rotterdam
Eo , Marlene, Women Only Party.
Utrecht , Winkel Van Sinkel , Panndora.
ZONDAG 28 JUNI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Nightshift.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Happy Hour.
DINSDAG 30 JUNI
Amsterdam , Club Church , K!nk - Golden
Shower.
WOENSDAG 1 JULI
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naaktparty.
DONDERDAG 2 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , Nyx Op Donderdag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Poplounge.
VRIJDAG 3 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , Sandwich.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Re:set .
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Fridaynights.
ZATERDAG 4 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , 3 X Nyx.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Deviate.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Saturdaynights.
Utrecht , Club Lux , Rubber.
VRIJDAG 26 JUNI
Almere , Den Enghel , Vrijdagavondborrel.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Eagle , Men Inc..
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Friday
Night Dj.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Locura.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night.
Eindhoven , Coc , Young&restless.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Vrijdagavondcafé.
Maastricht , Café Rose , Expreszo Meeting.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naakt- En
Underwearparty.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Sneaks.
Rotterdam , Coc , Hiv-eetcafé.
ZATERDAG 27 JUNI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , Danceparty.
Almere , Den Enghel , Biertijd.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Bingo.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Cozy
Summernight.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night .
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zaterdag Cafe.
Haarlem , Wilsons By R&r , Wilsons Dj
Night.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Shotjes Avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
Zwolle , Bar Stout , Extra Stout.
ZONDAG 28 JUNI
Almere , Den Enghel , Zondags Happy2hour.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Drag Night.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , De Trut , De Trut.
Amsterdam , Prik , Bubbles & Bites.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Seniorenmiddag.
Antwerpen , Bonaparte , Pannekoek.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zondags Café.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Holland/duitse Middag/avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
MAANDAG 29 JUNI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Café Same Place , Men Only
Sexparty.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cheap Monday!
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Happy Hour.
DINSDAG 30 JUNI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , G&t - Gin&tuesday.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Beer Bust.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Drag
Bingoshow.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Drags On Stage.
Eindhoven , Coc , Dinsdag Café.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
WOENSDAG 1 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Naked Bar.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Tilburg , Embrace Pink , Meetingpoint.
DONDERDAG 2 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , 1811café.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Saskia & Friends.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Dita’s Pubquiz.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Blue.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cocktail Sale.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Student Nights.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Drag Bingo.
Eindhoven , Pallaz , Dragsonstage.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Donderdagavondcafé.
Leiden , Coc Leiden , Hiv-café.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Underwear
Party.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Travestie&lovers.
Rotterdam , Café Praag , Inloopavond,.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Take Me Out.
VRIJDAG 3 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Vrijdagavondborrel.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Eagle , Men Inc..
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Friday
Night Dj.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Locura.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night.
Eindhoven , Coc , Young&restless.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Vrijdagavondcafé.
Maastricht , Café Rose , Mmm Party - Men
Only.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naakt- En
Underwearparty.
Roermond , Café ‘t Brunke , Pink Friday.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , I Love Naked
In The Dark.
Rotterdam , Café Praag , Coc Open.
ZATERDAG 4 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , Danceparty.
Almere , Den Enghel , Biertijd.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Bingo.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Cozy
Summernight.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night .
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zaterdag Cafe.
Leiden , Coc Leiden , Trans*-café.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Shotjes Avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
Zwolle , Bar Stout , Extra Stout.
MEER/MORE
VRIJDAG 26 JUNI
Deventer , Centrale Bibliotheek , Roze
Film Op Vrijdag.
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Vrijdag.
Eindhoven , Squashtime , Kouros Squash.
Eindhoven , Wijkcentrum ‘t Akkertje ,
Kouros Dansen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
Rotterdam , Café Praag , De Borrel.
Utrecht , Boekwinkel Savannah Bay , Uit
De Boekenkast 2015.
ZATERDAG 27 JUNI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Bears
At Nz.
Eindhoven , Coc , Anders Roze.
Eindhoven , Catherinakerk - Begijnenhof
, Kouros Wielrennen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZONDAG 28 JUNI
Amstelveen , De Amstelveense Rugby
Club , Amsterdam Lowlanders Rugby Training.
Amsterdam , Go Gallery , Cowboys &
Crows.
Deventer , De Fermerie , Zondagmiddagsalon
Nieuwe Locatie.
Eindhoven , Coc , Sunday Matine.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
Nijmegen , In Sporthal Onder De St Steven
, Transgender Sportdag In Nijmegen.
MAANDAG 29 JUNI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Mellow
Mondays.
Eindhoven , Genneperparken , Kouros
Tennis.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Jamsessie.
DINSDAG 30 JUNI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , No
Towel Night.
Eindhoven , Kees Tempel Centrum ,
Kouros Conditietraining.
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Dinsdag.
WOENSDAG 1 JULI
Amsterdam , Ggd Amsterdam , Gratis
Hepatitis-b Vaccinatie.
Den Haag , Stichting Buddy Netwerk ,
Lunch Voor Hiv+.
Eindhoven , Coc , Het Roze Oudere Café.
Tilburg , Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum ,
Inloopochtend.
DONDERDAG 2 JULI
Amsterdam , Coffeemania , Pink Nieuw
West Borrel.
Eindhoven , Sporthal Strijp , Kouros
Zaalvoetbal.
Eindhoven , Sporthal Van De Sporthogeschool
, Kouros Volleybal.
Leiden , De Kroon (coc Leiden) , Hiv Café.
Tilburg , De Nieuwe Stede , Inloopavond.
VRIJDAG 3 JULI
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Vrijdag.
Eindhoven , Squashtime , Kouros Squash.
Eindhoven , Wijkcentrum ‘t Akkertje ,
Kouros Dansen.
Haarlem , Coc , Eetgroep.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZATERDAG 4 JULI
Eindhoven , Catherinakerk - Begijnenhof
, Kouros Wielrennen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
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5 JULI TOT 31 JULI
26 JULI: ROZE ZONDAG OP KWAKU SUMMER FESTIVAL
Op zondag 26 juli bundelen Kwaku en o.a. COC de krachten weer om
de jaarlijkse Roze Zondag op Kwaku Summer Festival te organiseren.
Kwaku vindt het belangrijk om de LHBT gemeenschap bij het festival te
betrekken. Deze groep heeft recht op extra aandacht, zodat bepaalde
taboes besproken en doorbroken kunnen worden. Ieder persoon mag
immers trots zijn op wie hij of zij is; diversiteit en openheid: het zijn
waarden waar Kwaku pal achter staat. De afgelopen twee jaar was
de Roze Zondag, die voor de 8ste keer zal plaatsvinden, met pakweg
20.000 bezoekers een groot succes op Kwaku en kan dan ook met recht
het grootste ‘black LHBT event’ van Europa genoemd worden. De
programmering voor zowel het hoofdpodium als het jongerenpodium
wordt gedaan i.s.m. Totally en COC. Totally heeft als organisatie al
enkele jaren een succesvolle clubavond in Club Nyx en heeft nu met
o.a. Trafassi, Sjeazy Pearl, Shug La Sheeda, Feliciana en Shedey Ruffin
(Dam Dutchess) een sterk programma op Kwaku neergezet. Daarnaast
is er op het Pompeia podium veel informatie over homoseksualiteit en
debatten over de acceptatie van LGBT’s binnen de Afro-Nederlandse
gemeenschap. De reguliere tickets voor Kwaku zijn € 5,- per dag en een
passe-partout voor het gehele festival is € 24,- en online verkrijgbaar.
ZONDAG 5 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Nightshift.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Happy Hour.
WOENSDAG 8 JULI
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naaktparty.
DONDERDAG 9 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , Nyx Op Donderdag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Poplounge.
VRIJDAG 10 JULI
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Doozy Party.
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Releaze.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Fridaynights.
Brussel , Fuse Clu b, La Demence - Juicy.
Den Bosch , Muzerije , Gayswing.
ZATERDAG 11 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , 3 X Nyx.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Deviate.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Saturdaynights.
ZONDAG 12 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Nightshift.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Happy Hour.
WOENSDAG 15 JULI
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naaktparty.
DONDERDAG 16 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , Nyx Op Donderdag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Poplounge.
VRIJDAG 17 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Releaze.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Fridaynights.
ZATERDAG 18 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , 3 X Nyx.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Deviate.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Saturdaynights.
ZONDAG 19 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Nightshift.
Amsterdam , Westerpark , Milkshake
Festival.
Amsterdam , Westerliefde Westerunie ,
Milkshake Festival - The Official Afterparty!
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Happy Hour.
MAANDAG 20 JULI
Tilburg , De Nieuwe Lollipop , Roze
Maandag 2015.
WOENSDAG 22 JULI
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naaktparty.
DONDERDAG 23 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , Nyx Op Donderdag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Poplounge.
VRIJDAG 24 JULI
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Doozy Party.
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Releaze.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Fridaynights.
ZATERDAG 25 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , 3 X Nyx.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Deviate.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Saturdaynights.
Den Haag , Coc Cafe , Dare, Een openminded
women community.
Rotterdam , COC , Marlene, Women Only.
ZONDAG 26 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Church , (z)onderbroek.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Nightshift.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Happy Hour.
WOENSDAG 29 JULI
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naaktparty.
DONDERDAG 30 JULI
Amsterdam , Club Nyx , Nyx Op Donderdag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Poplounge.
VRIJDAG 31 JULI
Amsterdam , Air Amsterdam , Supertoys.
ZONDAG 5 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Happy2hour.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Drag Night.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , De Trut , De Trut.
Amsterdam , Dirty Dicks , Fist Factory.
Amsterdam , Prik , Bubbles & Bites.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Seniorenmiddag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Nudeclub
Amsterdam.
Antwerpen , Bonaparte , Pannekoek.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zondags Café.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Holland/duitse Middag/avond.
Rotterdam , Coc Rotterdam Eo , Ooxo!
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
MAANDAG 6 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Café Same Place , Men Only
Sexparty.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cheap Monday!
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Happy Hour.
DINSDAG 7 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , G&t - Gin&tuesday.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Beer Bust.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Bingo!
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Drags On Stage.
Eindhoven , Coc , Dinsdag Café.
Nijmegen , Café Mets , Gay Jongerenborrel.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
WOENSDAG 8 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Naked Bar.
Amsterdam , Taboo , Cocktail Wednesday!
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Tilburg , Embrace Pink , Meetingpoint.
DONDERDAG 9 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , 1811café.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Blue.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cocktail Sale.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Student Nights.
Eindhoven , Pallaz , Dragsonstage.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Donderdagavondcafé.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Underwear
Party.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Travestie&lovers.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Meeblèravond.
VRIJDAG 10 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Vrijdagavondborrel.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Eagle , Men Inc..
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Friday
Night Dj.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Locura.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night.
Eindhoven , Coc , Young&restless.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Vrijdagavondcafé.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naakt- En
Underwearparty.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Rotterdam , Café Praag , Coc Open.
ZATERDAG 11 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , Danceparty.
Almere , Den Enghel , Biertijd.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Bingo.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Cozy
Summernight.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night .
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zaterdag Cafe.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Shotjes Avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
Zwolle , Bar Stout , Extra Stout.
ZONDAG 12 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Jazz & Easy Listening.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Drag Night.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , De Trut , De Trut.
Amsterdam , Dirty Dicks , Naked Darkcruising.
Amsterdam , Prik , Bubbles & Bites.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Seniorenmiddag.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Netherbears.
Antwerpen , Bonaparte , Pannekoek.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zondags Café.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Holland/duitse Middag/avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Rotterdam , Café Praag/sissi Coc Rotterdam
Eo , Jong & Out.
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
MAANDAG 13 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Café Same Place , Men Only
Sexparty.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cheap Monday!
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Happy Hour.
DINSDAG 14 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , G&t - Gin&tuesday.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Beer Bust.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Bingo!
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Drags On Stage.
Eindhoven , Coc , Dinsdag Café.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
WOENSDAG 15 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Naked Bar.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Tilburg , Embrace Pink , Meetingpoint.
DONDERDAG 16 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , 1811café.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Saskia & Friends.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Blue.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cocktail Sale.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Student Nights.
Eindhoven , Pallaz , Dragsonstage.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Donderdagavondcafé.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Underwear
Party.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Travestie&lovers.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Meeblèravond.
VRIJDAG 17 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Vrijdagavondborrel.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Eagle , Men Inc..
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Friday
Night Dj.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Locura.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night.
Eindhoven , Coc , Young&restless.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Vrijdagavondcafé.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naakt- En
Underwearparty.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Incognito.
Rotterdam , Café Praag , Coc Open.
ZATERDAG 18 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , Danceparty.
Almere , Den Enghel , Biertijd.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Undercover.
Amsterdam , Prik , Prik 9 Jaar!
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Bingo.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Cozy
38

GAY
AGENDA
Summernight.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night .
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zaterdag Cafe.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Shotjes Avond.
Rotterdam , Coc , Expreszo-meeting.
Rotterdam , Sissi , Asians And Their Friends.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
Zwolle , Bar Stout , Extra Stout.
ZONDAG 19 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Zondags Happy2hour.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Drag Night.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Café Same Place , Gay S/m
Sameplace.
Amsterdam , De Trut , De Trut.
Amsterdam , Prik , Bubbles & Bites.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Seniorenmiddag.
Amsterdam , The Warehouse , Horsemen
And Knights.
Antwerpen , Bonaparte , Pannekoek.
Den Haag , Coc Cafe , Zilveruitje.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zondags Café.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Holland/duitse Middag/avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
MAANDAG 20 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Café Same Place , Men Only
Sexparty.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cheap Monday!
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Happy Hour.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Zomerfeesten Nijmegen.
DINSDAG 21 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , G&t - Gin&tuesday.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Beer Bust.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Bingo!
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Drags On Stage.
Eindhoven , Coc , Dinsdag Café.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Zomerfeesten Nijmegen.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
WOENSDAG 22 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Naked Bar.
Amsterdam , Taboo , Cocktail Wednesday!
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Pinkvodka Shotjes Dag.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Tilburg , Embrace Pink , Meetingpoint.
DONDERDAG 23 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , 1811café.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Blue.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cocktail Sale.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Student Nights.
Eindhoven , Pallaz , Dragsonstage.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Donderdagavondcafé.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Zomerfeesten Nijmegen.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Underwear
Party.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Travestie&lovers.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Meeblèravond.
VRIJDAG 24 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Vrijdagavondborrel.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Eagle , Men Inc..
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Friday
Night Dj.
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Locura.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night.
Eindhoven , Coc , Young&restless.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Vrijdagavondcafé.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Blarenbal.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Naakt- En
Underwearparty.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Naked.
Rotterdam , Café Praag , Coc Open.
ZATERDAG 25 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , Danceparty.
Almere , Den Enghel , Biertijd.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , Twisted Dj Tunes.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Bingo.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Cozy
Summernight.
Antwerpen , The Boots , Fetish / Cruising
Night .
Den Haag , Coc Cafe , Gender Cafe.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zaterdag Cafe.
Haarlem , Wilsons By R&r , Wilsons Dj
Night.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Shotjes Avond.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
Zwolle , Bar Stout , Extra Stout.
ZONDAG 26 JULI
Almere , Den Enghel , Zondags Happy2hour.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Drag Night.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , De Trut , De Trut.
Amsterdam , Prik , Bubbles & Bites.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Seniorenmiddag.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Netherbears.
Antwerpen , Bonaparte , Pannekoek.
Den Haag , Coc Cafe , Jong & Out Haaglanden.
Deventer , De Fermerie , Zondagmiddagsalon.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Zondags Café.
Leiden , Coc Leiden , Sunday Times.
Nijmegen , Danscafé Marcus-antonius ,
Holland/duitse Middag/avond.
Rotterdam , Coc , Zondagmiddagsalon.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Utrecht , Bodytalk , Happy Hour.
MAANDAG 27 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Café Same Place , Men Only
Sexparty.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cheap Monday!
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Happy Hour.
DINSDAG 28 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Prik , G&t - Gin&tuesday.
Amsterdam , Spijkerbar , Beer Bust.
Amsterdam , The Queen’s Head , Bingo!
Antwerpen , Que Pasa , Drags On Stage.
Eindhoven , Coc , Dinsdag Café.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Straight On....
WOENSDAG 29 JULI
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Naked Bar.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Underwear&naked.
Tilburg , Embrace Pink , Meetingpoint.
DONDERDAG 30 JULI
Alkmaar , 1811dance&drinks , 1811café.
Amsterdam , Amstel 54 , Saskia & Friends.
Amsterdam , Bar Chez , Happy Hour.
Amsterdam , Club Church , Blue.
Amsterdam , Dirty Dicks , Golden Shower.
Amsterdam , Prik , Cocktail Sale.
Antwerpen , Hessenhuis , Student Nights.
Eindhoven , Pallaz , Dragsonstage.
Enschede , Café Stonewall , Donderdagavondcafé.
Oostende , Club Bonaparte , Underwear
Party.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar ,
Travestie&lovers.
Tilburg , Cafe Peanuts , Meeblèravond.
VRIJDAG 31 JULI
Amsterdam , Prik , Prik’s Pre Pride Party.
Rotterdam , Themoodsbar , Full Fetish.
MEER/MORE
ZONDAG 5 JULI
Amstelveen , De Amstelveense Rugby
Club , Amsterdam Lowlanders Rugby Training.
Amsterdam , Go Gallery , Cowboys &
Crows.
Antwerpen , Speelplein Vlaamsekaai ,
Mountainbike (initiatie).
Den Haag , Coc Cafe , Zilveruitje.
Eindhoven , Coc , Sunday Matine.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
Rotterdam , Coc Rotterdam Eo , Transcafé.
MAANDAG 6 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Mellow
Mondays.
Eindhoven , Genneperparken , Kouros
Tennis.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Jamsessie.
DINSDAG 7 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , No
Towel Night.
Eindhoven , Kees Tempel Centrum , Kouros
Conditietraining.
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Dinsdag.
Rotterdam , Lantarenvenster , Gay Film
Night.
WOENSDAG 8 JULI
Amsterdam , Ggd Amsterdam , Gratis
Hepatitis-b Vaccinatie.
Den Haag , Stichting Buddy Netwerk ,
Lunch Voor Hiv+.
Eindhoven , Coc , Orpheus Bijeenkomst.
Tilburg , Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum ,
Inloopochtend.
DONDERDAG 9 JULI
Eindhoven , Sporthal Strijp , Kouros
Zaalvoetbal.
Eindhoven , Sporthal Van De Sporthogeschool
, Kouros Volleybal.
Haarlem , Wijkcentrum Binnensteeds ,
Roze Salon 55+.
Nijmegen , Studentenkerk , Dare To Lunch:
Roze Lunch.
Tilburg , De Nieuwe Stede , Inloopavond.
VRIJDAG 10 JULI
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Vrijdag.
Eindhoven , Squashtime , Kouros Squash.
Eindhoven , Wijkcentrum ‘t Akkertje ,
Kouros Dansen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZATERDAG 11 JULI
Eindhoven , Catherinakerk - Begijnenhof ,
Kouros Wielrennen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZONDAG 12 JULI
Amstelveen , De Amstelveense Rugby
Club , Amsterdam Lowlanders Rugby Training.
Amsterdam , Go Gallery , Cowboys &
Crows.
Eindhoven , Coc , Sunday Matine.
Haarlem , Coc Kennemerland , Jong&out
Haarlem.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
MAANDAG 13 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Mellow
Mondays.
Eindhoven , Genneperparken , Kouros
Tennis.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Jamsessie.
DINSDAG 14 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , No
Towel Night.
Eindhoven , Kees Tempel Centrum , Kouros
Conditietraining.
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Dinsdag.
WOENSDAG 15 JULI
Amsterdam , Ggd Amsterdam , Gratis
Hepatitis-b Vaccinatie.
Den Haag , Stichting Buddy Netwerk ,
Lunch Voor Hiv+.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Unplugged.
Tilburg , Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum ,
Inloopochtend.
DONDERDAG 16 JULI
Eindhoven , Sporthal Strijp , Kouros
Zaalvoetbal.
Eindhoven , Sporthal Van De Sporthogeschool
, Kouros Volleybal.
Tilburg , De Nieuwe Stede , Inloopavond.
VRIJDAG 17 JULI
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Vrijdag.
Eindhoven , Squashtime , Kouros Squash.
Eindhoven , Wijkcentrum ‘t Akkertje ,
Kouros Dansen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZATERDAG 18 JULI
Eindhoven , Catherinakerk - Begijnenhof ,
Kouros Wielrennen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZONDAG 19 JULI
Amstelveen , De Amstelveense Rugby
Club , Amsterdam Lowlanders Rugby Training.
Amsterdam , Go Gallery , Cowboys &
Crows.
Eindhoven , Coc , Sunday Matine/ 40plus.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
Rotterdam , Coc Rotterdam Eo , Transcafé.
MAANDAG 20 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Mellow
Mondays.
Eindhoven , Genneperparken , Kouros
Tennis.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Jamsessie.
Tilburg , Roze Maandag , Eerste Vrouwelijke
Voorzitter Voor Stichting Roze Maandag.
DINSDAG 21 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , No
Towel Night.
Eindhoven , Kees Tempel Centrum , Kouros
Conditietraining.
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Dinsdag.
WOENSDAG 22 JULI
Amsterdam , Ggd Amsterdam , Gratis
Hepatitis-b Vaccinatie.
Den Haag , Stichting Buddy Netwerk ,
Lunch Voor Hiv+.
Tilburg , Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum ,
Inloopochtend.
DONDERDAG 23 JULI
Eindhoven , Sporthal Strijp , Kouros
Zaalvoetbal.
Eindhoven , Sporthal Van De Sporthogeschool
, Kouros Volleybal.
Tilburg , De Nieuwe Stede , Inloopavond.
VRIJDAG 24 JULI
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Vrijdag.
Eindhoven , Squashtime , Kouros Squash.
Eindhoven , Wijkcentrum ‘t Akkertje ,
Kouros Dansen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZATERDAG 25 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Bears
At Nz.
Eindhoven , Coc , Anders Roze.
Eindhoven , Catherinakerk - Begijnenhof ,
Kouros Wielrennen.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
ZONDAG 26 JULI
Amstelveen , De Amstelveense Rugby
Club , Amsterdam Lowlanders Rugby Training.
Amsterdam , Go Gallery , Cowboys &
Crows.
Eindhoven , Coc , Sunday Matine.
Haarlem , Vvv , Fiets Mee Met Coc.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Live Muziek.
MAANDAG 27 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , Mellow
Mondays.
Eindhoven , Genneperparken , Kouros
Tennis.
Leiden , De Twee Spieghels , Jamsessie.
DINSDAG 28 JULI
Amsterdam , Sauna Nieuwezijds , No
Towel Night.
Eindhoven , Kees Tempel Centrum , Kouros
Conditietraining.
Eindhoven , Nationaal Zwemcentrum De
Tongelreep , Kouros Zwemmen Dinsdag.
WOENSDAG 29 JULI
Amsterdam , Ggd Amsterdam , Gratis
Hepatitis-b Vaccinatie.
Den Haag , Stichting Buddy Netwerk ,
Lunch Voor Hiv+.
Tilburg , Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum ,
Inloopochtend.
DONDERDAG 30 JULI
Eindhoven , Sporthal Strijp , Kouros
Zaalvoetbal.
Eindhoven , Sporthal Van De Sporthogeschool
, Kouros Volleybal.
Nijmegen , Studentenkerk , Dare To Lunch:
Roze Lunch.
Tilburg , De Nieuwe Stede , Inloopavond.
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1am, Fri.-Sat. from 10pm-3am)
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Weteringstraat 60
+31206384755
http://www.mankind.nl
(Mon. - Sat. from noon-11pm)
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Elandsstraat 119
+31206234901
http://www.saarein.info/
(Mon. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Fri. -
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Kerkstraat 4
+31206205919
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(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
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Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 74
+31206246881
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(Tue. - Fri. from 9:30am-8pm, Sat.
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Spuistraat 330
+31206276337
http://www.proleshairbodyspa.nl
(Sun., Tue., Thu. from 9am-6pm,
Mon., Wed. from 9am-9pm, Fri. from
9am-5:30pm, Sat. from noon-5pm)
CLUBS
08
Club Church 07
Kerkstraat 52
+31204210392
http://www.clubchurch.nl
(Sun. from 4pm-4am, Tue. - Wed.
from 8pm-1am, Fri. - Sat. from
10pm-5am)
De Trut 08
Bilderdijkstraat 165-E
http://www.trutfonds.nl/
TRUT_HOME.html
(Every Sunday from 10pm-3am)
EVENT ORGANISER
Homomonument 09
Westermarkt
+31624743350
http://www.homomonument.nl
Stichting Amsterdam Gay
Pride 10
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 12
www.amsterdamgaypride.org
GALLERIES
Go Gallery 11
Prinsengracht 64
+31204229580
http://www.gogallery.nl/
HEALTH
Hiv Vereniging Nederland 12
Eerste Helmerstraat 17B-3
+31206892577
http://www.hivnet.org
(Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. from 2pm-
10pm)
Psychotherapeut Dr. Thijs
Maasen 13
Hartenstraat 31
+31206387321
www.homopsycholoog.nl
(Mon. - Fri. from 9am-9pm)
Relatietherapeut drs Marcel
Holtslag 14
Piet Heinkade 145
+31206712140
http://www.marcelholtslag.nl
Soa Aids Nederland 15
Keizersgracht 392
+31206262669
http://www.soa.nl
p43
p43
The Natural Health Company
16
Vijzelstraat 1
+31206244533
http://www.tnhc.nl
(Sun. from noon-6pm, Mon. - Wed.
from 10am-6:30pm, Thu. from 10am-
9pm, Fri. - Sat. from 10am-6:30pm)
HOTEL/SHORT-STAY
Chic and Basic 17
Herengracht 13-19
+31205222345
http://www.chicandbasic.com/
hotel-amsterdam/
Chico's Guesthouse 18
St. Willibrordusstraat 77
+31615353056
Clemens Hotel 19
Raadhuisstraat 39
+31206246089
http://www.clemenshotel.nl
Freeland Hotel 20
Marnixstraat 386
+31206227511
http://www.hotelfreeland.com
(Daily from 7am-11pm)
Hotel Amistad 21
Kerkstraat 42
+31206248074
http://www.amistad.nl
ITC Hotel 22
Prinsengracht 1051
+31206230230
http://www.itc-hotel.com
(Daily from 10am-11pm)
Max Brown Hotel 17
Herengracht 13-19
+31205222345
www.maxbrownhotels.com
Quentin Hotel 23
Leidsekade 89
+31206262187
http://quentinamsterdam.com/
Pink Point 09
Westermarkt
+31204281070
http://www.pinkpoint.org
(Daily from 10am-6pm)
LUNCHROOMS
Brug 34 24
Utrechtsestraat 19
+31651742055
http://www.brug34.nl
(Sun. from noon-8pm, Mon. from
8am-8pm, Tue. - Thu. from 8am-1am,
Fri. - Sat. from 8am-3am)
De Taart van m'n Tante 25
Ferdinand Bolstraat 10
+31207764600
http://www.detaart.com
(Daily from 10am-6pm)
San Francisco Sandwich
Company 26
Sint Antoniesbreestraat 3F
HTTP://www.sanfranciscosandwichcompany.nl
(Tue.-Sat. from 10am-5pm, Sun. from
11am-4pm)
ORGANIZATIONS
Amsterdam Leather Pride 27
Postbus 2782
COC Amsterdam 28
Rozenstraat 8-14
+31206263087
http://www.cocamsterdam.nl
COC Nederland 29
Nieuwe Herengracht 49
+31206234596
http://www.coc.nl
De Zóciëteit 30
Elandsgracht 70
+310637268386
http://www.zocieteit.nl
(Fri. from 8pm-11pm)
Donderdagavond Eet Club
(DEC) 31
Postbus 3213
http://www.donderdagavondeetclub.nl
EduDivers 32
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 21-3
+31204288073
http://www.edudivers.nl
Evangelische Roze Vieringen
33
Keizersgracht 566
+31206990850
http://www.erv-amsterdam.nl
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard
29
Nieuwe Herengracht 49
+31206236565
http://www.switchboard.nl
(Mon., Wed., Fri. from 2pm-6pm)
IHLIA 34
Oosterdoksstraat 110
+31205230837
http://www.ihlia.nl
(Mon. - Fri. from noon-5pm, Sat. from
1pm-5pm)
Stichting Gay Business
Amsterdam 35
Lijnbaansgracht 210h
+31206208807
http://www.amsterdampride.nl
Stichting Hartjesdagen 36
Prins Hendrikkade 53
+31614430451
www.stichtinghartjesdagen.nl
Stichting OndersteBoven 37
Rietlandpark 39
+31206815927
http://www.stichtingondersteboven.nl
Stichting Pera 38
Weteringschans 6-8
+31206268790
http://www.clubpera.nl/
Stichting Safe Service 39
Rozenstraat 8
+31206233794
http://www.safeservice.nl
Stichting Secret Garden 40
Nieuwe Herengracht 20
+31207786120
www.stichtingsecretgarden.nl
Transgender Netwerk Nederland
41
Rhijnspoorplein 26
+31205739427
MEDIA
Duizendpoot Gay Advertising
42
Spuistraat 44
+31204282123
www.dp-communications.com
Gay Group 43
Keizersgracht 205
+31204215741
http://www.gaymedia.nl
Gay International Press (Gay
News) 44
Postbus 76609
+31206791556
http://www.gay-news.com
MVS Gay Station 45
Wibautstraat 150
+31650682298
http://www.mvs.nl
Stichting OUT Media 43
Keizersgracht 205
+31207881365
http://www.outmedia.nl
Winq Media BV 46
Postbus 3291
+31203053825
http://www.winq.com
Zij aan Zij 47
Postbus 14508
+31202215276
http://www.zijaanzij.nl
RESTAURANTS
't Sluisje 48
Torensteeg 1
+31206240813
http://www.sluisje.nl
(Sun. from 6pm-1am, Thu. from 7pm-
1am, Fri. - Sat. from 6pm-3am)
Eetcafé 100% Zuidoost 49
Bijlmerplen 367a
+31206912593
http://www.eetcafezuidoost.nl/
Hemelse Modder 50
Oude Waal 11
+31206243203
http://www.hemelsemodder.nl
(Daily from 6pm-10pm)
Krua Thai Classic 51
Staalstraat 22
+31206229533
http://www.kruathai.nl
(Daily from 5pm-10:30pm)
Ristorante Italiano Fiorentino
52
Overtoom 125
+31206183272
http://www.ristoranteorentino.nl
(Fri. - Sun. from 5:30pm-11:30pm,
Mon. - Thu. from 6pm-10:30pm)
The Pantry 53
Leidsekruisstraat 21
+31206200922
http://www.thepantry.nl
(Daily from 10:30am-10:30pm)
Warie's Thai Food 54
Rozengracht 235
+31206223638
http://www.wariesthaifood.nl
(Daily from 3pm-10pm)
RETAIL
Black Body 55
Kerkstraat 173
+31206262553
http://www.blackbody.nl
(Mon. - Thu. from 11am-7pm, closed
on Sunday)
Blue & White 56
Ceintuurbaan 248
+31206101741
http://www.blue-white.nl
(Mon. - Fri. from 10:30am-6:30pm,
Sat. from noon-6:30pm, Sun. closed)
Bronx 57
Kerkstraat 53-55
+31206231548
http://www.bronx1976.com
(Daily from 10am-10pm)
Dusedo 58
Moezelhavenweg 49-53
+31206260702
http://www.dusedo.com
Robin & Rik 59
Runstraat 30
+31206278924
(Wed. - Sat. from noon-6pm)
Connecting Differences 60
Gerard Doustraat 138C
+31206626309
http://connectingdifferences.nl
Michael's Boys Escorts 61
Vondelkerkstraat 15-hs
+31206181824
www.michaelsboysescorts.com
Roze Uitvaart 62
Utrechtsedwarsstraat 85-C
+31207712997
http://www.rozeuitvaart.nl
24 uur per dag
SPORTS
ARC Amsterdam Lowlanders
63
Sportlaan 23
+31613452939
www.amsterdamlowlanders.
com
DGLA 64
Stadionkade 150
+31206795987
http://www.dgla.nl
European Gay & Lesbian
Sport Federation 65
Meeuwenlaan 41
http://www.eglsf.info
Gay Forcing Bridge 66
Roelof Hartplein 2a
http://www.gayforcing.nl
Gay Union Through Sports
(GUTS) 65
Meeuwenlaan 41
+31206362932
STUDENTS' ASSO-
CIATIONS
A.S.V.Gay 67
nieuwe nieuwstraat 20
0619466220
http://www.asvgay.nl
Gryphus 68
De Boelelaan 1105
www.vu.nl/homonetwerk
Stichting UvA Pride 69
Nieuwe Achtergracht 170
http://www.uvapride.nl

GOING AMSTERDAM
Warmoes/Zeedijk
15
12
11
8
18
25
10
Reguliers/Amstel
18
19
02 01
3
13
17
4
7
16
21
13
4
5
17
23
24
6
14
2
9
3 22
1
13
4
9
14
5
17
15
20
21
8
7
6
10
20
19
BARS
Café 't Mandje 01
Zeedijk 63
+31206225375
http://www.cafetmandje.nl
(Sun. from 2pm-1am, Tue. - Wed. from
4pm-1am, Fri. - Sat. from 2pm-3am)
Café De Barderij 02
Zeedijk 14
+31204205132
http://www.barderij.com
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 4pm-3am)
De Engel van Amsterdam 03
Zeedijk 21
+31204276381
www.engelvanamsterdam.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 1pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 1pm-3am)
Dirty Dicks 04
Warmoesstraat 86
www.dirtydicksamsterdam.com
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-3am, Fri. - Sat.
from 4pm-4am)
Eagle 05
Warmoesstraat 90
www.theeagleamsterdam.com
(Sun.-Thu. from 10pm-4am, Fri.-Sat.
from 10pm-5am)
Getto 06
Warmoesstraat 51
+31204215151
http://www.getto.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 4pm-2am)
Prik 07
Spuistraat 109
+31203200002
http://www.prikamsterdam.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 4pm-3am)
The Cuckoo's Nest 08
Nieuwezijds Kolk 6
+31206271752
http://www.cuckoosnest.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 1pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 1pm-2am)
The Queen's Head 09
Zeedijk 20
+31204202475
http://www.queenhead.com
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 4pm-3am)
The Web 10
St. Jacobsstraat 6
+31206236758
www.thewebamsterdam.com
(Sun. - Thu. from 1pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 1pm-2am)
CINEMA
Le Salon 11
Nieuwendijk 22
+31206226565
www.lesalonamsterdam.nl
(Daily from 10am-11:30pm)
CLUBS
Boysclub 21 12
Spuistraat 21
+31206228828
http://www.boysclub21.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 3pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 3pm-2am)
The Warehouse 13
Warmoesstraat 96
(Sun., Thu. from 11pm-4am, Fri. - Sat.
from 11pm-5am)
HOTEL/SHORT-STAY
Anco Hotel 14
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 55
+31206241126
http://www.ancohotel.nl
TOURIST OFFICE
GayTIC 15
Spuistraat 44
+31203301461
http://www.gaytic.nl
(Daily from 11am-7pm)
RESTAURANTS
Eetcafé de Spaanse Ruiter 16
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 90
+31206249857
http://www.genevergenootschap.nl/Erkende_cafes/caf_de_
spaanse_ruiter.php
(Sun. - Thu. from 9am-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 9am-3am)
RETAIL
Adonis 17
Warmoesstraat 92
+31206272959
Alfa Blue 18
Nieuwendijk 26
+31206271664
http://www.alfablue.com
(Daily from 9am-10pm)
Amsterdam Gay Zone 12
Spuistraat 21
+31206258797
(Daily from 11am-11pm)
Boekhandel Vrolijk 19
Paleisstraat 135
+31206235142
http://www.vrolijk.nu
(Open Mon.-Sat. from 11am-6pm,
Sun. from noon-6pm)
Condomerie 20
Warmoesstraat 141
+31206274174
http://condomerie.com
(Mon. - Sat. from 11am-6pm)
Drake's of L.A. 21
Damrak 61
+31206279544
http://www.drakesdirect.com
(Daily from 9am-midnight)
ES Collection 22
Zeedijk 61
+31203301770
www.escollectionamsterdam.
com
(Sun. from 2pm-6pm, Mon. - Fri. from
noon-8pm, Sat. from noon-6pm)
Gays&Gadgets 15
Spuistraat 44
+31203301461
www.gaysandgadgets.com
(Sun. from noon-7pm, Mon. - Sat.
from 11am-7pm)
Mister B Leather & Rubber
bv 23
Warmoesstraat 89
+31207883060
http://www.mrb.nl
(Sun. from 1pm-6pm, Mon. - Wed.
from 10:30am-7pm, Thu. from
10:30am-9pm, Fri. from 10:30am-7pm,
Sat. from 11am-6pm)
RoB Amsterdam flagship
store 24
Warmoesstraat 71
+31206243807
http://www.rob.eu
(Sun. from 1pm-6pm, Mon. - Sat. from
11am-7pm)
Underground Fetish 15
Spuistraat 44
www.underground-fetish.nl
SAUNA
Sauna Nieuwezijds 25
Nieuwezijds Armsteeg 95
www.saunanieuwezijds.nl
(Sun.-Thu. from noon-6am, Fri.-Sat.
from noon-midnight)
BARS
Amstel 54 01
Amstel 54
+31206234254
http://www.amstelftyfour.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-1am, Sat. -
Sun. from 4pm-3am)
Bar Chez 02
Amstel 50
+31 6 41353838
http://www.barchez.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 6pm-3am, Fri. - Sat.
from 6pm-4am)
Café Dubbel D 03
Amstel 60
+31203542695
http://www.cafedubbeld.nl/
(Mon.-Thu. from 5pm-1am, Fri.-Sat.
from 5pm-3am, Sun. from 5pm-1am)
Café Soho 04
Reguliersdwarsstraat 36
+31204223312
http://www.cafe-soho.nl
(Sun., Wed. - Thu. from 7pm-3am, Fri.
- Sat. from 7pm-4am)
Exit Après Chique Café 05
Reguliersdwarsstraat 42
(Sun. from 8pm-4am, Wed. - Thu.
from 11pm-4am, Fri. - Sat. from
11pm-5am)
Lellebel 06
Utrechtsestraat 4
+31204275139
http://www.lellebel.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 8pm-3am, Fri. - Sat.
from 8pm-4am)
Montmartre 07
Halvemaansteeg 17
+31206207622
http://www.cafemontmartre.nl
(Sun. from 5pm-3am, Mon. from
8pm-11pm, Tue. - Sat. from 5pm-3am)
Reality Bar 08
Reguliersdwarsstraat 129
+31206393012
(Sun. - Thu. from 8pm-3am, Fri. - Sat.
from 8pm-4am)
Taboo 09
Reguliersdwarsstraat 45
+31207753963
http://www.taboobar.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from 5pm-3am, Fri. - Sat.
from 4pm-4am)
Vivelavie 10
Amstelstraat 7
+31206240114
http://www.vivelavie.net
(Sun. - Thu. from 4pm-3am, Fri. - Sat.
from 6pm-4am)
WELLNESS
El Encanto Hairsalon 11
Reguliersdwarsstraat 33
+31203319142
http://www.elencantohairsalon.nl
(Sun. from 1pm-6pm, Mon. - Tue.
from noon-6pm, Wed. - Sat. from
noon-8pm)
Hot Heads 12
Reguliersdwarsstraat 4
+31206268075
(Mon. - Wed. from 11am-6pm, Thu.
from 11am-9pm, Fri. - Sat. from
11am-6pm)
CLUBS
Club NYX 05
Reguliersdwarsstraat 42
Thu. from 11pm-4am
Fri. - Sat. from 11pm-5am
COFFEESHOPS
The Otherside 13
Reguliersdwarsstraat 6
+31206255541
http://www.theotherside.nl
(Daily from 11am-1am)
LUNCHROOMS
Downtown 14
Reguliersdwarsstraat 31
+31206229958
www.lunchroomdowntown.nl
(Daily from 11am-9pm)
RESTAURANTS
Garlic Queen 15
Reguliersdwarsstraat 27
+31204226426
http://www.garlicqueen.nl
(Wed. - Sun. from 5pm-11pm)
La Margarita 16
Reguliersdwarsstraat 47-49
+31206230707
http://www.lamargarita.nl
(Daily from 5pm-11pm)
Restaurant Saturnino 17
Reguliersdwarsstraat 3-5
+31206390102
http://www.saturnino.nl
(Daily from noon-11:30pm)
RETAIL
Artem Bodywear 18
Reguliersdwarsstraat 39
+31203205270
www.artembodywear.com
B1 19
Reguliersbreestraat 4
+31206239546
http://www.b1sex.nl
(Sun. from noon-11pm, Mon. - Sat.
from 9:30am-11pm)
Man talk 18
Reguliersdwarsstraat 39
+31206272525
(Mon. from 1pm-6pm, Tue. - Wed.
from 10am-6pm, Thu. from 10am-
9pm, Fri. from 10am-6pm, Sat. from
10am-5pm)
Rufskin Amsterdam 20
Reguliersdwarsstraat 54
+31206200129
www.rufskin-amsterdam.nl
(Daily from noon-7pm, closed on
Tuesday)
The Shirtshop 21
Reguliersdwarsstraat 64
+31204232088
www.shirtshopamsterdam.nl
(Daily from 1pm-7pm)

GOING ANTWERP / WELCOME
17
9
15
04
14
33
06
27
36
34
03
8
30
25
31
01
29
16
23
22
02
13
20
7
18
19 35
24 10 26
05
BARS
Bonaparte 01
Grote Markt 21
+3232319626
http://www.bonaparte.be
(Sun. from 2pm-midnight, Tue. - Sat.
from 8pm-midnight)
Café DeLux 02
Melkmarkt 18
+3232321766
http://www.cafedelux.be
(Daily from 11am-2am)
Café Strange 03
Dambruggestraat 161
+32474424901
http://www.cafe-strange.be
Club Random 04
Geulincxstraat 28
+32495755011
http://www.club-random.be/
Den Draak 05
Draakplaats 1
+3232905304
http://www.dendraak.be
(Open daily from noon)
Hessenhuis 06
Falconrui 59
+3232311356
http://www.hessenhuis.com
(Mon. - Wed. from 11am-2am, Thu.
from 11am-3am, Fri. from 11am-4am,
Sat. from 4pm-4am, Sun. from
4pm-2am)
Popi Café 07
Plantinkaai 11-12
+3232316131
http://www.popi.be
(Sat. - Sun. from 11am-midnight, Mon.
- Fri. from 2pm-midnight)
Que Pasa 08
Lange Koepoortstraat 1
http://www.cafe-que-pasa.be
Redstarkafee 09
Van Schoonbekeplein 9
+3237778099
http://www.redstarkafee.be/
(Wed. - Sun. from 2pm-midnight)
Twilight 10
Nieuwstad 4
+32 3 233 25 85
(Sun. from 8am-8pm, Wed.-Fri. from
noon-midnight, Sat. from 8am-2am)
WELLNESS
CorpoSano 11
Mechelsesteenweg 104
+3236632039
http://www.corposano.be
(Closed on Sunday)
CLUBS
Man Playz Cruising 13
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 75
+327707393
http://www.manplayz.be
(Sat. - Sun. from 2pm-10pm, Mon. -
Fri. from noon-10pm)
Red&Blue 14
Lange Schipperskapelstraat
11-13
+3232130555
http://www.redandblue.be
(Thu. - Sun. from 11pm-7am)
The Boots 15
Van Aerdtstraat 22
+32476497931
http://www.the-boots.com
(Fri. from 10:30-4am, Sat. from 10:30-
5am, Sun. from 5pm-3am)
The Kinky's 16
Lange Beeldekensstraat 10
+3232950640
http://www.kinkys.be
(Mon. from 7pm-3am, Tue. - Thu.
from 2pm-2am, Fri. from 7pm-3am)
Watch Club 17
Rijnkaai 1
+32471696916
http://www.watch-club.be/
HEALTH
AA-holebigroep 'De Eerste'
05
Draakplaats 1
+3232268715
Boysproject 18
Appelmansstraat 12
+3232939590
http://www.boysproject.be
Helpcenter-ITG 19
Sint-Andriesstraat 7
+3232160288
http://www.helpcenteritg.be
Sensoa 20
F. Rooseveltplaats 12
+3232386868
http://www.sensoa.be
ORGANIZATIONS
't Kwadraat | Holebi-ouders
05
Draakplaats 1
http://www.tkwadraat.be
Atthis 21
Geuzenstraat 27
http://www.atthis.be
Dubbelzinnig praatgroep
biseksualiteit 05
Draakplaats 1
http://www.dubbel-zinnig.be
Enig Verschil 05
Draakplaats 1
http://www.enigverschil.be
Gewoon Doorgaan 05
Draakplaats 1
http://gewoon-doorgaan.be/
Het Roze Huis - Çavaria
Antwerpen 05
Draakplaats 1
+3232880084
http://www.hetrozehuis.be
Holebi40plus 05
Draakplaats 1
+32492715708
Mangho (Man, Getrouwd en
Homo) 05
Draakplaats 1
+32496166366
http://www.mangho.be
Pimpernel40plus 05
Draakplaats 1
+3232189756
www.pimpernel40plus.be
Shouf Shouf 05
Draakplaats 1
+32499705007
http://www.shouf-shouf.be
TRAVEL AGENCY
Gay Planet Holidays 22
Orgelstraat 6
+3232310827
www.gayplanetholidays.com
(Mon. - Fri. from 9:30am-6pm)
RESTAURANTS
't Braboke 23
Grote Markt 18
+3232263616
Bourla 24
Graanmarkt 7
+3232018339
http://www.bourla.be
(Mon. - Thu. from 11am-midnight, Fri.
- Sat. from 11am-1am)
Café Confituur 25
Minderbroedersrui 38
+3232943950
(Wed. - Sun. from 11am-midnight)
Othello 26
Oude Vaartplaats 28
+3232266015
Padi Asianfood Gallery 27
Koolkaai 9A
+3232251446
(Mon. - Sat. from 6pm-11pm)
Publique 28
Graaf van Egmontstraat 2
+3232372595
www.publique-restaurant.be
(Daily from 9am-11pm)
Reload 29
Korte Winkelstraat 11
+32475964284
www.reloadantwerpen.be
(Lunch Tue.-Fri. noon-2pm, open
Tue.-Sat. 6pm-11pm, kitchen closes
at 9:30pm)
Sjalot en Schanul 30
Oude Beurs 12
+3232338875
http://sjalotenschanul.be
(Thu. - Mon. from 5pm-10pm)
RETAIL
Boekhandel 't Verschil 31
Minderbroedersrui 33
+3232260804
http://www.verschil.be
(Sun. from 1pm-6pm, Wed. - Sat. from
11am-6pm)
De Onderkant 31
Minderbroedersrui 33
+3232260804
http://www.onderkant.be
(Sun. from 2pm-6pm, Wed. - Sat.
from 11am-6pm)
Erotische verbeelding 32
Kloosterstraat 165
+3232268950
www.erotischeverbeelding.be
(Mon. - Sat. from 11am-6pm)
Man Playz 13
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 75
+3237707393
http://www.manplayz.be/
(Mon. - Fri. from 2pm-10am)
MisterB 33
Falconplein 14A
+3235015171
(Sun. from 1pm-6pm, Mon., Wed.,
Thu. from 11am-7pm, Fri. - Sat. from
11am-9pm).
Plan B 34
Klapdorp 54-56
+3232337393
(Sun. from noon-6pm, Thu. from
noon-8pm, Fri. from noon-9pm, Sat.
from noon-8pm)
Roxy - Piercings and jewellery
35
Kammenstraat 68
+3232328289
http://www.roxy-shop.be
(Mon. - Fri. from 10am-6pm, Sat.
from noon-6pm)
Toys 4 Boys 36
Nosestraat 6
+3232320827
www.toys4boysleather.com
(Thu. - Sat. from 11am-8pm,Sun. from
2pm-5pm)
SPORTS
Active Company 05
Draakplaats 1
+32477510305
http://www.activecompany.be

GOING ROTTERDAM / HAARLEM
ROTTERDAM
12
10
9
18
HAARLEM
1 4
3
7
2
15
14 16
6
06
02
5
01
03
11
BARS
Bar de Regenboog 01
Van Oldenbarneveldstraat 148a
+31634569724
httpwww.regenboog-rotterdam.nl
(Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Café Bonaparte 02
Nieuwe Binnenweg 117
+31(0)10 436 7433
Café KeerWeer 03
Keerweer 14
+31104131217
http://www.keerweer.nl
(Mon. - Thu. from 4pm-6am, Fri. -
Sun. from 3pm-6am)
Café Strano 04
Van Oldenbarneveldstraat 154
+31104125811
http://www.cafestrano.nl
(Sun. from 4pm-4am, Mon. - Wed.
from 4pm-2am, Thu. from 4pm-3am,
Fri. - Sat. from 4pm-6am)
Cosmo Bar 05
Schiedamsesingel 133
+31104123668
(Wed. - Thu. from 9pm-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from 9pm-2am)
Loge 90 06
Schiedamsedijk 4a
+31104149745
http://www.loge90.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from noon-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from noon-2am)
Themoodsbar 07
's Gravendijkwal 92
+31102251725
http://www.themoodsbar.nl
(Sun. from 3pm-8pm, Tue.-Thu. from
noon-1am, Sat. from 8pm-2am)
WELLNESS
+31639629429
www.gaymassage-brian.eu
CLUBS
De Unie 09
Mauritsweg 34-35
+31634569724
(Sun. - Thu. from 11am-11pm, Fri. -
Sat. from 11am-3am)
LUNCHROOMS
Nostra 10
Van Oldenbarneveldstraat 127a
+31102132222
http://www.nostra.nl/rotterdam
(Tue. - Wed. from 10am-6pm, Thu. -
Mon. from 10am-9pm)
ORGANIZATIONS
COC Rotterdam 11
Schiedamsesingel 175
+31104141555
http://www.cocrotterdam.nl
(Mon. - Fri. from 1:30pm-5pm)
RotterdamV 12
Weena 877
+31104149406
http://www.rotterdamv.nl
Vereniging Dikke Maatjes
Big & Bear Netherlands 13
Struitenweg 38C
http://www.dikkemaatjes.nl
RETAIL
Ferry Grand Café 14
Westblaak 127
+31107505324
http://www.ferrystore.com
(Mon.-Thu. from 9am-6pm, Fri.-Sat.
from 9am-9pm, Sun. from noon-6pm)
GayToys 15
Keerweer 10
+31104113522
http://www.gaytoys.nl
(Mon. - Fri. from noon-8pm, Sat. -
Sun. from noon-5pm)
Shop Erotica 16
Schiedamsedijk 5
+31(0)10-4143142
http://www.shoperotica.nl
(Mon. - Fri. from 10am-9pm, Sat. from
10am-8pm,Sun. from 12pm-6pm)
Subliem 17
Nieuwe Binnenweg 466b
+31104763680
http://www.subliem.nl
(Tue. - Sat. from 10:30am-5:30pm)
SAUNA
Sauna Finland 18
Grondherendijk 7
+31102235895
http://www.gaysaunanland.nl
(Sun. - Thu. from noon-11:30pm, Fri. -
Sat. from noon-2am)
SERVICES
Skyline/International 19
Nieuwstraat 208
+31104119089
BARS
La Justesse 01
Gedempte Oudegracht 127
+31235324052
http://www.justesse.nl
(Sun., Tue. - Thu. from 8pm-1:30am,
Fri. - Sat. from 7:30pm-3:30am)
Wilsons by R&R 02
Gedempte Raamgracht 78
http://www.wilsons.nl
(Sun. from 3pm-11pm, Mon., Thu.
from 9pm-1am, Sat. from 9pm-4am)
CINEMA
Roxy 03
Kleine Houtstraat 77zw
+31235325139
www.roxyseksbioscoop.nl
(Daily from noon-midnight)
ORGANIZATIONS
COC Kennemerland 04
Lange Herenvest 122
+31638026387
www.coc-kennemerland.nl
RESTAURANTS
Restaurant Subliem 05
Kleine Houtstraat 44
+31235510590
www.restaurantsubliem.nl
(Tue. - Sun. from 4:30pm-midnight)
RETAIL
Pin Up 06
Kleine Houtstraat 125
+31235315797
http://www.happy-shops.com/
nl/pinup
(Daily from 11am-11pm)
Gay Massage Rotterdam 08
Heemraadsplein 10a

GOING NIJMEGEN / GRONINGEN
2
NIJMEGEN
8
1
3
5
10
BARS
Café Meermin 01
Bloemerstraat 2
+31243236100
Café Mets 02
Grotestraat 7
+31243239549
http://www.cafe-mets.nl/
(Tue. - Thu. from 4pm-midnight, Fri. -
Sun. from 4pm-midnight)
Chaps 03
Tweede Walstraat 96
+31243604272 06-
81997691
http://www.chaps-nijmegen.nl
(Thu. - Mon. from 9pm-midnight)
Danscafé Marcus-Antonius
04
St. Anthoniusplaats 15
+31246791649
ThomTom bar 05
Van Welderenstraat 65
+31642271900
http://www.thomtom.bar
(Thu. from 4pm-2am, Fri. from 4pm-
4am, Sat. from 2pm-4am, Sun. from
2pm-2am)
ORGANIZATIONS
COC Nijmegen 06
St. Antoniusplaats 1
+31243600345
Homojongerenorganisatie
Dito! 07
St. Anthoniusplaats 1
http://www.ditonijmegen.nl
RESTAURANTS
Eetcafé de Plak 08
Bloemerstraat 90
+31243222757
http://www.cafedeplak.nl
(Daily from noon-11pm)
Eetcafe Jan Klaassen 09
Dobbelmannweg 53
+31243553229
http://www.jan-klaassen.com
(Daily from 4pm-11pm)
RETAIL
Boekhandel De Feeks 10
Van Welderenstraat 34
+31243239381
http://www.feeks.nl
(Tue. - Fri. from 10am-5:30pm, Sat.
from 10am-5pm)
SAUNA
Sauna Azzurra 11
Van Heemstraweg 59
+31246841808
http://www.gaysaunaazzurra.nl/
(Sun. - Thu. from noon-midnight, Fri.
- Sat. from noon-2am)
GRONINGEN
04
05
03
01
08
07
02
07
06
BARS
Bar de Rits 01
Pottebakkersrijge 2
+31613616512
http://www.barderits.nl
Café Ons Moeke 02
Paterswoldseweg 42
+31503146625
http://www.onsmoeke.com
(Sun. from 4pm-9pm, Tue., Wed.,
Thu. from noon-9pm, Fri. - Sat. from
noon-11pm)
De Kast 03
Oosterstraat 7A
+31503127041
http://www.uitindekast.nl
GALLERIES
Galerie MooiMan 04
Noorderstationsstraat 40
+31505710394
http://www.mooi-man.nl
(Fri. - Sun. from 2pm-6pm)
TOURIST OFFICE
COC Groningen & Drenthe
05
Akkerstraat 95
+31503132620
http://www.cocgroningen.nl
(Mon., Wed., Fri. from 3pm-6pm)
RETAIL
Deltashop Groningen 06
Folkingestraat 53
+31503126449
(Mon. - Sat. from 10am-11pm)
Erotheek 3000 07
Gedempte Zuiderdiep 130
+31503144221
http://www.videotheek3000.nl
(Sun. from noon-8pm, Mon. - Fri.
from 10am-10:30pm, Sat. from 11ammidnight)
SAUNA
Sauna 't Pakhuisje 08
Schuitemakersstraat 17
+31503129288
http://www.pakhuisje.nl
(Thu. - Sat. from 2pm-11pm, Sun. from
2pm-8pm)

GOING BRUSSELS
03
09
10
06
26 17
28
07 01
08
05
13
23
15
04
24
32
18
12
27
16
30
19
BARS
Chez Dolores 01
Rue du Marché au Charbon 40
Kolenmarkt
+32477651215
(Sun. - Wed., Fri., Sat. from 3pm)
Chez Maman 02
Rue des Grands Carmes 7
Lievevrouwbroersstraat
http://www.chezmaman.be
(Tue. - Sat. from midnight)
Christobar 03
Rue de la Fourche 12 Greepstraat
+3222013403
(Daily from 5pm)
L'Homo Erectus 04
Rue des Pierres 57 Steenstraat
+32475831107
http://www.lhomoerectus.be
(Daily from 4pm)
L'Homo Erectus Classicus 05
Rue du Marché au Charbon 5
Kolenmarkt
+32475831107
http://www.lhomoerectus.be
(Daily from 5pm-3am)
La Reserve 06
petite Rue au Beurre 2a Korteboterstraat
+3225116606
(Sun. from 3pm-1am, Mon. from
3pm-11:30pm, Tue. - Thu. from 3pmmidnight,
Fri. - Sat. from 3pm-1am)
Le Baroque 07
Rue du Marché au Charbon 44
Kolenmarkt
+32 2 450 48 72
http://www.barlebaroque.be
(Daily from 5pm)
Le Belgica 08
rue du Marché au Charbon 32
Kolenmarkt
http://www.lebelgica.be
(Sun., Thu. - Sat. from 8pm-3am)
Le Windsurf 09
rue des Pierres 14 Steenstraat
+3224142400
(Daily, except Tue. from 10am)
MAD bar 10
32 rue des pierres
(Sun., Mon., Wed., Thu. from 6pm-
1am, Fri. - Sat. from 6pm-5am)
Rainbowhouse 11
rue du Marché au Charbon 42
Kolenmarkt
http://www.rainbowhouse.be
(Sun. from 3pm-7pm, Tue. - Thu.
from 6:30pm-10pm, Fri. - Sat. from
6:30pm-midnight)
StammBar 12
Kolenmarkt 114 rue du Marché
au Charbon
+322 502 58 00
http://stammbar.be/
(Open every day from 9pm)
Tels Quels Café 13
rue du Marché au Charbon 81
Kolenmarkt
+3225123234
http://www.telsquels.be
(Sun. - Thu. from 5pm-midnight, Fri. -
Sat. from 5pm-2am)
CLUBS
Le Boys Boudoir 15
rue du Marché au Charbon 25
Kolenmarkt
+3226145838
http://www.leboysboudoir.be
(Sun. from 7:30pm-3am, Mon. - Thu.
from 7:30pm-4am, Fri. - Sat. from
7:30pm-5am)
Le Duquesnoy 16
Rue du Duquesnoystraat 12
+3225023883
http://www.duquesnoy.com
(Sunday from 3pm-3am, Mon.-Thu.
from 9pm-3am, Fri. from 4pm-5am,
Sat. from 9pm.-5am)
Nation Club 17
rue des Riches Claires 7
Rijkeklarenstraat
+32475707900
http://www.nationclub.be
(Sun. from 2am-8am, Thu. from
11pm-6am, Fri. from 11pm-7am, Sat.
from 11pm-8am)
COFFEESHOPS
Cafe Le Fontainas 18
Rue du Marché au Charbon 91
(Mon. from 10am-1am, Thu. from
10am-1am, Fri. from 10am-2am, Sat.
from 11am-2am, Sun. from 11am-1am)
EVENT ORGANISER
La Demence 19
Rue Blaesstraat 210
+3225119789
http://www.lademence.com/
(Check www.lademence.com for
party dates)
Revelation 20
Kapucijnenstraat 63
http://www.revelation-party.
com/
(Check www.revelation-party.com for
party dates)
The Belgian Pride vzw 21
Koningsstraat 2-4
+32488320328
http://www.thepride.be/
HOTEL/SHORT-STAY
Best Western hotel Royal
Centre 22
Koningstraat 160
+3222190065
http://www.royalcentre.be/
ORGANIZATIONS
ILGA Europe 23
Rue de la Charité
+3226095410
http://www.ilga-europe.org
Merhaba 24
Kolenmarkt 42 Rue du Marché
au Charbon
+32488572574
http://www.merhaba.be
TRAVEL AGENCY
Holidaypride 25
Avenue Louise 51 - 1st oor
+3225027377
http://www.holidaypride.be
(Mon. - Fri. from 10am-6pm, Sat.
from 10am-3pm)
RETAIL
Argos Video 26
rue des Riches Claires 13
Rijkeklarenstraat
+3225029249
http://www.argosvideo.be
(Sun. from 3pm-8pm, Mon. - Sat.
from noon-10pm)
Borisboy 27
Rue du Midi 95 Zuidstraat
+3225026626
http://www.borisboy.com
(Sun. from 2pm-6pm, Mon. - Sat.
from noon-7pm)
RoB | Man 2 Man 28
rue des Riches Claires 11
Rijkeklarenstraat
+3225140296
http://www.rob-brussel.be
(Tue. - Fri. from 10am-6:30pm, Sat.
from 10am-6pm)
SAUNA
Club 3000 29
Jamarlaan 9 (Saint-Gilles)
+325221023
http://www.club3000.net
(Mon. - Thu. from 9am-2am, Fri. from
9am-6am, Sat. from 10am-6am)
L'Oasis 30
rue Van Orley 10 Van Orleystraat
+3222180800
http://www.oasis-sauna.be
(Daily from 11.30am-midnight)
La Griffe 31
Rue de Dinant 41 Dinantstraat
+3225126251
http://www.saunalagriffe.eu
Macho Sauna 32
Rue du Marché au Charbon
106 Kolenmarkt
+3225135667
http://www.machosauna.com
Spades 4our Bruxelles 33
Rue bodeghem 23-25 Bodegemstraat
+3225020772
http://www.saunaspades4.be
SERVICES
PDH-massages 34
victor olivierlaan 6
+32470326467
http://www.pdh-massages.be
(Daily from 10am-1opm)
ONTBREKEN ER ADRESGEGEVENS? MAIL
NAAR REDACTIEOUTMEDIA.NL
HEB JE ZELF EEN HOLEBICAFÉ? GA DAN NAAR
HTTP://GUIDE.OUTMEDIA.NL/ADMIN/REGISTER

GOING GENT
GENT
05
3
2
6
9
1
10
4
BARS
A-Pl+ss 01
Belfortstraat 39
+32 496 28 24 98
http://www.a-pluss.be
Abacho 02
Hoogpoort 12
+32 493 58 97 36
Holebicafé barrazza 03
Hoefslagstraatje 6
+32473769522
http://www.barrazza.be
King Street 04
Kammerstraat 49
+3292239061
Por que No 05
Galglaan 93
+3292539764
http://www.porqueno-gent.be
The Out 06
Hoogpoort 53
+32 9 330 45 90
http://www.the-out.com/
BARS
't Fenomeen
Marktplein 4
Kuurne
@ The Pub
Hallestraat 4
Brugge
+32484919654
http://r-en-k.be/atthepub
Bar The Boys
Papenstraat 9
Kortrijk
0032484732029
Bar Valentino
Kaalstraat 21
Oostende
59 80 54 11
http://www.club-valentino.be
Cafe Key West
Dirk Boutslaan 12
Leuven
http://www.keywest.be
Cafe Montana
Hendrik Consciencestraat 50
Roeselare
0032 51 24 53 94
Cafe Rocco
Diestsesteenweg 24
Leuven
+32 16 60 12 63
http://www.caferocco.be/
Club Bonaparte
Ooststraat 55
Oostende
(Thu.-Sat. from 7pm-5am)
Crisco
Oude Kasteelstraat 3
Kortrijk
0495/47.26.04
http://www.crisco.be
CLUBS
Adonis 08
Deinsesteenweg 14
+32475525173
http://adonisgent.com
ORGANIZATIONS
Casa Rosa 09
Kammerstraat 22
+3292692812
http://www.casarosa.be
Çavaria 09
Kammerstraat 22
+3292236929
http://www.cavaria.be
Wel Jong Niet Hetero 09
Kammerstraat 22
+3293354187
www.weljongniethetero.be
RETAIL
Hephaestion 10
Kammerstraat 29
VLAANDEREN (OVERIG)
De vliegende steirt
Stationsplein 61
Ingelmunster
+32 (0) 479/170.388
http://www.vliegendesteirt.
webs.com
(Wed. - Fri. from 4pm, Sat. - Sun.
from 7pm)
Maxin’s
Van Iseghemlaan 37
Oostende
+32496 429 039
(Thu. - Mon. from 2pm-11pm. Closed
on Tue. - Wed.)
Your Place
Aartshertoginnestraat 12
Oostende
www.yourplace-oostende.be
(Thu.-Mon. from 9pm-4am)
CLUBS
Boysclub
Sint-Franciscusstraat 29
Oostende
www.boyscluboostende.be
Studs
Hoogste van Brugge 1
Brugge
http://www.gaybarbruges.eu
(Thu.-Sat. from 10pm, Sun. from
8pm)
TOURIST OFFICE
Holebifoon
Kammerstraat 22
Antwerpen
080099533
http://www.holebifoon.be/
RESTAURANTS
Mask-ara
+3293553461
http://www.hepaestion.be
SAUNA
Spades 4our Gent 11
Koning Albertlaan 172
+3293388650
http://www.spades4our.be
Jozef Reusenslei 17
Borsbeek
http://www.mask-ara.be/
SAUNA
't Herenhuis
De Lescluzestraat 63
Berchem
+3232395195
www.gaysaunaherenhuis.be
(Sun. - Thu. from noon-1am, Fri. - Sat.
from noon-2am)
Sauna Aquarius
Peter Benoitstraat 77
Oostende
Sauna Kouros
Botermelkbaan 50
Schoten
+3236580937
http://www.kouros.be
(Daily from noon-midnight)
Sauna Kouros
Min. Libaertlaan 59
Kortrijk
Sauna Max
Stadelaan 21
Heule
Sauna Nautilus
Oudenaardsesteenweg 392
Avelgem
+3256320404
http://www.saunanautilus.be/
(Thu. - Tue. from 1pm-11pm)

208
/ OUT&ABOUT
DE MANEGE
GOES TO
NIJMEGEN
De Manege is inmiddels een begrip in Arnhem bij
de gay en open-minded party people. Het was dus
een kwestie van tijd tot ze het ook elders zouden
gaan proberen. Tijdens de Nijmeegse Zomerfeesten
is er dan nu De MANege 024.
Op de Roze Woensdag, 22 juli 2015, opent LUX de deuren
voor de eerste Nijmeegse editie van de MANege. DJ Dirty K
en DJ Samaker (beide o.a. van club NYX) zullen achter de
draaitafel gaan staan en Miss Megan Schoonbrood geeft ook
acte de présence. Het feest begint om 23.00 uur en gaat door
tot 04.00 uur.
Adres Mariënburg 38-39,
6511PS,
Nijmegen
Meer info
www.facebook.com/DeMANege
Tickets VVK 12,50,
Doorsale 15,00 LUX
via www.lux-nijmegen.nl/
vierdaagsefeesten
THE FIRST
WEEKEND OF
JULY UNICORNS
ARE BACK IN
ANTWERP...
Op zaterdag 4 juli gaat voor de derde keer Unicorn
Festival door in en rond de Magiq Spiegeltent te
Antwerpen. Het is een uniek ‘openminded dancefestival’
met een mix van de beste dansmuziek, kunst, een
lekkere foodcorner en een hoge dosis fun! Niets moet,
alles mag! Eén indoor en één outdoor stage met een dj
line-up om duimen en vingers bij af te likken.
Naast de typische festivalformule wil dit festival aantonen hoe
mooi diversiteit kan zijn. Unicorn Festival is ontwikkeld vanuit
de gedachte dat iedereen zichzelf moet kunnen zijn. De tagline
spreekt dan ook voor zich: ‘Always be yourself, unless you can be
a unicorn, then always be a unicorn!’. Unicorn Festival viert het
unieke dat iedereen in zich draagt en laat zo zien hoe mooi en
feestelijk diversiteit kan zijn.
De line-up voor dit jaar belooft een topfeest te worden met o.a.
Compuphonic (bekend van radiohits ‘Sunset’ en ‘Radio Atlantis’),
Audio Boulevard (Tomorrowland), Ilse Liebens, Neon, Jean Le
Rouge en D’Steph.
De mix van het elektronische underground podium met het iets
commerciëlere podium, gecombineerd met een eigenzinnige
kijk op kunst, en dit alles op een idyllische locatie omgeven door
bomen, met als centraal punt een decennia oude spiegeltent is de
perfecte set-up voor Unicorn Festival.
Kevin Murphy, Veaux de Camion en enkele verrassende acts
zorgen voor het creatieve gedeelte en honger zal je niet hebben
want met Oto Burger, Bar Leopard en Basic Italian kun je genieten
in de foodcorner.
Meer informatie /
tickets bestellen
www.unicornfestival.be
052

OUT&ABOUT
HAND IN HAND
NAAR ROZE
MAANDAG
ROZE
WOENSDAG
2015
Tilburg kan zich gaan opmaken voor een wel heel speciale editie van Roze
Maandag. Dit jaar bestaat Stichting Roze Maandag namelijk 25 jaar en dat
wordt groots gevierd. Op maandag 20 juli staat barst het feest los op de
Tilburgse Kermis en op donderdag 2 juli vindt in Stadsschouwburg Tilburg
eenmalig het Hand-in-Hand Gala plaats, een wervelende jubileumshow
met afterparty.
Vorig jaar was er meer aandacht dan ooit voor de campagne van Roze
Maandag. De stichting haalde toen het (inter)nationale nieuws met de hoax
dat er een homodorp zou worden opgezet ten noorden van Tilburg. De promotiestunt
en de erop volgende campagne brachten de thema’s emancipatie
en acceptatie op unieke wijze onder de aandacht. ‘Met de campagne
van 2015, die wederom is ontwikkeld in samenwerking met Scheepens
Reclame Adviseurs, borduren we voort op die achterliggende gedachte’,
aldus de organisatie.
De nieuwe campagne van Roze Maandag heeft als thema Nederland
Hand-in-Hand. ‘Het idee is dat op Roze Maandag dit jaar iedereen de
handen ineensluit en dat we die dag allemaal – veilig! – hand in hand
over straat kunnen lopen’, aldus de organisatie. ‘Zo laten we zien dat
iedereen geaccepteerd wordt.’ Om deze boodschap kracht bij te zetten,
heeft Roze Maandag een app laten ontwikkelen waarmee je jezelf met
open handen op de foto kunt zetten. Al deze foto’s (en handen) worden
vervolgens automatisch met elkaar verbonden op de website www.
nederlandhandinhand.nl, waardoor een digitale slinger ontstaat met
mensen van alle geaardheden. De app is te downloaden in de App Store
(iPhone) en via Google Play (Android).
Het 25-jarig bestaan van Roze Maandag zal worden geopend door
O’G3NE (winnaar van The Voice of Holland 2014). De drie Brabantse
zangeressen geven de aftrap om 13.00 uur in de Bierhal. Via
www.theaterstilburg zijn tevens nog kaartjes te koop voor het Hand-in-Hand
Gala op 2 juli, met artiesten als Sven Ratzke en Shirma Rouse.
Op woensdag 22 juli tijdens de Nijmeegse
Vierdaagse vindt de ‘Roze Woensdag’ plaats.
Inmiddels het derde grootste roze evenement
van Nederland. ’s Middags juichen duizenden
toeschouwers de Vierdaagselopers feestelijk naar
de eindstreep, en op tal van plekken in het centrum
barsten roze festiviteiten los. Stichting Roze
Woensdag meldt dat er zich dit jaar zeven podia
hebben aangesloten. Genoeg plekken in de stad
om op straat een feestje te vieren.
In tegenstelling tot veel andere steden is het aantal homocafé’s
en -feesten in Nijmegen groeiende. Zowel café de Mets,
café de Meermin en Gay-Leather-Bar Chaps als het pas
geopende danscafé Marcus-Anthonius en ThomTom bar doen
mee. Dat betekent dat er tijdens deze Roze Woensdag meer
afterparty’s dan ooit zijn.
Bijzonder is ook de samenwerking tussen Stichting Roze
Woensdag, Amnesty International en het Pride Fonds. Zij
zorgen dit jaar voor extra aandacht voor homorechten in het
buitenland. Een deel van de (internationale) wandelaars van
de Vierdaagse is afkomstig uit landen waar homoseksualiteit
niet of nauwelijks is geaccepteerd. Hoewel LHBT’s in bijna
alle landen te maken krijgen met discriminatie en ongelijke
behandeling, is de situatie in bepaalde delen van de wereld
uitzonderlijk ernstig. Het credo van Roze Woensdag: ‘een
feest voor iedereen’, gaat in deze landen niet op. De wandelaars
en feestvierders krijgen de mogelijkheid om via de actie
‘Walk The Rainbow’ op het Faberplein hun steun te geven aan
LHBT-activisten in nood.
Kijk voor de laatste ontwikkelingen en het meest actuele
programma op de website van Stichting Roze Woensdag:
www.rozewoensdag.nl of op Facebook: www.facebook.com/
rozewoensdag
Houd voor meer informatie www.rozemaandag.nl in de gaten of volg Roze
Maandag via Facebook en Twitter.
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OUT&ABOUT
GAYPRIDE
AMERSFOORT
Op 30 juli vindt voor de 13de keer
Gaypride Amersfoort plaats, op de
donderdag voorafgaand aan de
Botenparade in Amsterdam. Ook
in Amersfoort zal dit jaar een roze
botenparade door de grachten varen.
Stichting Keiroze, een Amersfoortse organisatie
die opkomt voor de belangen van LHBT’s,
organiseert op 30 juli het Keiroze Boten &
Grachtenspektakel. In de middag vaart er een
stoet aan versierde boten door de Amersfoortse
grachten, waarop volop wordt gepicknickt
en muziek zal worden gemaakt. Volgens de
organisatie zijn er dit jaar misschien zelfs een
aantal artiesten op de boten te vinden.
De afgelopen jaren werden er al ink wat
vernieuwingen toegevoegd, maar ook dit jaar is
er ruimte voor nieuwe ideeën. De hof blijft het
festivalhart met een openluchtdisco, maar op
de Groenmarkt wordt dit jaar een uitgebreid
cultuurprogramma gebracht. Een mix van
muziek, sing-a-long, variété, kleinkunst en
quizvragen. De nadruk ligt bij dit podium op
publieksparticipatie.
Net als vorig jaar wordt er weer een Rainbow
Run georganiseerd. Een hardlooptocht door
het centrum van Amersfoort die begint en
eindigt aan de voet van de Lieve Vrouwetoren
en die dit keer direct door theater De Flint heen
loopt. Tijdens de run verzamelen lopers polsbandjes
in de kleuren van de regenboogvlag.
Verder is er een Roze markt, een braderie
waar ideële en commerciële instellingen hun
waar en informatie kunnen aanbieden. Denk
aan roze feestaccessoires, suikerspinnen,
condooms, boeken, sieraden etc. Op de Roze
Markt zal tevens een open podium worden
ingericht, waar talentvolle dj’s en singer-songwriters
zich kunnen bewijzen.
Meer informatie: www.gayprideamersfoort.nl

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Antwerp Pride - Getting Started
WELKOM BIJ ANTWERP PRIDE 2015
Bart Abeel
Voorzitter Antwerp Pride
PRIDE – TROTS – FIER(E)– STOLZ
Dat kunnen we zijn, dat mogen
we zijn op de lange weg die is
afgelegd sinds de jaren ’70 tot
nu. Toen werden we ‘net niet’
beschouwd als geestesziek en/of
pervers, nu (wettelijk) zo goed als
volwaardige en gelijkberechtigde
burgers. Holebi’s en transgenders
kunnen in ons kleine landje volop
dromen van en bouwen aan
een boeiend leven midden in de
maatschappij, en niet langer aan
de rand ervan.
Dit alles is echter niet zonder
slag of stoot bereikt. Een lange
en soms harde - maar gelukkig
nooit gewelddadige - strijd is hier
voor nodig geweest : nationaal
en internationaal. Eerder dit jaar
hebben we de twintigste editie
van de Belgian Pride mee kleur
gegeven, en dit jaar vieren we ook
de twintigste verjaardag van ons
eigen Roze Huis hier in Antwerpen.
Het is dus een goed moment
om even stil te staan bij wat
er in onze eigen stad allemaal
gebeurd is in de afgelopen
decennia om tot onze status van
holebi/transgenders vriendelijke
metropool te komen. Onlangs
verscheen hier een fascinerend
boek over ‘holebipioniers’, en ook
verder in dit boekje kan je een
interessant relaas lezen van enkele
van deze pioniers.
En zoals altijd, wordt dan de vraag
gesteld: Wat nu? Is er echt nog
nood aan een Pride nu de holebi
en transgenders beweging zogoed
als alle rechten heeft binnen
gehaald die er maar te bedenken
zijn. En zoals altijd , geef ik graag
met veel vuur en overtuiging vier
redenen waarom een Pride nog
steeds absoluut nodig is.
Hier in Antwerpen zien we onze
Pride op de eerste plaats als een
manier om onze dankbaarheid
en trots te laten zien aan de
stad en haar inwoners voor de
fantastische, inspirerende en
gastvrije omgeving waar we
‘zichtbaar’ ons zelf kunnen zijn
en kunnen ontplooien. Het is een
uitnodiging aan iedereen om
samen met ons feest te vieren en
op die manier even te vertoeven
in een ‘holebi/transgenders
normatieve ‘ omgeving en zo te
begrijpen dat het voor holebi’s en
transgenders alle dagen andersom
is.
Zoals we allen weten, blijft het in
de grootste delen van de wereld
bijzonder moeilijk en dikwijls
ronduit gevaarlijk om te leven
zoals je bent. Dit jaar reiken we
de hand naar het land met het
grootste aantal inwoners ter
wereld: China. Holebi’s worden er
‘getolereerd’ zonder enige vorm
van wettelijke bescherming, en
vooral transgenders zijn er nog veel
slechter af. Als stad met een grote
Chinese gemeenschap, kunnen
we dus heel wat betekenen.
Ondanks al het wetgevende werk
en anti-discriminatie regels, is en
blijft het ook bij ons voor velen
moeilijk om anders te zijn en in het
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WELKOM BIJ ANTWERP PRIDE 2015
Bart Abeel
President of Antwerp Pride
bijzonder transgender. Nog steeds
horen we schrijnende verhalen
over discriminatie, agressie of
ronduit geweld, depressie en
uitsluiting. Sociale achtergrond
of migratieproblematiek liggen
dikwijls aan de basis hiervan.
Dat dit alles kan leiden tot (kans)
armoede kan je lezen in drie
pakkende getuigenissen verder in
dit boekje.
En dit brengt mij tot het
vierde maar zeker niet minst
belangrijke argument voor
een Pride. We willen ook een
spiegel voorhouden aan de toch
wel ‘lichtjes’ verwende holebigemeenschap
zelf. De vrije manier
waarop we leven en bewegen, is
er niet zomaar gekomen. Velen
zijn slachtoffer geweest van
discriminatie en hebben zich
moedig moeten afzetten tegen
de ‘goegemeente’ om te bereiken
wat er vandaag is. Het is dan ook
jammer te moeten vaststellen hoe
weinig empathie en solidariteit
we soms nog opbrengen naar
diegenen toe die toch nog strijd
moeten leveren tegen sociale
onrechtvaardigheid op basis van
hun anders zijn. En nog vreemder
is het om te moeten vaststellen dat
sommigen zich wegsteken achter
een economisch-commercieel
argument om zich te onthouden
van steun of engagement. Op
die manier waren we er nooit
gekomen.
Antwerp Pride wil solidair zijn met
die holebi’s en transgenders die
nog te vaak worden uitgesloten
- en soms door de eigen
gemeenschap - omwille van hun
sociale, etnische achtergrond.
Iedereen heeft recht op Pride en
kan zich bij ons welkom voelen.
Maar Antwerp Pride is ook feest.
Ik ben de Vlaamse Gemeenschap,
de provincie en stad Antwerpen,
de lokale politie, de dienst
Toerisme en Evenementen, alle
beleidsmakers en alle sponsors,
partners, handelszaken en
horecagelegenheden die een
steen of steentje bijdragen aan dit
feest dan ook enorm dankbaar.
Antwerp Pride is een werk van veel
vrijwilligers die vaak onzichtbaar
blijven, maar altijd onmisbaar zijn.
Ook aan hen: een grote dank.
Een bijzonder woord van
dank wil ik richten aan Jeroen
Van Lievenoogen die meer
dan vijf jaar lang secretaris is
geweest van Antwerp Pride.
Zonder zijn inzet, creativiteit
en doorzettingsvermogen was
Antwerp Pride nooit geworden
wat het vandaag is. Merci Jeroen
!! Ook Remco van Wessel wil ik
bedanken die zich na twee jaar
ondervoorzitterschap voluit wil
concentreren op de werking van
het Roze Huis.
En nu genoeg woorden van een
trotse Antwerp Pride voorzitter.
Nu is het aan jullie. Geniet van
een vrolijke, kleurrijke, zinvolle,
opwindende, spectaculaire,
veilige, liefdevolle, warme,...
en vul zelf maar aan...
Antwerp Pride!
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Antwerp Pride - Getting Started
WELCOME TO ANTWERP PRIDE 2015
Bart Abeel
Voorzitter Antwerp Pride
PRIDE – TROTS – FIER(E)– STOLZ
That we can be since we have
come such a long way since the
70s up to now. Then we were
considered as almost mentally
ill and / or perverse, today (and
legally so) having full and equal
rights as citizens. LGBT people
in our small country can have
their dreams and build a
fascinating life in the midst
of society, and no longer be
confined to its margins.
However, this has not been
achieved without a struggle.
A long and sometimes harsh
- but fortunately never violent
- struggle has been necessary
to achieve this: both nationally
and internationally. Earlier this
year, we have contributed
colourfully to the twentieth
edition of the Belgian Pride,
and this year we celebrate
the twentieth anniversary of
our own Pink House here in
Antwerp. So it’s a good time
to just reflect on what has
happened in our city over the
past decades, such that it now
has the reputation as a LGBT
friendly metropolis. Recently
a fascinating book has been
published about “gay pioneers”
, and further on in this booklet
you can read an interesting
account of some of them.
And as always, the question will
be asked: What now? Is there
really still a need for a Pride now
that the LGBT movement has
achieved most of the rights we
have wanted. And as always,
I shall state with the greatest
passion and conviction the
four reasons why Pride is still
absolutely necessary.
Here in Antwerp, we see our
Pride in the first place as a
way to show our gratitude
and pride to the city and its
inhabitants for the fantastic,
inspiring and welcoming
environment where we can be
“visibly” ourselves and be able
to flourish. It is an invitation to
everyone to celebrate with us,
to party and thus to just spend
time in a “gay / transgender
normative” environment and
hence to understand that for
LGBT people most of the days
it is the other way around.
As we all know, in most
parts of the world it remains
difficult and often downright
dangerous to live life as you
are. This year we reach out to
the country with the largest
population in the world:
China. Gays and lesbians are
“tolerated” there without any
form of legal protection, and
especially transgenders are
much worse off. As a city with
a large Chinese community,
we can therefore make a
difference.
Despite all the legislative work
and anti-discrimination rules, it
remains difficult for many of us
to be different and
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WELCOME TO ANTWERP PRIDE 2015
Bart Abeel
President of Antwerp Pride
especially transgender. We
still hear harrowing stories of
discrimination, aggression or
outright violence, depression
and exclusion. Social
background or migration
problems often underlie
them. That all this could lead
to deprivation or poverty; this
can be read about in three
compelling testimonies further
on in this booklet.
And this brings me to the
fourth but certainly not least
important argument for Pride.
We also want to hold up a
mirror to the rather ‘slightly’
spoiled gay community itself.
The easy way we live and move
around now, didn’t just arrive
there. Many have been victims
of discrimination and had to
stand up courageously against
the “rule of the masses” to
obtain what has been achieved
today. It is therefore regrettable
to note how little empathy
we sometimes afford to allow
those who must still struggle
to deliver against social
injustices based on their being
different. And even stranger,
is withholding support or
commitments using so called
economical-commercial
arguments. We never got to
where we are today in that way.
Antwerp Pride wants to show
solidarity with the LGBT people
who are still too often excluded
- and sometimes by their own
community - because of their
social or ethnic backgrounds.
Everyone is entitled to Pride
and may feel welcome here.
But Antwerp Pride is a
celebration. I am enormously
grateful to the Flemish
Community, the province and
city of Antwerp, local police,
the Tourist Office, all policy
makers and all sponsors, shops,
bars, clubs and restaurants
who have contributed to this
celebration.
Antwerp Pride is a work
created by many volunteers
who often remain invisible but
always indispensable. Also to
them I give a big thank you.
A special word of thanks is
also given to Jeroen Van
Lievenoogen who has been
secretary of Antwerp Pride for
more than five years. Without
his commitment, creativity and
perseverance Antwerp pride
would never have become
what it is today. Jeroen Merci !! I
also want to thank Remco van
Wessel who after two years as
deputy chairman, now wants
to fully concentrate on the
operation of the Pink House.
And now enough words from a
proud Antwerp Pride president.
Now it’s up to you. Enjoy a
cheerful, colorful, meaningful,
exciting, spectacular, safe,
loving, warm ... and you can fill
the rest in yourself ... Antwerp
Pride!
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ANTWERP PRIDE
GETTING STARTED
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GETTING STARTED
Bart Abeel - PRIDE – TROTS – FIER(E)– STOLZ
Contents
Bart De Wever - Mayor of Antwerp
Program summary
Tickets, partners & sponsors
Pride 2015 welcomes China
LGBT people in the fourth world
Progress Is About Open Minds
ENGAGING PRE-PRIDE EVENTS
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Philip Heylen - Alderman for culture
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
Researcher Paul Borghs
Pre-pride program
MARVELING THURSDAY
Thursday Program
Midsummer Party
INCREDIBLE FRIDAY
Friday Program
Reload - Viva la fiesta
Roof Of Love
Recon
How It All Began
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MAGNIFICENT SUNDAY
BEAUTIFUL ANTWERP
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Sunday Program
Closing Festival
Artist - Conchita Wurst
Artist - Alexander Rybak
Artist - Slongs Dievanongs
Artist - Natalia
Rent
Sjalot And Friends
Pink Sunday
Drama Queen
Café De Love
Fons Duchateau - Alderman for diversity
A Girls best friend - Antwerp
Gay venue addresses
New gay hot spots
Antwerp district’s
Public Transport
WONDERFUL TEAM
Our Mission
Volunteers
Partners & Sponsors
Colophon
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GLORIOUS SATURDAY
Saturday Program
Pride Parade
Wave
Terrazza
Extravaganza
A Hard Night
Parade Welcomes Gay Classic Car Club
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Antwerp Pride - Getting Started
Welkom bij Antwerp Pride 2015
Bart De Wever
Burgemeester van Antwerpen
ANTWERPEN OPEN GASTVRIJE STAD
Het is een voorrecht u welkom te mogen
heten in Antwerpen. U bent naar
Vlaanderens boeiendste stad gekomen
omdat u zich wil onderdompelen in
de Antwerp Pride. Genoegzaam wordt
deze feestweek de Antwerp Gay Pride
genoemd. Maar organisatie en stad
hebben er bewust voor gekozen om
‘gay’ uit die roepnaam weg te laten.
Antwerp Pride is uitgegroeid tot een
feest van de hele stadsgemeenschap.
Holebi en hetero, jong en oud, elders
geboren, hier getogen. Een feest van
openheid, diversiteit en verdraagzaamheid
op uitnodiging en initiatief van de
holebi-transgender gemeenschap.
Verdraagzaamheid is en blijft een
kwetsbaar goed. Vrijheid die als verworven
moet worden beschouwd, is niet
eeuwig en overal vanzelfsprekend. In
Antwerpen en Vlaanderen is een heel
eind van de weg ten goede afgelegd.
Toch zijn er best nog biotopen waar
holebi’s het knap moeilijk hebben om
te zijn wie ze zijn. Op de werkvloer.
Hand in hand op straat. Op plaatsen
waar machogedrag nog altijd de
norm is. Of waar religieuze argumenten
tolerantie tegenover holebi’s in de weg
staan. Het is goed dat Antwerp Pride
aandacht vraagt voor dit nog te vaak
verborgen verdriet. In dit programmaboek
leest u een paar onthutsende
getuigenissen die ons met de neus op
de feiten drukken.
Antwerp Pride vraagt tijdens deze
achtste editie bijzondere aandacht
voor holebi’s in China. De razendsnelle
ontwikkeling van hun land ten spijt,
vinden holebi’s in China nog steeds
geen gehoor bij de overheid en worden
gehinderd om organisaties op te richten.
Transgenders worden er nog steeds
beschouwd als geesteszieken. Dat
Antwerp Pride meer wil zijn dan fun &
dance, wordt onderlijnd door de verhoogde
aandacht voor kunst, lezingen,
debat en een brede, soms bezorgde kijk
op de wereld.
Deze officiële gids voor de Antwerp
Pride 2015 wil ook een praktische gids
zijn voor de duizenden gasten die we
van maandag 3 tot zondag 9 augustus
met open armen willen ontvangen. U
maakt kennis met gastvrije horecazaken
en swingende nachtclubs. U vindt de
weg naar het openbaar vervoer, onze
kunstschatten en hippe shoppingbuurten
waar u zich thuis weet komen.
Stadsbestuur en politiekorps werken
graag mee om van elke Antwerp Pride
een foutloos georganiseerd en veilig
evenement te maken. Ik dank alle
partners en sponsors. Ik spreek mijn
oprechte waardering uit voor de talloze
vrijwilligers en holebi-gerelateerde
organisaties die 51 weken in de weer zijn
om van de eerste week van augustus
2015 een feest te maken.
Een feest dat Antwerpen op de kaart
zet als een verdraagzame stad. Een
open, bijdetijdse stad waar iedereen de
vrijheid krijgt en de verantwoordelijkheid
neemt het leven vorm, inhoud en
betekenis te geven.
Voor zichzelf, voor de ander, voor de hele
stadsgemeenschap.
Zomer 2015
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Antwerp Pride - Getting Started
Welcome to Antwerp Pride 2015
Bart De Wever
Mayor of Antwerp
ANTWERP: AN OPEN WELCOMING CITY
It is a privilege to welcome you in
Antwerp. You have come to Flanders’
most interesting city because you want
to dive into the Antwerp Pride. People
call this party week conveniently the
Antwerp Gay Pride. But the organisation
and the city have deliberately chosen
to skip the word ‘gay’. Antwerp Pride
has developed into a party for the
whole city community. LGBTQI and
straight people, young and old, born
elsewhere, or grown up here. It’s a feast
of openness, diversity and tolerance as
an invitation from and initiated by the
LGBTQI community.
Tolerance is and remains a vulnerable
good. Freedom that is considered to be
an established right, is not eternal nor
self-evident everywhere. In Antwerp
and Flanders we have come a long way.
There still are areas, however, where
LGBTQI people have to struggle to be
able to be themselves. In the workplace.
Hand in hand in the street. In places
where macho behaviour still is the
standard. Or where religious arguments
obstruct tolerance towards LGBTQI
people. It’s a good thing that Antwerp
Pride draws the attention to this still too
often hidden suffering. In this brochure
you can read the appalling testimony of
some victims who let us face the facts.
During this eighth edition Antwerp
Pride asks our particular attention for
LGBTQI people in China. Despite the
incredibly fast development of the
country, the government still does not
acknowledge the LGBTQI community
and makes it difficult for organizations.
Transgenderism is still being considered
as a mental illness.
That Antwerp Pride wants to be more
than just ‘fun & dance’. This is underlined
by the increased attention for art,
lectures, debate and a wide, sometimes
concerned view on the world.
This official guide for Antwerp Pride
2015 also wants to be a practical guide
for the thousands of guests we will
welcome with open arms from Monday
the 3th till Sunday the 9th of August.
You will get to know the welcoming
hotels, restaurants, café’s and swinging
night clubs. You will find your way to
the public transport, our art treasures
and trendy shopping quarters where
you will feel at home.
The city council and the police
force like to cooperate to make
every Antwerp Pride an impeccably
organised and safe event. I would like
to thank all partners and sponsors. I
express my sincere appreciation for
the countless volunteers and LGBTQI
linked organisations that are working
very hard during 51 weeks to turn the
first week of August 2015 into a great
success.
A successful festival that puts Antwerp
on the map as a tolerant city. An open,
modern city where everyone gets
the freedom and the responsibility to
shape their lives and give it content and
meaning.
For him or herself, for the others , for the
whole city community.
Summer 2015
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PROGRAM SUMMARY
OFFICIAL MAIN EVENTS
Th 06.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Su 09.08
Opening Reception
Pride Parade
Wave Festival - Pride Main Festival
Extravaganza - Pride Main Party
Closing Festival - Official Closing Event
19:00h
13:00h
14:00h
23:00h
14:00h
City Hall
Waterpoort
Steenpein
Café d’Anvers
Grote Markt
OFFICIAL PARTNER EVENTS
Th 06.08
Fr 07.08
Fr. 07.08
Fr. 07.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Su. 09.08
Su. 09.08
Su. 09.08
Su. 09.08
Su. 09.08
Midsummer Party - Pride Opening Party
Roof Of Love
7 Years Reload
Recon Full Fetich
Terrazza
A Hard Night
Rapido
Pink Sunday
Terrazza
Dramaqueen
Sjalot & Friends
Cafedelove
18:00h
16:00h
17:00h
22:00h
14:00h
22:00h
23:00h
14:00h
14:00h
18:00h
18:00h
19:00h
Draakplaats
Nieuwstad 4
Korte Winkelstraat 11
The Boots
Van Schoonbekeplein
Petrol Club
Red & Blue
Café Delux
Van Schoonbekeplein
Bonaparte
Wisselstraat
Red & Blue
OTHER EVENTS
Mo 03.08
We 05.08
We 05.08
Th 06.08
Th 06.08
Fr 07.08
Fr. 07.08
Fr. 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr. 07.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Su 09.08
Su 09.08
Su. 09.08
Su 09.08
Haarboetiek Tombola
Tranny-Oke
Pride Bingo
Pride Workout
Dolle Dildo Donderdag
Pride Workout
Fitness Friday
Marko’s Eurovision
Starbugs
Daddi
Pride Workout
Sinjoor Saturday
Pre-Pride-Open-Air-Party
Extravaganza Dinner
Queer Quiz
Pride Workout
Sleazy Slippery Sunday
Pannekoek Xxl
Matinee Popical
Check
21:00h
17:00h
10:00h
11:00h
10:00h
11:00h
20:00h
22:00h
23:00h
10:00h
11:00h
12:00h
20:00h
20:00h
10:00h
11:00h
13:00h
14:00h
Haarboetiek
Bonaparte
Velvet Cafe
Fitness het Eiland
Toys 4 Boys
Fitness het Eiland
Toys 4 Boys
Popi
Bonaparte
Red & Blue
Fitness het Eiland
Toys 4 Boys
Popi
Sjalot & Schanul
Het Roze Huis
Fitness het Eiland
Toys 4 Boys
Banaparte
Popi
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PROGRAM SUMMARY
CULTUUR, CONFERENCES & EDUCATION
Sa 01.08
Sa 01.08
Su 02.08
Su 02.08
Su 02.08
Su 02.08
Mo 03.08
We 05.08
We 05.08
We 05.08
Th 06.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Festival opening night - AQAF
QAF CINEMA
Expo - AQAF
Web series - (AQAF)
What’s In a Name - (AQAF)
Drugs Kept Me Alive - (AQAF)
Literary Evening - AQAF
Workshop Zine - AQAF
An Attempt - (AQAF)
It’s Okay To Be ...
My Queer China
Network Event
LGBTQ In China
Media & Activism - AQAF
Brothers (docu) - AQAF
AQAF @ De Coninckplein Siberian
Butterfly - AQAF
Our Marriages - AQAF
20:00h
Check
12:00h
16:30h
19:00h
21:00h
20:00h
14:00h
21:00h
18:00h
11:00h
10:00h
13:00h
13:00h
14:30h
15:00h
19:00h
21:00h
Galerij Verbeeck-Van Dyck
Cinema Cartoon’s
Galerij Verbeeck-Van Dyck
Troubleyn
Troubleyn
Central Antwerp Library Permeke
Central Antwerp Library Permeke
Troubleyn
Troubleyn
WM Galleries by Patrick Declerck
Gay Concept Store ‘t Verschil
Central Antwerp Library Permeke
Radisson Hotel
Radisson Hotel
Radisson Hotel
Central Antwerp Library Permeke
Central Antwerp Library Permeke
Central Antwerp Library Permeke
CRUISING & FUN
Th 06.08
Th 06.08
Th 06.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Fr 07.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Sa 08.08
Su 09.08
Su 09.08
Su 09.08
Su 09.08
Su 09.08
Thirsty Thursday
Naked & Underwear
Sleazy Pride Warmup
Warm Up Cruising
Golden Shower Party
Recon Full Fetich
Fluo 5
Lottery
Naked & Underwear Party
Xtreme Fetish
Clubbing
Afterparty
Naked & Underwear
Fetish Afternoon
Random Live
Sleazy Sunday
20:00h
14:00h
22:30h
12:00h
19:00h
22:00h
22:00h
12:00h
19:00h
22:00h
23:00h
03:00h
16:00h
17:00h
20:00h
21:00h
Club Random
The Kinky’s
The Boots
Man Playz
The Kinky’s
The Boots
Club Random
Man Playz
The Kinky’s
The Boots
Club Random
The Boots
The Kinky’s
The Boots
Club Random
The Boots
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Ticket Sales
Partner Events
Several events feature a ticket pre-sale.
Tickets can be purchased online on our website;
www.antwerppride.com or at selected outlets in
Antwerp city. Check our website for the list of ticket
outlets.
Events with ticket sales:
Extravaganza
Official pride main party
Saturday 8 August 2014
23:00 - 06:00
Pre-sale: € 10 (door: € 15)
Throughout this magazine and its agenda you’ll
notice that several events bear the mark of
‘Partner Event’, either a Pride main event or a
supporting event. Those events have made an
extra contribution to this year’s Pride organization
by donating € 250 on top of their advertising space.
Money that’s been used to cover the expenses of
the partner event information you can find in this
brochure such as the picture reports and articles
on those events, and so making our magazine look
even more attractive.
Becoming a partner event is open for all. The Board
appreciates their efforts greatly. A well-meant ‘thank
you’ for the support. Make sure to stop by one of the
partner events during your Pride festivities as a way
of returning the favour. You can recognize partner
events by the Antwerp Pride label on their flyers and
posters.
A Hard Night
saturday 8 August 2014
22:00 - 06:00
Pre-sale: € 19 (door: € 24)
Cafedelove
Sunday 10 August 2014
19:00 - 02:00
Only door € 10
Sponsors
Many organizations, companies and events support
the pride by advertising in this magazine. Recognize
them by the sponsor-label displayed in these
venues.
IK STEUN!
ANTWERP
PRIDE
2015
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FOR THE PERFECT MIX,
NO COMPROMISE.

Antwerp Pride - Getting Started
Antwerp Pride 2015 welcomes China
If you are a first time visitor to Antwerp - welcome,
by the way - you’ll quickly notice that Antwerp
is a vibrant multi-cultural city. Antwerp Pride
embraces this and every year we take a look
beyond our own fair city. With a large Chinese
community within our walls, Antwerp Pride 2015
focuses on the People’s Republic and asks the
question: how is the LGBT community doing in
the land of smiles? Not too bad, thank you, but
things could be much better.
With 1.3 billion people living in China you might
expect there are a couple of gay and transgender
people among them. Someone who knows the
Chinese LGBT community like the back of his hand
is Belgian activist-researcher Stijn Deklerck. Indeed,
he is one of the founders of the Chinese LGBT
activist group Queer Comrades who are a guest at
the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival this year.
How does a Belgian chap get involved in Chinese
LGBT activism?
‘After finishing my law studies in Belgium, I didn’t
really know what to do. I wanted to write my PhD
on the civil society in China. I’ve always had an
interest in China and I wanted to research the balance
between civil rights and government there. How
do you deal with a very narrow legal and political
window to stand up for your rights? One of the
civil rights groups I was studying was involved in
hiv/Aids awareness. I started to work with them
and before I knew it, I was more busy with their
work than with my own study. Through them I got
to know a lot of LGBT groups. In 2007, a friend and
I started Queer Comrades (www.queercomrades.
com) In the beginning it was small scale, but since
2009 it is my fulltime job. Now, I travel between
Belgium and China.’
In general, people will think the situation for
LGBT people in China must be terrible. Do we
have the correct image of China?
‘It depends. There is a three no policy in China when
it comes to LGBT: No approval, No disapproval, No
promotion. There are no laws that criminalise homosexuality,
and since 2001 it isn’t considered a mental
illness any longer. But there is also no protection and
there is a lot of censorship. Sex education, movies…
They can not mention homosexuality. The government
condones LGBT people and that’s it.
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Yet, in society we have seen an improvement in the recent
years. Last year a clinic was condemned in court
for practising gay conversion therapy. The media are reporting
more objectively and positively about gay people
and certainly young people are starting to be more
open-minded about it.
The biggest problem for the LGBT community is the austere
control of the government on everything that has
to do with civil society. Since president Xi Jinping is in
power, he has taken very hard measures against everything
that has to do with activism. He has started a crusade
against western ideals like freedom of press and civil
rights. LGBT groups get most of their money from western
organisations so they are considered as being under
the influence of western powers against China.
Look at the five feminists who were arrested and
detained for a month recently. Some of them
were active in the LGBT community. They did not
to do anything illegal but it was a clear warning
from the government towards activists: from the
moment you make too much noise we can and will
arrest you. This political situation, coupled with the
unsupportive legal situation, makes it very difficult for
LGBT organisations to get their message across and to
help people.
Yet in Chinese history, homosexuality was never a
problem. Chinese poetry and art in general have a
lot of references to homosexuality.
‘Absolutely. There is the famous true story of The Cut
Sleeve, about emperor AI who did not want to wake his
lover who had fallen asleep on the sleeve of his rope. Rather
than waking him, he cut of his sleeve and in doing
so created a new fashion. ‘Cut sleeve’ is still a slang word
for gay in Chinese. Same-sex eroticism was generally
tolerated in China. As long as this did not affect people’s
fulfilment of duties to get married and carry on the
family lineage. Confucianisme does not take issue with
homoeroticism, both between man and between women,
but this cannot affect the fulfilment of crucial family
duties like marrying a person of the opposite sex and
producing heirs.
The cultural revolution changed all that?
‘During the Maoist era, and especially during the cultural
revolution, violence against sexual minorities escalated,
often homosexuality was seen as a ‘feudal remnant’ or ‘a
western decadence’ Nowadays there is no forceful hate
lobby against LGBT people, like in some other countries.
There is no powerful Church, for instance, that condemns
gay people. Hate crimes against gay people are far less
common than in Belgium.
In China, the family is very important. Several
surveys tell us that Chinese people do not have a problem
with gays, as long as their son or daughter is straight. Many
gays struggle with communicating their homosexuality to
their parents. They hereby often turn away from western
ways of ‘coming out’ that emphasize a ‘gay identity’ you
openly communicate to everybody. instead, they ensure
that their boy- or girlfriend first becomes a friend of the
family, and then part of the family without explicitly
talking about homosexuality. The family thus can
silently accept who you are, something that would
be much more difficult if you shout your homosexuality
from the rooftops, as this would bring
shame on the family.
There are also no openly LGBT role models in mainstream
media or entertainment. There is Jin Xing, an openly
transgender modern dancer. but that is it.’
How would my life be as a gay man in China?
‘There is a large gay scene in the big cities and the prosperous
middle class will certainly go out to the gay clubs
in big cities like Shanghai and Beijing. But you would probably
also be married to a woman. It is estimated that
more than 80 percent of gay men are married to women.
They often enter a marriage without informing their wife
about their homosexuality, but there is also a rise of gay
men engaging in a ‘contract-marriage’ with a lesbian
woman. In that way they form a family and be socially
accepted and in the same time can do what they want.
Sometimes several couples in that situation form a small
community and they are happy. They are thus ‘reinventing’
common ways of building a family and community,
building ‘queer’ ways of living together.
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that way they form a family and be socially accepted
and in the same time can do what they want.
Sometimes several couples in that situation form a
small community and they are happy. They are thus
‘reinventing’ common ways of building a family and
community, building ‘queer’ ways of living together.
That is very well for the large cities, but China is
a big place. What about the more remote areas
in the countryside.
‘There is very little information available to people
living in the countryside. There are some parts where
people haven’t even heard of the word homosexuality.
We try to work in the rural areas but it is very
difficult. That is why the internet is very important
in our activism. But there are surprising stories. I know
of a guy who works in a mining community. Not the
easiest environment for any gay person you might
think, but he is open and he is being more or less
accepted. It is another example of the duality of China.
more serious and sensitive matters, then it becomes
a problem. Social media are very strictly screened.
Your webcast Queer Comrades is a guest at this
year’s Antwerp Queer Arts Festival and Antwerp
Pride. Tell us something more about that.
‘We started in 2007 with making talk shows for the
internet. Gradually we started making documentaries
and news items. We delve into all sorts of topics.
Serious ones but also fun ones. We post them online
and basically we are there for the LGBT community
and non-LGBT people. We are quite popular with
straight people. People who think their daughter,
son or friend is gay often visit us for information.
We always try to be positive. We are never negative
towards the government but we try to give them
suggestions and ideas on how to do it better. We
also work closely with the mainstream media and
every year we hand out The China Rainbow Media
Awards for positive reporting on LGBT issues. We
also educate them. That helps. The media generally
does not treat us like mentally ill people any more.
We also work with universities and schools to try
to make them talk more about it. Luckily more and
more academics get interested in LGBT issues.’
How is the situation for transgender people.
A lot of activism happens on the internet. How
free are you there?
Reasonably free. Sometimes the government bans
certain information, documentaries or sites, but
there is a certain amount of freedom. We also see
that Chinese versions of dating apps like Grindr are
booming. There is a lot allowed as long as it is considered
a form of entertainment. When you publish
‘This is a group that is still being overlooked. They
haven’t formed a strong community yet. We want to
focus on them in the near future. Legally there are
some positive signs. Though it is still considered a
mental illness, people can change their gender on
their identity cards after undergoing surgery. It is difficult
however for many transgender to access sex
reassignment surgery in China: it is very expensive,
you need to prove that you had the desire for a sex
change for at least five years, etc. Many people experiment
with hormones without medical supervision.
Of course, accidents happen. And there is a
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huge employment problem. Many m to f transgenders
engage in sex work, live marginalized lives and
are extra vulnerable to hiv and aids.
When in march of this year five feminists were
arrested for handing out flyers against sexual
harassment, there was an international outcry.
At the moment of writing they have been released
but remain under investigation.
Did that kind of international pressure help?
Difficult to say. China doesn’t like to be told off by
foreign powers. Also, sometimes a lot of attention
in the foreign press can have the opposite effect. In
2010, a Mister Gay China Pageant was being organised.
The foreign press jumped on it and made it into
a big news story, saying the event would change
the LGBT situation in China. Probably because of
this huge attention, the pageant was banned. The
government suddenly felt it did not have control of
the situation anymore. Sometimes it is better not to
talk too much to foreign journalists. But once something
like the arrest of the feminists is in the open, of
course it is good that there is that kind of international
attention.’
What can we in the west do to make life better for
our Chinese LGBT friends?
‘Keep on organising events like Antwerp Pride where
the international LGBT community can come
together and exchange ideas and information and
learn from each other. Please don’t bring a savior
mentality. Please don’t assume that LGBT people in
China face the same problemes as LGBT people in the
west and need the same set of solutions, carried out in
the same order. Instead, take the time to get to know
China. Learn about Chinese LGBT and activism
through local organizations and built partnerships
based on equality and respect.
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Reaching out: LGBT people in the fourth world
Antwerp Pride is not only a fabulous parade, great parties and beautiful people. This celebration is also
the moment to address some key problems within the LGBT community. Rather than focussing on the
classic LGBTQI rights, Antwerp Pride 2015 takes a look at a group of LGBT people we sometimes overlook.
People like you and I but who were born or ended up on the other side of society. Here we present three
LGBT people who are brave enough to share their story.
There are many clichés about our community. Some are
true and some are just funny. One of them is that gay
people automatically lead happy, sunny and luxurious
lives. For lots of people being gay implies that we get
up in our exquisitely furnished penthouses and head
for our daily champagne brunches dressed in the latest
fashion, deciding whether our third holiday this year
will be in Sitges or in Gran Canaria. We have no kids,
right? And don’t we all have those marvelous careers in
some artsy business?
Antwerp Pride calls upon our own community to
consider those who simply didn’t get that break in life
that most of us get. LGBT people who were born in
poverty, were born in the wrong country and had to
flee or those who for some reason ended up in the sex
industry. Strangely enough there are no recent studies
about LGBT people in the fourth world. Luckily there are
a lot of organisations like Boysproject, Het Roze Huis or
the Sint-Egidiuscommunity who help those people.
With Antwerp Pride 2015 we want to express our solidarity
with LGBT people who often remain in the shadows
of the fourth world and reach out to them because
everybody has the right to be part of Antwerp Pride.
Story 1:
The story of Maria
‘I can’t not mention it, although it is always a risk’
‘I was born in poverty. Into what they call generational
poverty. My father and my mother were poor and their
parents before them. When I got ill as a child, I had to
go to a sanatorium. My parents never came back to
pick me up, after which I lost all contact with them.
The court placed me in several institutions and for a
while I lived with my paternal grandmother. When I was
seventeen and living in another institution, my brother
and sister contacted me and asked to come and live
at home. I did that until I was 21 years old and I could
leave home. I have a degree in psychology but couldn’t
find a job.
Now I give lectures about poverty.
Because I want to tell a different story than what some
professional social workers tell us. People have a lot of
prejudices against poor people. We are lazy, stupid,
addicted or we keep a hundred cats. It is our own fault
that we are poor, because if you want to get out of that
situation you can, right? And we shouldn’t have children.
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Even some social workers sometimes are prejudiced
against poor people. We are not supposed to speak
up, not supposed to have skills. Some social workers
think in a very paternising way. If you turn for help, you
would be suprised how seldom you are asked what the
problem really is.
Everybody wants to be part of society, wants to be
accepted, wants to be recognised. Poor people and
certainly those who are born into poverty often have a
low self esteem. The bigger your self esteem, the better
you can deal with life. But self esteem is not something
you buy. It is something that has to grow. Contact with
other people is important for this.
When I meet someone I always tell her of my situation.
I can not not tell it. It is a huge part of my life. It is always
a risk, because I know I will be judged. Most of the time,
it will be difficult to form a friendship after that. The
other option is to shut up and be careful of what you
say. Being poor is like being in the closet. I always have
the feeling to have to do a coming out towards people
who themselves came out a different sort of closet.
A lot of people can’t go to Pride or become a member
of a LGBT organisation, simply because they can’t
afford the membership, or the train ticket. I’m not going
to Brussels Pride, but I will come to Antwerp Pride. It is
good that they organise some free events as well.
Poor people also have prejudices against middle class
people. Or are afraid. I just want to say, if someone
comes up to you and it turns out he or she is poor, don’t
judge but simply talk. We are not aliens. The only way
to bridge the gap and get to know each other is by
shaking hands and talking to each other.’
(The name of the interviewee was changed at her own request)
Story 2: The story of Nacer
'Even within the gay community a lot of people
do not understand transgenderism'
Nacer, how did you end up in Belgium?
‘I left Morocco about three years ago, not long after my
mother had died. I already lost my father when I was
eleven. I was victim of human trafficking but I didn’t
get any papers. I was unable to give information
about the human traffickers, which is necessary
to obtain documents. I lived without papers for 2
years. I came here because the situation for transgender
people in Morocco is very bad. I didn't
know I could ask asylum because of that. A
friend brought me to a social organisation, the
counselor helped me with the demand for asylum.
Now - after 3 years - I'm legal.
Before I had documents, it was very hard. You
are not allowed to work, I had nothing. But even
now, things are difficult. For example to find an
appartement to rent. I think I tried at least 70
apartments and I'm still searching. I have to move
from the shelter where I live and there's a chance
that I will become homeless. When you are on
social welfare, not a lot of doors open. And when
you are a Moroccan, it get's even more difficult.
Besides, it's really expensive for me to rent something.
I lived with my boyfriend for a while, a guy I
met on Gayromeo. He also supported me a bit
financially. We split up because of the language
barrier. After that I had somebody else, but I left
him because he was fooling around with another
boy when I got home one day. And I don't like
that sort of things. And then there was another
boyfriend, but he drank a lot and he was very
mean when he got drunk. So I also left him.’
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What’s it like living in a shelter in Antwerp?
Well, I am afraid to leave the apartment in drag. The
guys living in my apartment building, they scare me
sometimes. It already happened one time that I had
to run because some guys wanted to beat me on the
street. I went to the police, but they said that I should
not walk in drag on the Turnhoutsebaan. Transgenderism
is still something a lot of people don't understand.
Even within the gay community. Some people also
think that I am a transvestite. But I am not, I feel like
a woman. I am transgender. Doing drag is just something
I do right now to release some stress. I am still
talking to my counselor about a transition. Once I get
an operation, I will be a heterosexual woman. But I will
still want to hang out in the gay scene. Of course, I have
friends there, they will still be my friends. And I will also
want to help other transgender people who face what
I am facing right now. I am already volunteering a bit.
What are your plans for the future?
I am studying to work with young handicapped people.
I have always wanted to do that, even when I was
young. I love to help other people. But in Morocco, it
wasn't easy.
And maybe, one day, I will tell my younger sister that
I am transgender. My other brother and sister, they
would never understand. But with my youngest sister,
I am very close. But first I have to find more stability in
my own life. That is what I hope for.
Story 3:
The Story of Koenraad
‘My dream is becoming a grandfather and having
a massive Christmas dinner with my family’
‘My name is Koenraad, I’m 34 years old and I have
been married to my husband for 7 years. At the moment,
I’m unemployed. I suffer from back pains and
holding on to a physically demanding job is not always
feasible. Up until now, I have been able to compensate
this by doing escort work, even for extended
periods. However, as you get older, it has become a
lot more difficult to get money out of this profession.’
How did you get into this situation?
‘I’m almost at the end of a long tunnel; my debt mediation
has recently ended. It all started by making the
wrong choices. I didn’t finish my secondary school
and I wasn’t ready to be independent and stand on
my own two feet. You end up in a situation where you
have to get on with your life, and you inevitably have
expenses such as rent, going out,… But when you
have no income… I have lived in many different places
over the years and I even was homeless for a while. ’
How would you describe your childhood?
‘I only had 6 good years during my childhood and
adolescence. Those six years I was living with my godmother
and godfather, away from my parents’ home
and the youth shelters. I’m not close with my parents
and also not with my sisters. I was relatively close to my
brother for a long time but recently we have fallen out
as well. I don’t even know why. Over the years, I had to
restrain myself too often and had to keep my mouth
shut against certain members of my family. Those bottled
up and suppressed emotions have now come out
all at once, especially towards my mum.
Additionally, I have ADHD type 3; combination of behaviour
and learning difficulties. Many things went
wrong during my adolescent years. For example, I was
struggling with studying and doing my homework.
My sexual orientation also started to come to the surface.
Not that I had been acting on it but it was lurking
amongst all the other problems.’
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How does your husband deal with the poverty?
‘At first, he did have a hard time; he didn’t have any debt
himself. He had always been aware of my financial situation
but he nevertheless accepted me as I am. Some of
his relatives tried to convince him to the contrary; they
claimed I wasn’t good enough for him. Fortunately, my
husband is very stubborn and countered it by saying:” I’m
happy, I want to go for it”. As a result of our relationship,
I’m out of debt.
He met me during another troubled period of my life as
I had only just been diagnosed as HIV+. Being HIV+ is a
result of a rape. My husband pulled me through this dark
episode and accepted all the other baggage with it. The
real challenge evolved more around our relationship; we
had to get to know and understand each other. The financial
side of it was less of an obstacle, although it was
and it still isn’t easy. There are times we want to do more
than we can afford and that’s frustrating. We have been
married for 7 years and we haven’t had our honeymoon
yet. It can be a bargain hunt. For example, we only buy
second hand furniture and I’m not ashamed of going
through someone else’s garbage, if it’s still useful. When
we want go to the cinema we borrow it off friends and
we pay them back in bits.’
How do you plan your free time and hobbies?
‘I try to have hobbies. At the moment it’s being a film and
theater extra. I have done all sorts of things, last year I was
in the musical 14-18. A perk is that you get some cash for
it as well.’
How is the government dealing with poverty? Are
they tackling the problem?
‘Not in my opinion. I have my unemployment benefits
but they have been lowered since I got married. Even
though I spend a lot of time and effort in finding a job,
I get so little to live on. Unfortunately, I’m not physically
strong enough and I suffer from back pains regularly. Since
I have no secondary school diploma, I always end up in
the physically demanding jobs. It’s just not possible.
There is a lot of support and advice from the ‘JAC ‘(Youth
Advisory Center) and ‘Boysproject’, there always has been.
I’m one of the regulars here. During troubled times and
when I was homeless, they offered me a warm meal twice
a week as well as lending me an ear. I had already spent
too much time in youth shelters and wasn’t willing to end
up in another shelter again.
The government should listen more to its people. You
should not force anyone to take up a job just because
they have been unemployed for a long time. The government
should create more opportunities by offering
more training and financial support. If I have no job by
19th September, my benefits will be cancelled completely.
Of course, I want a job that I like because it won’t last
otherwise.’
Has you sexual orientation or your HIV status
influenced your situation? Are you being discriminated?
‘This one time, I was applying for a job at a supermarket
and I actually had been honest about being HIV+. The
shop manager refused to hire me and told me: “In this
branch? I just don’t know how to bring the news.” That
was the first and last job I told.
When I had just met my husband, he had a well paid
job in a restaurant. He was made redundant because I’m
HIV+. I advised against it to tell his employer but he took
days off to support me during my medical check ups. His
employer got curious. They fired him because if I can have
it, he can have it.’
How is you medical follow up?
‘There is the tropical institute for my medical treatments
and follow up of HIV. Only the dentist has become very
expensive. As a consequence of a genetically determined
dental disease, all my teeth have been removed and
I need dentures. Fortunately, ‘Boysproject’ recommended
me to a school of dental medicine and I qualified for free
dentures. I was the guinea pig of the last year students. I
would never been able to afford it in private care.’
What are your dreams for the future?
‘My dream is to start up my own business, together with
my spouse. A simple business such as a local bar, where
you can dance, have fun and a bite to eat. We don’t want
to serve just alcohol (laughs). I also want to continue as a
theater and film extra. Me being a grandfather and having
a massive Christmas dinner with my family is an image of
the future I always keep in my mind. It’s not because I’m
gay that it cannot happen.’
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Antwerp Pride - Getting Started
Marc Lamotte
CEO Agoria
PROGRESS IS ABOUT OPEN MINDS
Anders mogen zijn. Het is hét succesrecept
van topbedrijven en hun
medewerkers. Innovatief en creatief.
Technologische vooruitgang komt van
bedrijven die zich differentiëren. Daarvoor
moeten ze innoveren. Daarvoor
moeten ze creatief zijn. Creatief zijn, is
anders durven zijn. Progress is about
open minds; het is de slagzin van technologiebedrijven.
Anders durven zijn is dus noodzakelijk
voor bedrijven om te innoveren, te
overleven, te vermijden dat puur op
prijs concurrentie gevoerd moet worden.
Anders durven zijn, is makkelijker in een
omgeving waar anders zijn aanvaard
wordt, waar anders mogen zijn deel is
van de nieuwe norm.
Dit is een mind set. Openheid van geest
die leidt tot vrijheid van denken, vrijheid
van zijn, vrijheid van creëren.
In bedrijven is anders durven en mogen
zijn dus essentieel. In onze maatschappij
evenzeer. Een cultureel weefsel waar
anders zijn mag, vormt mensen die ook
in het bedrijfsleven anders durven zijn
– en die er zo voor zorgen dat ons economisch
canvas verstevigd wordt, onze
bedrijven bestellingen krijgen, onze
mensen dus werk hebben en onze
maatschappij haar sociaal vangnet kan
veiligstellen. Kortom, progress is about
open minds.
Allowing people to be different. That’s the
recipe for success of leading companies
and their employees. Innovative and
creative. Technological progress comes
from companies which differentiate
themselves. And for that they must
innovate. For that they must be creative.
Being creative is daring to be different.
Progress is about open minds; this is the
motto of technology companies.
Daring to be different is something companies
have to do if they are to innovate,
survive, and prevent business from
being conducted solely on the basis of
price competition.
Daring to be different is easier in an
environment where being different is
accepted, where being allowed to be
different is part of the new norm.
This is a mind-set. Openness of the mind
that leads to the freedom of thought,
freedom of being, freedom of creation.
In companies, daring and being allowed
to be different is therefore essential. In
our society, the same applies. A cultural
context where being allowed to be different
shapes people who also dare to be
different professionally – and who therefore
ensure that our economic fabric is
strengthened, that our companies get
orders and that our people have work as
a result, thus protecting our society’s social
safety net. In short, progress is about
open minds.
Happy Pride,
Happy Pride,
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is housed in a majestic
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atmosphere is casual, the prices
are decent and the celebrities
are numerous. Young and
old, businessmen and artists,
shoppers and theatregoers...
everyone feels at home here,
they have their regular spot,
they eat their favourite dish.
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Welkom bij Antwerp Pride 2014
Philip Heylen
schepen voor cultuur
Een mooi begrip: diversiteit
The only queer people are those who
don’t love anybody schreef Rita Mae
Brown. We weten allemaal dat er helaas
nog veel te veel liefdeloze mensen
rondlopen op onze planeet...
Een festival als Pride echter concentreert
zich op dat overgrote deel dat wel de
medemens - elke medemens - een
warm hart toedraagt. Ook nu nog worden
dagelijks mensen verraden door
een kus. Niet zoals bij Judas maar juist
omdat ze die kus graag willen geven
en het hen bij wet verboden wordt. In
Arizona is zelfs een wet gestemd die het
recht geeft om je diensten te weigeren
aan holebi’s. We schrijven 2015 en we
stellen vast dat gelijkwaardigheid nog
steeds bevochten moet worden.
Goede kunst kan van iedereen komen.
Kunst kent immers geen doelgroepen.
Kunst kan wel de ogen openen.
Bijvoorbeeld van degenen die het
moeilijk hebben met sommige doelgroepen.
Kunst gaat niet over gelijk
hebben. Maar kunst mag gaan over gelijk
zijn. Samengevat: kunst moet niets
maar mag alles. Kunst is het zoeken
naar andere invalshoeken, andere
ervaringen en andere belevenissen. Een
samenleving is alleen maar die naam
waardig in de mate dat ze met dat andere
om kan gaan. We hebben er een
mooi begrip voor: diversiteit.
In Antwerpen beseffen we erg goed
dat de economische en culturele rijkdom
van deze stad voortkomt uit de
verscheidenheid die haar kenmerkt. Het
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival werpt een
blik op die verscheidenheid vanuit
zijn eigen identiteit. Gender is geen genre.
Het is een manier hoe mensen in
het leven staan. In Antwerpen bijvoorbeeld.
Een internationale stad en dus
open voor internationale kunstenaars
en open voor alle kunstdisciplines. We
steunen Queer Arts straight forward.
Jan Fabre doet dat ook. Een statement
van een van ‘s werelds grootste kunstenaars.
Troubleyn heeft een prominente
plek in het programma. Een programma
dat de spotlight ook op China zet.
In samenwerking met Antwerp Pride
zal het festival verschillende Chinese
activisten en kunstenaars naar Antwerpen
brengen om het verhaal van LGBT’s
in China te brengen. Geaardheid kent
geen grenzen...
Holebi is een heilzaam woord eigenlijk:
het klinkt holistisch en dat is kunst
ook. Het verrijkt de samenleving. Het is
zoals vele labels één groot gevecht tegen
clichés. Het is een afkorting en als
je die uitrekt merk je dat ze een grote
groep mensen vertegenwoordigt. De
holebi- en transgendergemeenschap
maakt deel uit van Antwerpen en heeft
als eender wie het recht Antwerpen te
claimen als ‘haar’ of ‘zijn’ stad.
Deze stad groeit vanuit de verschillen
die we in de stad laten bloeien door
elkaar te respecteren en te laten organiseren.
En daar ben ik fier op. Pride heet
zoiets...
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Antwerp Pride - Pre Pride Events
Welcome to Antwerp Pride 2014
Philip Heylen
Vice Mayor of Antwerp
A beautiful concept: diversity
The only queer people are those who
don’t love anybody wrote Rita Mae Brown.
We know that, sadly enough, there are still
too many loveless people on our planet…
A festival like Pride, however, concentrates
on that bigger part that carries a warm
heart for their fellow men, all fellow men.
Even in our time people are still being
betrayed by a kiss every day. Not like with
Judas but rather because they so want to
give that kiss and they are forbidden to
do so by law. In Arizona, a law passed that
gives you the right to refuse your services
to LGBT people. We are in the year 2015
and we find that equality is still something
we have to fight for.
Good art can come from anybody. Art
does not know target groups. Art can be
an eye-opener. For example those who
can’t see eye to eye with some target
groups. Art is not about who is right. But
art is allowed to deal with being equal.
In other words: art doesn’t have to do
anything, but is allowed to do everything.
Art is looking for different angles, different
experiences and different adventures.
A society is only worthy of that name
in the way it can deal with that what is
different. We have a beautiful concept for
it: diversity.
Jan Fabre does the same. A statement
from one of the world’s biggest artists.
Troubleyn has a prominent spot in the
programme. A programme that also
focuses on China. Together with Antwerp
Pride, the festival will welcome several
Chinese activists and artists to Antwerp
where they will tell the story of the LGBT
community in China. Sexual identity does
not know borders.
The Flemish acronym for homosexuals,
lesbians and bisexuals, ‘holebi’, is actually
a wholesome word. It sounds holistic and
art is that as well. It enriches society. Like
so many labels, it is one big fight against
cliché’s. It is an abbreviation and if you
stretch it, you’ll notice that it represents
a large group of people. The LGBT
community is a part of Antwerp and, just
like anybody else, it has the right to claim
the city as ‘his’ or ‘hers’.
This city flourishes because of the different
voices we respect and we allow to be
heard. I am proud of that.
That is called Pride...
In Antwerp we are well aware that the
economic and cultural richness of this
city comes from the diversity in the city.
The Antwerp Queer Arts Festival puts a
spotlight on that diversity from its own
background. Gender is not a genre. It
is a way of life. In Antwerp for instance.
An international city and thus open for
international artists and open to all forms
of art. We support Queer Arts straight
forward.
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Antwerp Pride - Pre Pride Events
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
Put some art in your pride
Young, bold and attractive… That’s how we like
our arts festivals and this second edition of the
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival is no exception. So
why not soak up some art in the run up to the
big parade? From performance by Troubleyn/
Jan Fabre to lesbian vampires: there’s more than
enough to tickle your fancy.
The Antwerp Queer Arts Festival makes you look
at art from a different angle. Focusing on sexuality
and gender it is a major arts festival in Belgium that
wants to break down the clichés that still surround
the LGBTQI community. After last year’s success, the
organizers at Het Roze Huis (Antwerp’s Rainbow
House) heard your pleas for more and this second
edition of the festival will be bigger. In the week
before Antwerp Pride explodes in all its deliciousness,
there will be Queer Arts events throughout the whole
city.
This year the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival teams up
with one of Belgium’s most famous and intriguing
artists: choreographer, performer and visual artist
Jan Fabre. He created the solo dance piece Drugs
Kept Me Alive for one of his dancers Tony Rizzi. In
this solo performance Fabre shows a man at the
edge of society, always on the look for drugs and
kicks. A man who looks death in the face but always
manages to cheat it. Rizzi, who is himself HIV+, will
also show his own performance An Attempt to Fail
at Groundbreaking Theater with Pina Arcade Smith,
which promises to be a rollercoaster with nuns and
pornography no less.
During Antwerp Pride and the Human Rights
Conference China will get special attention and
we will take a closer look at the situation of LGBTQI
people in the land of smiles. The Antwerp Queer Arts
Festival will also welcome lots of Chinese artists, we’ll
have a Chinese festival in the heart of Chinatown
and we’ll learn how the LGBTQI community uses
cyberspace in getting their message across.
To make it all a bit easier, here is a day-to-day overview
of what the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2015 has to
offer:
Saturday August 1 2015
20h: Festival opening night at gallery Verbeeck-
Van Dyck
We kick off the festival in style at the gallery Verbeeck-
Van Dyck, where we will show works by Yuan Yuan,
The Siberian Butterfly and other Chinese artists.
Chinese filmmaker and photographer Yuan Yuan
specializes in conceptual photography combining
photography and contemporary art to make her
pictures about gender identity. We also show works
by The Siberian Butterfly who uses papercuttings to
create colorful and erotic images.
Have a cup of tea during a traditional tea ceremony or
marvel at Chinese calligraphy being drawn live. The
young and upcoming dancer Nick Coutsier will bring
an androgynous performance while actor and author
Mostafa Benkeroum will bring poetry. There will be
drinks and music and the lovely surrounding of the
old harbor will make it a truly special night.
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Antwerp Pride - Pre Pride Events
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
Put some art in your pride
Location: Galerie Verbeeck-Van Dyck, Verbindingsdok-
Westkaai 12.
Expo Yuan Yuan, The Siberian Butterfly and other Chinese
artists
Visit the exposition daily from August 2-9 from 12h to
17h
Entrance: free
Saturday August 1st 2015 - Sunday august 9th 2015
Cinema Cartoon’s is a cosy cinema in the center of
Antwerp, right behind city hall. The café, located in the
basement of the building, provides a nice atmosphere to
have a drink before or after the movie or just to hang out.
During the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival they will
program several Chinese and Asian screenings on the
topic ‘Queer’. These films are carefully selected together
with the organisation of the festival.
Their full program and ticket prices will soon be available
on their website www.cinemacartoons.be.
Sunday August 2nd 2015
This evening the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival sets up
base camp in Troubleyn, Jan Fabre’s theatre space and
museum.
16h30-18h30: Lecture and film - Web Series
We welcome you to a lecture on Web Series that are
developing fast as a new art form and play a pivotal role
in the emancipation of minority groups. Dr. Caroline
Godart shows us around in this fascinating world and
will show you the Canadian web series Féminin/Féminin.
Entrance: free
19h-20h30: Film - What’s in a name
Belgian documentary filmmaker Eva Küpper shot to
international fame with her impressive and moving
documentary Gardenia about the lives of former drag
queens. In this film, her graduation project, she started
her exploration of the theme as we follow the American
transgender artist Rose Wood during her performance
shows in New York City. Afterwards there will be a Q & A
between the audience and Eva Küpper.
Entrance: 3 euro
21h: Performance: Drugs Kept Me Alive
Choreographed by Jan Fabre especially for dancer Tony
Rizzi, the controversial enfant terrible of the Belgian
dance world weaves a haunting tale of drugs, pills and
the search for kicks. Tony Rizzi is an American dancer
and performer who used to work with William Forsythes
Ballet Frankfurt before joining Jan Fabre’s company.
Location: Troubleyn, Pastorijstraat 23
Entrance: 15 euro (for the whole Sunday programme)
Tuesday August 4th 2015
Today you can join us for literature at the central Antwerp
Library Permeke.
20h: Literary evening – Central Antwerp Library
Permeke
This evening we are joined by two female authors: the
Belgian journalist and writer Gaea Schoeters and the
British writer and cabaret chanteuse Rosie Garland, who
is also known by her alter ego Rosie Lugosi, the Vampire
Queen. They are joined by young Belgian talent Yannick
Dangre.
They will read and perform their work while soprano
Naomi Beeldens and pianist Alexandra Oppo provide
musical and literary guidance throughout the evening.
A literary evening, but not as you know it.
Location: Central Antwerp Library Permeke, De
Coninckplein 25-26
Entrance: 5 euro
Wednesday August 5th 2015
14h: Workshop Zine at Troubleyn
Ever wanted to make your own queer zine? Well here’s
your chance: Get Sticky! Join us for a workshop at
Troubleyn and create your own zine, together with zine
enthusiasts Marion, Gudl and zine veteran Nina. PhD
student Marion Wasserbauer provides an academic view
on the matter.
Location: Troubleyn, Pastorijstraat 23
Entrance: free (registration required: queerarts@
hetrozehuis.be)
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Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
Put some art in your pride
18h: Opening: It’s okay to be by Hannes d’Haese
- WM Gallery
With his new sculptures, artist Hannes d’Haese
confronts themes like racism and discrimination.
His exhibition of new works is titled ‘It’s okay to be’
which echoes the underlying message of every pride.
Influenced by the Cobra movement and especially
Karel Appel his colorful works are passionate and
emotional. Discover his powerful new works at WM
Gallery.
Organized by our partner: WM Gallery, Wolstraat 45
21u: An Attempt to Fail at Groundbreaking
Theater with Pina Arcade Smith… - Troubleyn
In this performance dancer Tony Rizzi brings together
the worlds of dance icon Pina Bausch, performance
legend Penny Arcade, and queer filmmaker Jack
Smith into one rollercoaster ride of catholic nuns,
porn and a world that is obsessed with success.
Location: Troubleyn, Pastorijstraat 24
Entrance: 15 euro
Friday August 7th 2015
Today we focus on queer China, as Antwerp Pride and
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival team up. In the morning,
Antwerp Pride also pays attention to this years local
theme: LGBTQI’s at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
We invite you in and around China town for films, fun
and reflection.
10-12h: Network event 4th World LGBTQI
Permeke Library
Antwerp Pride and the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
invite you for a networking event on LGBTQI’s at risk
of poverty or social exclusion. We gain some insight
on the issue by experts and bring relevant actors
together to see what more can be done to tackle
these problems.
13h-14h30 Human rights and LGBTQI in China -
Radisson Hotel
Panel discussion:
Time to sit down and take a serious look at the
situation of our brothers and sisters in China. Together
with Queer Comrades, and with professor Chin Lin
Pang of the Antwerp University we discuss how the
LGBTQI community is faring in China.
14h30-15h: Documentary Brothers
You can watch the documentary Brothers, the
first Chinese documentary about the Female-to-
Male transgender community, produced by Queer
Comrades and transperson Tony.
15h- 17h Workshop Queer Comrades
In China Queer Comrades use the world wide web to
get their message across. They specialize in making
documentaries on LGBTQI issues which they post on
the web. In doing so they’ve become an essential
part of LGBTQI activism. In this workshop we learn
how you can use media as an activist and how can
achieve a change in society.
Location: Radisson Hotel, Koningin Astridplein 7
Entrance: free (registration required: queerarts@
hetrozehuis.be)
15h – 20h AQAF at the De Coninckplein
The De Coninckplein is the colorful square in the heart
of Chinatown. What a better place for an outdoor
shindig with Chinese food stalls, tea ceremonies,
music and lots of surprises.
19h: Documentary: Siberian Butterfly
Permeke Library
At De Coninckplein there is also the Antwerp
public library where we will show two Chinese
documentaries. The first one follows the life of the
artist The Siberian Butterfly who came to terms with
his sexuality thanks to his art. The documentary
will be followed by a panel discussion with Queer
Comrades.
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Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
Put some art in your pride
21h: Documentary: Our Marriages
Permeke Library
This documentary made by filmmaker Yuan Yuan
follows several lesbians who marry gay men because
society expects them to get married. Afterwards
there will be a discussion with Yuan Yuan.
Location: Library Permeke, De Coninckplein
Entrance: 5 euro
Saturday August 8th 2015
No art today, it’s the parade!
Sunday August 9th 2015
We close the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival and
Antwerp Pride with a Lesbian Vampire Night at Red
& Blue.
We change Red & Blue into a vintage cinema to show
the 1971 cult movie Daughters of Darkness (1971),
about lesbian vampires, directed by the Antwerp
movie director Harry Kümel. Followed by a queer
performance by Rosie Lugosi, the Vampire Queen. Of
course this will lead to a full-blown party with lesbian
vampires. Everyone is welcome, but we advice you to
dress up in black or leather.
19u: Film: Daughters of Darkness – Red&Blue
21u: Performance Rosie Lugosi – Red&Blue
Location: Red & Blue, Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11
Entrance: 10 euro
All information:
www.queerarts.be
queerarts@hetrozehuis.be
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Antwerp Pride - Gay Pioneers
Researcher Paul Borghs:
‘The societal change and evolution has been amazing.’
Why this method?
‘Because we see that each decade is characterized by
specific trends. In the fifties, doctors clearly sought
to cure homosexuals. At the same time, we saw a
first attempt to assemble gays in 1953 by Suzanne
de Pues, who back used the nom de plume of Suzan
Daniel. In the sixties, the gay movement became
increasingly shaped and strengthened and we can
see a turning point. The golden sixties were not
only economically prosperous, the Catholic church
seemingly underwent a major transformation and
you could see the first references to homosexuality
being made on television. Towards the end, it was
also the decade of the Stonewall Riots, who actually
caused the radicalization of the gay movement.’
When did the Flemish gay and lesbian
movement become more organized?
By means of a heritage project, Het Roze
Huis – Cavaria Antwerp collected a number
of witnesses regarding the LGBT battle in our
country from the 1950s onwards. Based on a
number of first hand witness accounts, Paul
Borghs wrote a book on the history of this
emancipatory battle in Flanders. Societal and
international developments as well as daily life
of LGBT people are extensively described.
How did you structure the book, Paul?
‘We took different decades as a starting point.
Per decade, we described the general context of
ethical norms and values, the role of the Church
and general developments. We then took a look at
general international developments in neighboring
countries as well as the United States. Each time, we
also paid attention to cultural landmarks and the
role of films, television and books.’
‘That was in the seventies, when a more militant
gay movement emerged which later evolved in
the umbrella organization Federatie Werkgroepen
Homoseksualiteit. FWH clearly took the lead in major
societal changes and played an important role in
how homosexuality was perceived. An important
action group also saw the light in those days, ‘De
Rooie Vlinder’, led by Guido Totte and Eddie Vansant.
The first Pink Saturdays were organized, just like
independent lesbian associations. The international
milestone of this decade was unquestionably the
foundation of the International Gay Association.
The eighties on the other hand, were characterized
by a political radicalization towards the right in
dire economic times. It is also the start of the
devastating AIDS epidemic. But there were also
positive developments to be noted: a first attempt
at anti-discriminatory legislation, private radio
stations aired their first shows for LBGT people, the
transgender community started organizing itself
and the first youngster movements were founded.
On a European level, we see the adoption of the first
resolutions to protect gay and transgender people.’
When did Belgium take it’s biggest step forward?
‘That would be the early nineties. Pink Saturdays
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Researcher Paul Borghs:
‘The societal change and evolution has been amazing.’
were re-organized, youngster movements became
much more active and gay sports associations like
Active Company saw the light. In major cities in
Belgium, Pink Houses were opened. It is also the
decade of clear political demands, like the antidiscrimination
act and legalized partnerships. It was
also in those days that legal cohabitation and the
official registration of partnership contracts was
obtained.’
Were there more political demands?
‘The major breakthrough unquestionably took
place from the year 2000 onwards. A year before
the ‘Purple-Green’ coalition government had
been inaugurated who profiled itself on ethical
issues. Euthanasia became legalized under certain
conditions, soft drugs were condoned and marriage
was opened to people of the same sex. In those days,
homosexuality and transgender people gained face
and become more and more visible in daily life. As
a counter effect, that also increased incidences of
homophobia and gay bashing. Finally, gay marriage
and adoption were legalized in Belgium.’
The book roughly spans sixty years then?
Correct, so that is statistically less than a lifetime.
For those who were young in the fifties, things have
changed so much in little over half a century. The
societal change and evolution they witnessed has
truly been amazing. Nowadays – taking exceptions
aside – there is a complete political openness
towards homosexuality. We even have a police
superintendent, one former prime minister an two
ministers who are openly gay. That is a situation to
be proud of and where LGBT people in many other
countries can still only dream of today.
Holebipioniers, een geschiedenis van de holebi- en
transgenderbeweging in Vlaanderen
Author: Paul Borghs
Isbn: 9789490952174- 2015- paperback – 360p: price: EUR 19.95
Publisher: ‘t Verschil – www.holebipioniers.be
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WRIST WALLET WEDNESDAY!
• Nosestraat 6
WORKSHOP ZINE - AQAF
• Troubleyn, Pastorijstraat 23
BINGO
• Ellermanstraat 58
IT’S OKAY TO BE ...
• Wolstraat 45
AN ATTEMPT - (AQAF)
• Troubleyn, Pastorijstraat 23
PANNEKOEK - TRANNY-OKE
• Grote markt 21
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Program - Thursday 6 August
MIDSUMMER PARTY
• 18:00 - 24:00
• Free
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OFFICIAL
PARTNER
Het Roze Huis - çavaria Antwerpen and café Den
Draak invite you to the Midsummer Party, the free
opening party of Antwerp Pride. Drinking together,
holding lively conversations, eating from the foodtrucks,
and having a go at the dance floor are standard
ingredients for a good time at this fantastic open
air party in the colourful Zurenborg neighbourhood
-also the 20th anniversary of Het Roze Huis - çavaria
Antwerpen! Feest met ons mee tijdens een zwoele
zomeravond onder de bruggen op de Draakplaats.
Traditioneel openen Het Roze Huis en café Den Draak
met de Midsummer Party Antwerp Pride. Op de 20e
verjaardag van Het Roze Huis maken we er een extra
groot feest van. We beginnen dit jaar al om 18u en
brengen live music, foodtrucks, cocktails and DJ’s!
FREE WORK-OUT AND SAUNA
• From 06/08 untill 09/08 10:00 - 22:00 (weekend 14:00)
• Free
• Zeevaartstraat 10
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.fitnessheteiland.be
Gratis Work-out @ Fitness het Eiland met mogelijkheid
tot sauna.
MY QUEER CHINA
• 11:00 - 18:00
• Queerkunstkamer: Galerie MooiMan male art
• ‘t Verschil
• Minderbroedersrui 33
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.verschil.be
DOLLE DILDO DONDERDAG!
• 11:00 - 20:00
• Toys 4 Boys
• Nosestraat 6
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.toys4boysleather.com
Triple points on the Bonus-card all week & today it’s
Democratic Dildo Prices: 10% off on all of them! Keep
an eye on our Facebook-page for more Pride deals
and discounts.
OPENING RECEPTION
• 19:00
• By invitation
• Grote Markt 1
• 2000 Antwerpen
The mayor De Wever, aldermen Philip Heylen and
Liesbeth Homans invite the Antwerp pride partners
and Antwerp gay scene to officially open this years
pride at city hall. Drinks and light refreshments are
offered by the city council
SLEAZY PRIDE WARM UP (CD)
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
• 22:30
• Fetish afternoon @ Boots
• The Boots
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
• 2060 Antwerpen
• www.the-boots.com
The world leading gay fetish club is your place to be
during this Antwerp Pride if you’re looking for some
man on man action. And tonight we have our weekly
‘CRAZZZY NIGHT’ which means that all the drinks are
reduced by 50% - Enjoy !!!
De expositie ‘My Queer China’ is een combinatie van de sinds
10 jaar in Berlijn wonende kunstenaar Musk Ming en vanuit
Beijing: gayactivist, filmmaker en schrijver Cui Zi’en. Chinees
kunstenaar Musk Ming laat in zijn aquarellen, tekeningen
en schilderijen een combinatie en interactie zien tussen de
traditionele Chinese kunst met hedendaagse technieken en
de Westerse esthetiek.
Met de expositie ‘My Queer China’ wordt een nog niet
gepubliceerd verhaal van Cui Zi’en, ‘ Uncle’s Elegant
Life’ als videoverhaal vertoond.
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2
3
4
5
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MIDSUMMER PARTY
• Draakplaats
FREE WORK-OUT AND SAUNA
• Zeevaartstraat 10
MY QUEER CHINA
• Minderbroedersrui 33
DOLLE DILDO DONDERDAG!
• Nosestraat 6
OPENING RECEPTION
• Grote Markt 1
SLEAZY PRIDE WARM-UP (CN)
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
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Midsummer Party
Partnerevent
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
The Antwerp gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgnder
(LGTB) community has organized open-air parties
in the colourful Zurenborg neighbourhood for
many years. The Draakplaats, Het Roze Huis (the
pink house) and Café Den Draak are then transformed
into one big party area. LGBT people and their
friends should not miss these great events. Drinking
together, holding lively conversations and having a
go at the dance floor are standard ingredients for
this fantastic party!
Before, these parties only took place in winter but
since Antwerp Pride came to the city Het Roze
Huis-çavaria Antwerpen and Café Den Draak also
organize a great summer edition, which is also
the opening party of the Antwerp Pride festivities.
Mojitos, DJs and the summer feeling are the ideal
circumstances for meeting old friends and making
new ones.
This summer we will add live music and food trucks
to the programme. So come early this year! We’ll
party outside from 18.00 until midnight. And should
there be any rain, the party carries on under the
huge railway bridge, which serves as our own rainbow
umbrella. Afterwards the party goes on in Café
Den Draak and on their summer terrace.
During the party night you can also get to know
our umbrella organization Het Roze Huis-çavaria
Antwerpen and our 33 LGBT member organizations.
You certainly don’t want to miss out on all the
activities! And by coming to the party you already
support our cause! Part of the party’s income goes
directly to Het Roze Huis. So come to the Midsummer
Party, have a great time and feel extra good for
supporting this great organization!
Info: www.hetrozehuis.be
Midsummer Party
August 6, 2015
18:00 - Draakplaats, Antwerp
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FOODTRUCKS • LIVE
MUSIC • DRINKS • PARTY
THURSDAY
06/08/2015
START 18:00 • FREE ENTRANCE
OFFICIAL
OPENING PARTY
ANTWERP PRIDE
PLACE TO BE • DRAAKPLAATS / ANTWERP
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MIDSUMMER PARTY

Antwerp Pride - Incredible Friday
Program - Friday 7 August
NETWORK EVENT
LGBTQI IN CHINA
• 10:00 - 12:00
• central Antwerp Library Permeke
• De Coninckplein 25-26
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.antwerppride.com
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
• 15:00 - 17:00
• Radisson Hotel
• Koningin Astridplein 7
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.queerarts.be
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
Antwerp Pride and the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
invite you to a networking event on LGBTQI’s at risk
of poverty and social exclusion. We gain some insight
ont he issue by experts, and bring relevant actors together
to see what more can be done to tackle these
problems.
Time to sit down and take a serious look at the situation
of our brothers and sisters in China. Together with
Queer Comrades and with professor Chin Lin Pang of
the Antwerp University we discuss how the LGBTQI
community is fairing in China.
TOYS 4 BOYS
• 11:00 - 20:00
• Nosestraat 6
• Plantinkaai 12
• 2000 Antwerpen
• • www.toys4boysleather.com
Triple points on the Bonus-card all week and today
we get physical: 10% off on all sportswear. Keep an
eye on our Facebook page for other Pride deals &
discounts!
AQAF @ DE CONINCKPLEIN
• 15:00 - 20:00
• De Coninckplein
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.queerarts.be
De Coninckplein is the colorful square in the heart of
Chinatown. What a better place for an outdoor shindig
with Chinese food stalls, tea ceremonies, music
and lots of surprises. (by Antwerp Queer Arts Festival)
BROTHERS (DOCU) - AQAF
• 14:30 - 15:00
• Radisson Hotel
• Koningin Astridplein 7
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.queerarts.be
You can watch the documentary Brothers, the first
Chinese documentary about the Female-to-Male
transgender community, produced by Queer Comrades
and transperson Tony. (by Antwerp Queer Arts
Festival)
RELOAD
• 17:00
• Check with organizer
• Korte Winkelstraat 11
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.reloadantwerpen.be
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
Vive la fete!
Streetparty with a Spanish touch. Performances by
Dilaylah Brown, music by Ronny & Armand. Spanish
food & jolly drinks.
MEDIA & ACTIVISM - AQAF
• 15:00 - 17:00
• Radisson Hotel
• Koningin Astridplein 7
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.queerarts.be
In China, Queer Comrades use the world wide web to
get their message across. They specialize in making
documentaries on LGBTQI issues which they post on
the web. In doing so they’ve become an essential part
of LGBTQI activism. In this workshop we learn how
you can use media as an activist and how can achieve
a change in society. Registration: queerarts@hetrozehuis.be
(free) (by Antwerp Queer Arts Festival)
SIBERIAN BUTTERFLY - AQAF
• 19:00
• Central Antwerp Library Permeke,
• De Coninckplein 25-26
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.queerarts.be
At De Coninckplein there is also the Antwerp public
library where we will show two Chinese documentaries.
The first one follows the life of the artist
The Siberian Butterfly who came to terms with his
sexuality thanks to his art. The documentary will
be followed by a panel discussion with Queer Comrades.
(by Antwerp Queer Arts Festival)
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Antwerp Pride - Incredible Friday
Program - Friday 7 August
ROOF OF LOVE
• 16:00 - 23:00
• Twilight
• Theaterplein
• 2000 Antwerpen
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
RECON FULL FETISH
• 22:00
• The Boots
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
• 2060 Antwerpen
• www.the-boots.com
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
For the first time during the ANTWERP PRIDE The
main event on FRIDAY EVENING Presented by Café
Twilight & Leopold ROOF OF LOVE WHERE POP
MEETS UNDERGROUND WHERE UNDERGROUND
MEETS A RAINBOW FLAG WHERE A RAINBOW FLAG
WILL BE COVERED BY ONE GIANT ROOF OF L

Antwerp Pride - Incredible Friday
1
NETWORK EVENT
• De Coninckplein 25-26
1
SIBERIAN BUTTERFLY - AQAF
• De Coninckplein 25-26
2
TOYS 4 BOYS
• Nosestraat 6
5
ROOF OF LOVE
• Theaterplein
3
BROTHERS (DOCU) - AQAF
• Koningin Astridplein 7
6
MARKO’S EUROVISION
• Plantinkaai 12
3
MEDIA & ACTIVISM - AQAF
• Koningin Astridplein 7
1
OUR MARRIAGES - AQAF
• De Coninckplein 25-26
3
LGBTQI IN CHINA
• Koningin Astridplein 7
7
RECON @ THE BOOTS
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
1
AQAF @ DE CONINCKPLEIN
• De Coninckplein
8
STARBUGS
• Grote markt 21
4 RELOAD
9 DADDI
• Korte Winkelstraat 11 • Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11-13
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RELOAD SPANISH STREETPARTY
Partnerevent
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
RELOAD SPANISH STREETPARTY
Last Year “RELOAD RESTAURANT” started their
worldpartytrip in France.
Next stop : SPAIN !
VIVA LA FIESTA :
spanish food, drinks and music : Olė !
We’ll serve our famous gambas à la plancha,
zarzuela, albóndigas and for sure ... TAPAS ...
hot and cold.
Our outside bars serve CAVA, wines and cerveza or
get seduced by a good spanish gin & tonic or 43 ...
a delight.
Our resident DJ’s Ronny and Armando will bring a
set of different spanish styles and hits with a wink
to Spain.
Our four artists will host and entertain you. They will
perform various acts throughout the evening!
Olė ! Olė ! Olė !
RELOAD RESTAURANT is open all year from tuesday
till saturday from 5 pm. Kitchen closes at 9.30 pm.
We serve fresh seasonal local food at good prices.
Check our reviews on Tripadvisor and Facebook
Restaurant RELOAD
Korte winkelstraat 11
2000 Antwerpen
0475 96 42 84
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ROOF OF LOVE
Partnerevent
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
As one of the most popular bars on the former
gay street of Antwerp, Café Twilight hasn’t lost any
of its popularity after its move to the Vogeltjesmarkt.
The modern interior has been traded in for a
typical brown Belgian pub, which fits perfectly with
the spirit of the bar. This is the gay bar where everybody;
gay or straight, young or old, feels welcome.
Everybody feels at home in the warm interior or
on the beautiful terrace.
From time to time, Café Twilight organizes parties,
and it is out of these parties, that Roof of Love has
grown. Roof of Love is a collaboration between Café
Twilight and one of its bartenders Rob, who is well
known in the nightlife scene. From the gay clubbing
scene to the open-minded underground scene, his
parties gather a very mixed crowd.
Roof of Love will be a fusion between these
open-minded parties and Café Twilight. The festival
will take place underneath Antwerp’s biggest open
roof, originally built to cover the markets, which take
place there on Saturdays and Sundays. For once however,
it will cover all the open-minded people of
the Antwerp Pride.
Don’t miss it, and don’t forget to come and have
a look during the huge markets on Saturdays
and Sundays. The Twilight Team will be happy to
receive you!
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RECON @ THE BOOTS
Partnerevent
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
Team Recon heads over to Antwerp hosting the
Antwerp Gay Pride main partner-event on Friday
night.
The Recon party is a welcome teammate to The
Boots. They’re already bashing our gate of dark
fetish for the 20th time. But yet… for the first time
cumming with an exceptional party ON FRIDAY!
Yes, we’re excited to house Recon on FRIDAY
AUGUST THE 7TH. You won’t leave it unfulfilled. Hang
out with hot guys from across northern Europe.
Join a brotherhood of men who identify with the
levels of fetish filth@The Boots. Share the same
passion! Boasting six floors full of play spaces and
equipment, this iconic venue goes from strength to
strength each year.
Recon@Boots means a party for the senses. It’s
smashing, banging, bunching up. It triggers your
instincts. Just get there. You might get hungry for
the next night at Club Petrol. Saturday a Hard Night,
Friday Recon@The Boots.
Recon first time on Friday @The Boots
Doors open 10pm ‘til late
Check the BOOTS website for updated info and find
more information about all our parties
The Boots entrance prices apply
www.the-boots.com
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Antwerp Pride - Gay Pioneers
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Gert Renders & Antoon Ceuleers
If we can celebrate Antwerp Pride today, than
this is because of the valued and couragous
work of a large number of LGBT pioneers. On
these next pages we take a look at the early days
of LGBT activisme and partying.
Many might know Ludo Smits as the owner of one
of Europe’s largest gay discotheques, the Antwerp
based Red&Blue. Others might remember him as cofounder
of Hessenhuis café, but his entrepreneurial
spirit and commitment to the gay community
started long before. Ann van den Eeden started
Café de Love, which rapidly grew into the largest
party concept for women in Belgium. Other parties
like Wave – right after the Antwerp Pride street
parade – and the travelling party concept Fabulous
are organized by her. An interview with two
entrepreneurs who unquestionably put their mark
on Antwerp gay nightlife.
Ludo, how did you actually end up in Antwerp?
Ludo: ‘I do remember it vividly. It was 1974, the 4th
of July, to be precise. I was born and bred in Maaseik
(Limburg), but left my parental home more than forty
years ago. Especially my father had a very hard time
accepting my homosexuality. It is actually almost
hard to imagine nowadays, but we’re talking about
the days when the police had a few cops whose job
consisted in tracing and tracking the whereabouts
of gays, what parks and bars they visited, and so
on. Information was collected on known gays and
lesbians. I arrived completely broke in Antwerp
and was not even able to afford a youth hostel, so
I actually spent my first night under a pedestrian
bridge in Berchem. With the little money I had, I
went to the GOC where I managed to treat myself to
a drink, and that was that. That is the place where I
met my first gay friends. One of them lent me a suit,
so I could go and apply for a job with baron Heylen,
who back then owned the Rex Cinema concern,
which controlled nearly all Antwerp cinemas. He
also owned Excelsior, a major distribution company
for international films. My parents actually owned
a cinema in Maaseik, so Mr Heylen clearly saw a
business opportunity to expand his distribution to
Maaseik. Consequently, I was immediately hired.
Little did he know that my father had just kicked me
out because I was gay (laughs). But ok, I was now
able to make a ends meet.’
And when did you start getting engaged with
the LGBT community?
Ludo: ‘In 1977 I started working for the Federatie
Werkgroepen Homofilie (FWH), Cavaria’s
predecessor. We were actually the first emancipatory
organization to receive public funding. Besides FWH,
there was also ‘De Rooie Vlinder’, where I met Guido
Totté and Eddie Vansant. Whereas FWH focused
more on policy implementation, De Rooie Vlinder
had a more militant profile and actively engaged in
protest actions.
That is also the time ´Roze Zaterdagen´ (Pink
Saturdays) came into existence. On 18 March 1978,
De Rooie Vlinder organized the first Homodag (Gay
Day) in Ghent. And this did not exactly run smoothly,
to say the least. The fire brigade did not allow us to
us to set up a tent, so we had to look for a last minute
venue. Opponents had painted homophobic slogans
on the building, the owner of the venue wanted to
cut off the electricity and on top of that we had a
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bomb scare. Quite memorable it was (laughs) and
it actually was a success. There is one anecdote I
have to share with you regarding the childcare
that day: a few women had asked for childcare
during the event, and that was actually hosted by
the study team pedophilia. Hard to imagine today,
but that’s just the way it was (laughs). A year later,
on 5 May 1979, an international Homodag (Gay
Day) was organized in Antwerp. In the afternoon,
a manifestation left from the Sint Jansplein and the
day ended with a ‘Janettennacht’ (Queer Night) in
the Arenahal in Deurne.’
How were these manifestations received by the
public? Were there any counter reactions?
Ludo: ‘Definitely! We actually received a number
of threats from the Vlaamse Militanten Organisatie
(VMO). During manifestations, I was under constant
surveillance by undercover bodyguards, who were
working for the special crime unit. However, we
did get hold of some footage in which the VMO
president was embracing some of his members
maybe a little too amicably – which he was
desperate to keep out of the public eye (laughs).
Apart from some booing and egg throwing
nothing really happened.
Thanks to an intensified cooperation among
different organizations, the first Gay and Lesbian
Day was organized on 28 June 1980 in Brussels.
Weather-wise, it must have been the worst day of
the year, so in terms of number of participants, it
was a little disappointing. A year later, on 9 May
1981, the Gay and Lesbian Day was organized
again, in Antwerp this time.’
And Ann, how did you end up organizing gay
parties?
Ann: ‘I started my career in an event management
company, so unlike Ludo, I did not earn my spurs
in the gay community first. Our focus point has
been more commercial from the outset, but we
did notice that there was a huge unserved niche
market of gay women. I set up Café de Love
together with Marianne Dupon, but soon the
organisation was taken over by our company.
Currently I oversee the organization together with
one of my co-workers.’
Is it fair to state that activism and partying went
hand I hand those days?
Ludo: ‘Going out in those days usually started in the
Dambruggestraat. A first beer at the GOC, followed
by a few more across the street, in Café Strange,
which by the way celebrates its sixtieth anniversary
this year! Then we moved on to the “Rue Vaseline”.
The place to be was Marcus Antonius : A fabulously
decorated café with Roman columns and statues
(laughs). At 2 am sharp the first La Bamba, known
in Antwerp as the ‘kissers’ dance’, was played. Then
we moved to Valentino and Fifty-Fifty. And if you
hadn’t scored by then, back to Marcus Antonius
where at 4am the second round of La Bamba
started: “the Bamba for hopeless cases”. And those
who still did not hook up by then, went home
alone (laughs). It was also the time when Kurt Van
Eeghem ran the Christopher Street, the bar in Van
Schoonhovenstraat which was named after the
infamous Stonewall riots of June 1969 in New York.’
Was that a different story as far as women are
concerned?
Ann: “In my early twenties, about 25 years ago, when
I decided to go out and explore the ‘scene’, it was still
harder for women than for men to come out of the
closet. Gay men were far more accepted than gay
women, and that was clearly reflected in the offer
too. There wasn’t much more than café Shakespeare
to go to. But I have to be honest, when I first walked
in, I was truly shocked! When I walked into the cellar,
all I could see were women who wanted to look like
a bloke, with a fairly aggressive harsh look.
The offer for women always remained very limited
and mostly appealed to one type of gay women,
namely not the most feminine type. So we thought
the time had come to start up something serious,
something for women who did not necessarily
wanted to drink beer out of plastic cups, And
before we knew it we were the number one venue
for women in Belgium. Without realizing we also
became a sort of “care group”. There was a need for
a less ‘rough’ environment to identify with. When
looking at the gay nightlife, it is obvious to see how
different the gays and lesbians are. But I feel like
there have always been more male gay pioneers,
like you Ludo.’
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Would it be fair to say that there is less need for
a vibrant nightlife in the lesbian community?
Ann: ‘The market sure is smaller. I think women
are just a less faithful audience when it comes
to nightlife. However, Café de Love was a huge
success right from the very beginning. The second
edition already assembled over 1,500 women. All
of a sudden, it seemed like ‘real’ women came out,
That is actually one of the reasons why we try to
limit the access for men. They are welcome, but
only when accompanied by a woman. Café de
Love was a pioneer back then. There are more
concepts now, but they are much more small
scaled and catering to a mixed crowd.’
How did you then manage to reach out to gay
women. Where did you succeed where others
failed?
Ann: ‘We started off with a professional campaign,
including nice advertisements. We had a
professional, commercial approach, so I guess
that’s how we ended up reaching a larger group of
women. Mind you, I do am in favor of organizations
like ATTHIS, but they tend to disregard larger
groups of women.’
When did you decide to start your own
business, Ludo?
Ludo: “That was rather a coincidence, actually.
I’ve always been a fan of the opera. And I figured
out that there was actually no bar in Antwerp
where you could enter in suit and tie. The bars in
Rue Vaseline didn’t really cater to that audience
(laughs). In 1993, the year of Antwerp was
European Cultural Capital, the Hessenhuis building
was converted in an exhibition space. Right before
I had been working at the heritage service of the
city of Antwerp and I filed a request to open a café
in the building also after the exhibition. The public
servant almost fell off his chair when he heard
about my plans to open a gay bar. I then asked him
if he really thought I would do pole dancing on
the bar in a G-string and feathers. The Hessenhuis
is probably the only gay bar in the world who
welcomed the Japanese Emperor that very same
year. He came to enjoy a Bolleke De Koninck ( a
typical Antwerp beer).
Due to the draconic safety measures, I was
unfortunately not allowed to join.’
And what year did you start up Red&Blue?
Ludo: ‘That was in 1997. My associate took over
Hessenhuis, as I thought it would be too hard to
combine both. In retrospect, I might regret that a
little now. We started our discotheque at the venue of
what was previously The Yard, a straight discotheque
that did not last very long. We started off successfully
and stayed that way ever since. Gradually, the team
grew, I have a team of people who stay in touch with
the latest developments in music and with whom I
design the concepts. Honestly, I would no longer be
able to play the music we play here. Lennert travels
the whole of Europe to stay in touch with the latest
developments trends and developments in the gay
nightlife. When we started off in the mid-nineties,
those were the heydays of Dolce and Gabanna,
Armani and Gucci. That has changed completely now.
Everything has evolved so much since. These days it’s
all about jeans, tank tops or simply bare-chested guys.
In the early days, you could get away with water pistol
or message parties, but those days are gone. If we
were to do that today, we’d be dead (laughs). In 2007,
we were listed in the The New York Times as ‘coolest
gay discotheque worldwide’.’
It feels almost like gay men and women live in
separate worlds? There must be places where they
meet too, or not?
Ann: ‘I would think of café Den Draak, I think that that
is one of the rare places where both gay men and
women feel at home. In my view they did manage
very well to be an accessible meeting place for all, and
by all I mean male and female, but also transgender,
gay and straight people. And to a certain extent, I think
that the Wave party, which we also organize at the end
of the Antwerp Pride Street Parade, also serves that
purpose: 80 percent of the participants are male, but
we do reach over 12,000 people. You will find gay men
and women, transgender people, leather boys, but
you will also see parents waving with a flag: ‘my kid is
gay’. That is just great to see. There is literally a place for
everyone. And we are all being connected!”
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Antwerp Pride - Glorious Saturday
Program - Saturday 8 August
PRIDE PARADE
• 14:00
• Free
• Waterpoort
2000 Antwerpen
MAIN EVENT
This years parade will be opened by ‘Gay Classic Cars’,
a line up of 40 old timers.
Local bars are organizing entertainment in the
museum neighbourhood.
SINJOOR SATURDAY
• 11:00 - 20:00
• Toys 4 Boys
• Nosestraat 6
• 2000 Antwerpen
• • www.toys4boysleather.com
Triple points on the Bonus-card all week and today you can
show your Antwerp Pride with the ‘Antwerps Handje’ for
only €10 and we also take 20% rainbow-flags. Keep an eye
on our Facebook page for other Pride deals & discounts!
WAVE
• 14:00
• Free
• Steenplein
• 2000 Antwerpen
• find us at facebook
MAIN FESTIVAL
WAVE, YOUR FAVOURITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ANTWERP PRIDE Fifth time’s the charm so once again
Wave will touch down at Steenplein for the ultimate Saturday Main Party after Antwerp Pride’s Parade.
And we’ll be lining up the confetti canons for this fifth anniversary! Succesful gay concepts Pannekoek
and Cafedelove join forces again, as they have been doing for the last couple of years. By now you know
the formula – throwing the best open air gay event of the year – and we’ll be continuing to do so. Just
like before Wave will take place at Steenplein, a magical venue, right in the very heart of Antwerp’s city
center, under the majestic castle ’t Steen. There’ll be free entrance for all, great music by no other but the
best national and international DJ’s and artists, sexy dancers, fierce drag queens, side-shows and food that
makes your tummy go yummie. Don’t be expecting the same as last year because this year we’ll give it a
bit of a twist... We’ll put a swing to it by adding extra’s here and there – it’s going to bigger, better and whith
a whole lotta bells on it! But we don’t kiss and tell so you better come over to experience the madness for
yourself! After a massive party with more than 6000 attendants last year and a venue packed with smiling
faces and laughter, we can solemnly swear you’ll have an afternoon and a night to never ever forget! Look
forward to a free festival with the sun shining on your coconut while you’ve got a pina colada in one hand
whilst fist pumping with the other. Dazzling national and international artists, smiling faces, side animations
and the best summer atmosphere will make this open air festival the place to be during Antwerp Pride
Weekend. Just tag along the Antwerp Pride Parade, follow your favorite truck and enter Wave for free at
the after the parade! We want YOU to ride this Wave with us once again! Join us at Steenplein, Antwerp
at Saturday August 8. The entrance is FREE so make sure to swing by! WAVE, AFTER WAVE, AFTER WAVE,
AFTER WAVE Saturday August 8, 2015 2 PM ‘till 11.30 PM Steenplein, Antwerp. Entrance = FREE Check out
www.antwerppride.com for more information.
PRE-PRIDE-OPEN-AIR-PARTY
• 12:00
• Free
• Waterpoort
2000 Antwerpen
DJ DIMI behind the RedBull-hummer brings you at
noon already in the right mood for the passing parade
EXTRAVAGANZA DINNER
• 18.00 - 22.00
• Restaurant Sjalot en Schanul
• Oude Beurs 12
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.sjalotenschanul.be
Extravaganza Kings And Queens special Royal
menu dinner deal . Extravaganza brings people
together around the table and dance floor .
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TERRAZZA
• 14:00 - 22:00
• Van Schoonbekeplein
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.terrazza.nu
QUEER QUIZ
• 20:00 - 22:30
• Het Roze Huis,
• Draakplaats 1
• 2018 Antwerpen
• www.verschil.be
• holebibib@hetrozehuis.be
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
In the shadow of the MAS museum, at the Van
Schoonbekeplein, we invite everybody to join
us, and enjoy the biggest terrace of Antwerp.
A terrace where people of all kinds meet each
other, enjoy the performances of many dutch
artists like Wendy Van Wanten, Yves Sergers,
Wim Soetaert, Ingeborg, Vanessa Chinitor,
Sam Gooris, N.D. Anderson, Zsa Zsa Lamor
and the lady of Mask’Ara and many more … A
festival where we don’t put stamps on people,
where young and old, black and white, gay
and hetero, … are welcome. A festival of respect
and tolerance. Both saturday and sunday
the terrace will be filled with shows and more
from 14:00h until 22:00h. On saturday we have
a special Eurosongcontest-evening you don’t
wanna miss. Or maybe you will be one of the
contestants … Visit our website www.terrazza.
nu for more information and the full program.
Program saturday 8/8 14.00 h : start festival
16.00 h : Ingeborg 17.00 h : Zsa Zsa Lamor &
Mask’Ara 18.00 h : Wendy Van Wanten 19.00 h :
N.D. Anderson 20.00 h : Vanessa Chinitor 20.45
h : Eurovision Song Conest
Kom je kennis testen op de Queer Quiz van
de Holebibib. Voor wie er vorig jaar bij was:
een kans op revanche. Voor al de anderen een
kans om te laten zien wat ze in huis hebben.
Van groentje tot ervaren quizzer: fun gegarandeerd
voor iedereen. Schrijf je voor 21 juli in
via holebibib@hetrozehuis.be.
A HARD NIGHT @ CL. PETROL
• 22:00
• pre sale €19 - door €24
• Club Petrol
• D’Herbouvillekaai25
• 2020 Antwerpen
The seedy darkrooms of Antwerp will open
again for an infamous ‘A Hard Night 10’ - a
main evening event of ‘Antwerp Pride’. This
year we’ve added an incredible foam area
and a completely redesigned laser show.
Antwerp’s Petrol Club offers you the perfect
industrial setting for never-ending dungeon
parties. Imagine this most spectacular location
filled with swarms of fetish guys dancing with
a dark and nasty side. Here you can show off in
anything that makes you feel sizzling - leather,
rubber, spandex or fetish wear. In the fully
equipped playroom, you’ll find a huge maze
with different darkrooms and play areas packed
with the craziest tanked up guys. Here’s
where all the action is. Get your ass up to the
outside play jungle where the air is pretty ripe.
Far away from the inhabited world, no one can
hear your screams and moans.
XTREME FETISH
• 22:30
• Fetish afternoon @ Boots
• Van Aerdtstraat
• 2060 Antwerpen
• www.the-boots.com
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
While ‘A Hard Night’ goes on at Club Petrol, The
Boots is open for ‘Xtreme Fetish’ a new concept
on Saturday Night. And late at night we welcome
the Hard Night visitors for a hot after
party at The Boots (Free entrance with your
AHN ticket) This is a men only party - respect
our dress code!
RAPIDO
• 23:00 - 07:00
• Red & Blue
• Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11 - 13OFFICIAL
PARTNER
• 2060 Antwerpen
• www.redandblue.eu
• info@redandblue.be
Check for more info with organizer
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EXTRAVAGANZA
• 23:00 - 07:00
• pre sale €10 Door €15
• Club Café d’Anvers
• Verversrui 15
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.extravaganza-party.be
• info@extravaganza-party.be
MAIN PARTY
EXTRAVAGANZA is a daring hit in the dance-scene
and this year “King And Queens” will
be the theme of the Antwerp Pride main party
at one of Belgians leading clubs Café d’Anvers.
Its concept slogan ‘Come as you are’ says it all:
it’s an open minded event and welcomes a
crowd of various kinds. Extravaganza is above
all a place where you can be and express yourself
in all openness. Although not average, it’s
far away of being underground. The music is
both catchy and relaxed, offering a cool mix
between retro and contemporary dance beats.
A group of about 20 colourful entertainers,
dressed up in theme (last editions included a
‘Sinners and Saints’, ‘American Dream’ and ‘Asian
Persuasion’ theme) are the life of the party.
The costumes are designed by Harald Ligtvoet
and have a kinky and daring edge. Although
it’s not a costume party, people are invited to
get inspired by the theme. ROOM 1 Line up:
DOPPELGANG (Milkshake, Club Air Amsterdam)
Waxx (Extravaganza, Josephine’s) Nick
Van Acker (Extravaganza, Club Random) Smos
(Resident Café d’Anvers) ROOM 2 Hosted by
Café d’Anvers. Presale Tickets €10,00: www.
extravaganza-party.be or at Café Delux and
Brooklyn store. Door: €15
AFTERPARTY
• 03:00
• The Boots
• Van Aerdtstraat
• 2060 Antwerpen
• www.the-boots.com
When the lights fade at Club Petrol, the beats
get pumpin’ at The Boots. Free entrance to the
afterparty with your A Hard Night ticket. All
Fetishes Welcome.
PRIDE WORKOUT
• 10:00
• Fitness het Eiland
• Free
• Zeevaartstraat 10
• 2000 Antwerpen
Gratis Work-out @ Fitness het Eiland met mogelijkheid
tot sauna.
CLUBBING
• 23:00
• Club Random
• Geulincxstraat 28
• 2060 Antwerpen
The best of the best, dj Bruno, Jericho and
Mally Clark till deep in the morning!
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Parade
Partnerevent
PARADE KICK-OFF PARTY
13:00 h
The best way to enjoy the parade is to enjoy it from the very beginning. Join us at 13:00h at Waterpoort, Vlaamse
Kaai for the official parade kick-off party with DJ Dimitri D’Anvers. The kick-off party is free!
After the kick-off party you can join any truck you like throughout the 3km trail leading up to the Wave festival.
Winner “Most beautiful truck” from last year’s parade 2014:
Zsa Zsa Lamor from Mask’Ara
WAVE
The party continues where the parade ends. Visit the Wave festival for free at the endpoint of the parade.
A parade from party-to-party, welcome to Antwerp!
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PRIDE PARADE
• Waterpoort
6
QUEER QUIZ
• Draakplaats 1
2
WAVE
• Steenplein
7
A HARD NIGHT @ CL. PETROL
• D’Herbouvillekaai25
1
3
PRE-PRIDE-OPEN-AIR-PARTY
• Waterpoort
TOYS 4 BOYS
• Nosestraat 6
8
THE BOOTS
• Van Aerdtstraat
9 RAPIDO
• Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11 - 13
4
EXTRAVAGANZA DINNER
• Oude Beurs 12
10
EXTRAVAGANZA
• Verversrui 15
5
TERRAZZA
• Van Schoonbekeplein
11
CLUBBING
• Geulincxstraat 28
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WAVE
Main Festival
MAIN FESTIVAL
WAVE, YOUR FAVOURITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ANTWERP PRIDE
Fifth time’s the charm so once again Wave will touch
down at Steenplein for the ultimate Saturday Main
Party after Antwerp Pride’s Parade. And we’ll be lining
up the confetti canons for this fifth anniversary!
Succesful gay concepts Pannekoek and
Cafedelove join forces again, as they have been
doing for the last couple of years. By now you know
the formula – throwing the best open air gay event
of the year – and we’ll be continuing to do so.
Just like before Wave will take place at Steenplein, a
magical venue, right in the very heart of Antwerp’s
city center, under the majestic castle ’t Steen.
Just tag along the Antwerp Pride Parade, follow your
favorite truck and enter Wave for free at the after the
parade!
We want YOU to ride this Wave with us once again!
Join us at Steenplein, Antwerp at Saturday August
8. The entrance is FREE so make sure to swing by!
WAVE, AFTER WAVE, AFTER WAVE, AFTER WAVE
There’ll be free entrance for all, great music by no
other but the best national and international DJ’s
and artists, sexy dancers, fierce drag queens, side-shows
and food that makes your tummy go
yummie.
Don’t be expecting the same as last year because
this year we’ll give it a bit of a twist... We’ll put a
swing to it by adding extra’s here and there – it’s
going to bigger, better and whith a whole lotta bells
on it! But we don’t kiss and tell so you better come
over to experience the madness for yourself!
After a massive party with more than 6000 attendants
last year and a venue packed with smiling faces and
laughter, we can solemnly swear you’ll have an
afternoon and a night to never ever forget!
Look forward to a free festival with the sun shining
on your coconut while you’ve got a pina colada in
one hand whilst fist pumping with the other. Dazzling
national and international artists, smiling faces,
side animations and the best summer atmosphere
will make this open air festival the place to be during
Antwerp Pride Weekend.
Saturday August 8, 2015
2 PM ‘till 11.30 PM
Steenplein, Antwerp.
Entrance = FREE
Check out www.antwerppride.com for more information.
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FREE
ENTRANCE
AHZEE ● DIMARO
2EMPRESS ● LESTER WILLIAMS
DIMITRI D’ANVERS
DAVE LAMBERT ● ROMA ● SHUTTERZ
YAMO ● AUDIOBOULEVARD

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WAVE
Main Festival
MAIN FESTIVAL
BIOGRAPHY ARTISTS WAVE 2015
AHZEE
New York based DJ and producer Ahzee will be our
headliner at Wave! Ahzee started spinning in his parents
basement as a hobby that soon turned into a
passion. Music became his life quickly and soon enough
he wanted to do more with his talent. He has
not only risen the bar in creating extremely innovative
and unique sounds in the EDM space but also
loves being connected to his fans. He loves hyping
the crowd and does a performance that overflows
with energy and his signature #ahzeedrop! Over the
last months he has produced three chart topping
songs in France & Belgium - Born Again, Drums (collab
with DIMARO) & King. His songs have been signed
to multiple major labels including BIP & House
Garden Records and the recent original “Drums”
- signed to Ultra. His music can be classified as progressive,
electro house with some Mediterranean
influences. His journey is just beginning and Ahzee
will continue to perfect his craft and live by the motto
to always strive to be better than himself. Join us
at Wave and feel it yourself.
DIMARO
During Summer 2014 Dimaro smashed the festival
stage of Wave for the first time… and it did not end
there. Dimaro conquered the biggest belgian festival
stages like Tomorrowland, Daydream, Summer
Festival and Laundry Day just to name a few. His
style can be described as EDM with a commercial
touch. DIMARO’s sets are so dynamic, interactive and
energizing that he creates a magical energy with
any crowd. Besides his successful dj career, DIMARO
also turned out to be a talented producer and remixer.
Over the last few years he’s collaborated with
international artists such as: AKON, FLO RIDA, JASON
DERÜLO and others. His latest worldwide releases
were DRUMS DIMARO & Ahzee - (Golden record in
Belgium), UNDER THE STARS with Alicia Madison
and DO YA THING signed toSmash The House (Dimitri
Vegas & Like Mike) DIMARO & Dave Till. Keep an
eye on this guy because DIMARO is about to reach
the entire world with his music!
2EMPRESS
This Belgian female DJ DUO was formed in early
2012 and has been successfully launched into the
DJ scene since!
2Empress’ performance is an experience in itself.
They are currently THE #1 female dj duo in Belgium!
These 2 good-looking girls are right on their way to
taking over the INTERNATIONAL EDM scene. When
they started dj’ing 3 years ago, nobody expected
they would come this far but hey… they have played
at almost every big festival and club in
Belgium, including Tomorrowland 2014, Summerfestival,
Laundry Day festival, Day2Night Festival,
Summerland Festival, Frontline Festival, Noxx Antwerp,
and many more! 2Empress is spreading their
wings and will join us at Wave to conquer your
hearts.
2Empress in a couple of words : attractive, energetic
and show-stopping!
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WAVE
Main Festival
LESTER WILLIAMS
We let Lester Williams describe himself… “When I’m
on stage and I see the crowd enjoying themselves,
I feel satisfied. People like my energy and feel that
it comes from the heart, that it’s real. The question
often arises ‘who is this guy?’, it’s like he came out of
nowhere. So the next few months I’ll give you the
answer to this question... ‘WHO THE F*CK IS LESTER
WILLIAMS?!’” Lester Williams appeared at festivals
such as Wave, Tomorrowland, Summerfestival, Laundry
Day, Dance D-Vision, Ostend Beach,… With
his NRG-style of mixing/mc’ing he can make every
crowd go wild. He’s a proud resident of Carré, The
Villa Antwerp & Diedjies.
DIMITRI D’ANVERS
Dimitri d’Anvers is one of the organizers of Wave
and a resident of the festival, as well as resident on
the mainstage of The Belgian Pride in Brussels during
the last three editions. In Antwerp he is mostly
known as the owner of famous Antwerp karaoke
bar Bonaparte, host to notorious parties such as
Pannekoek and Love Boat. Belgians also know him
from JIM TV’s show “We like to party”.
Dimitri d’Anvers is a super star DJ, producer and radio
voice at FG Radio, and makes every party pop.
He climbed the charts with “Oh o o o oh”, a dance
cover of The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”.
Now he is back with his debut single “#Feelgood”
that was picked up by international radio stations,
which led to several international gigs this summer
in Berlin, Cologne, Istanbul, Benidorm and Paris. Expect
a crossover set of deep and progressive house
at Wave.
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TERRAZZA
Partnerevent
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
In the shadow of the MAS museum, at the Van
Schoonbekeplein, we invite everybody to join us,
and enjoy the biggest terrace of Antwerp. A terrace
where people of all kinds meet each other, enjoy
the performances of many dutch artists like Wendy
Van Wanten, Yves Sergers, Wim Soetaert, Ingeborg,
Vanessa Chinitor, Sam Gooris, N.D. Anderson, Zsa
Zsa Lamor and the lady of Mask’Ara and many more
…
A festival where we don’t put stamps on people,
where young and old, black and white, gay and
hetero, … are welcome. A festival of respect and
tolerance.
Both saturday and sunday the terrace will be filled
with shows and more from 14:00h until 22:00h. On
saturday we have a special Eurosongcontest-evening
you don’t wanna miss. Or maybe you will be
one of the contestants …
Visit our website www.terrazza.nu for more information
and the full program.
Programma Terrazza
Saturday 8/8/2015
14:00h : Openingsfestival
16:00h : Ingeborg
17:00h : Zsa Zsa Lamor & Mask’Ara
18:00h : Wendy Van Wanten
19:00h : N.D. Anderson
20:00h : Vanessa Chinitor
20:45h : Eurovision Contest
And many other special acts !
Sunday 9/8/2015
14:30h : Special guest
15:00h : Jacco Ricardo
16:00h : Nico zingt Hazes
17:00h : Wim Soutaer
18:00h : Sam Gooris
19:00h : N.D. Anderson
20:00h : Yves Segers
TERRAZZA
Saturday 8/8/2015 – 14:00h-22:00h
Sunday 9/8/2015 - 14:00h-22:00h
Facebook : Terrazza Antwerpen
www.terrazza.nu
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EXTRAVAGANZA
Partnerevent
MAIN PARTY
THE CONCEPT
It all started nearly two years ago. After experiencing the
good vibes and cheerful spirit at the beach parties on
the Eastcoast of the US, incentor Lars decided to bring
this same ‘old school’ type of party to Antwerp.
By ‘old school’ he means people interacting with each
other still in a ‘traditional’ manner. Where flirting is still
done in a ‘charming’ way exactly like they did in the
old days, with no strings attached. For this very reason
Extravaganza refuses to create darkrooms due to the
fact that it is rather becoming a trend or rule nowadays
instead of the exception .
Lars: “It gave me such a joyful feeling over there seeing
people enjoying themselves without any limitations nor
expectations, hence I was determined to emulate the
same concept here in Antwerp. I feel passionately about
bringing the whole gay community together in Antwerp,
without any exception. Before we can promote acceptance
amongst other groups, we first need to promote openmindedness
within our own (gay)community. There are
still many prejudices regarding certain gay stereotypes
and with this party we are striving to promote tolerance
for all. Not only is Extravaganza a party transcending the
boundaries of all sexual orientations, but also for every
creed and every colour. Bears Jocks, Toyboys, Wolves,
Twinks (dramaqueens, toyboys or crouching kittens) – all
are welcome!”
revamp the party.
By doing so, the incentors decided to change the
location of the party: “We like to think we are past the
pioneer stage to ensure that each party is as convenient as
possible for our guests.”
After nearly ten edition at Felix Pakhuis, the time was
right to seach for a new location. Lars and his team
found the perfect partnership with the well-known,
Café de Anvers.
“After almost ten editions at the Felix pakhuis, we felt we
had to re-invent ourselves and the location plays a big
role in the experience.” After some intense locationhunting
and getting the chance to be the mainparty at Antwerps
Gaypride, Lars and his crew found the perfect partner
at Café d’Anvers. “It’s a one timeopportunity, since Café
d’Anvers normally isn’t keen on renting out their venue
on a saturdaynight, but they were very excited about the
concept –which also reflects their way of partying. Café
d’Anvers is off course a club with a mythical status in
Antwerp, so I’m happy with the collaboration.”
In october Extravaganza will move directing Antwerp
South, to Café Local – the infamous club which
underwent a complete transformation and became the
perfect venue for the exuberant party Extravaganza is.
THE VENUES
Extravaganza is currently at a pivotal point in the sense
that it’s constantly looking for new exciting ways to
THEMES
Each party is focused on a specific theme to make
it unique and different from the ones before. These
themes vary from different time periods to destinations
around the world – you name it! This also resulted in our
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MAIN PARTY
EXTRAVAGANZA
Partnerevent
partygoers dressing accordingly to the themes without
making it a costumed ball. “Even though it is completely
optional to dress up, we like the idea that everyone
contributes to the party in their own way. The slogan of our
party is ‘Come as YOU are’ after all.”
Extravaganza experienced that the themes with a
naughty and kinky nature to it turns out to be the most
successful ones. All tastefully done of course! Just a hint
of nudity here and a touch of leather there. Nothing
vulgar nor offensively over the top. However, the next
theme for the Antwerp Pride this year will be “Kings and
Queens”, a big theme for a big party ...
known from Milkshake festival Amsterdam, will play
their set at the Kings and Queen” edition.
TICKETS
Good news for our partygoers! Despite all the new
contributions to the party, Extravaganza still managed to
reduce the entrance price to € 10.00 (presale) and €15.00
(door price). Lars hopes that by doing so, the party will
be more accessible to an even broader demographic of
clientele in the future. Tickets can be purchased online,
at Café Delux and the Brooklyn fashionstore.
EXTRAVAGANZA AND BEYOND
Lars has taken up this partycrusade together with his
businesspartner Tom, who organises the H.I.M. parties
at NOXX. “Lars and I share the same vision when it comes
creating the perfect party. It’s all about atmosphere and
liberty, without crossing ethical borders.”
FASHION AND COSTUMES
To portray above mentioned themes, Extravaganza
relies on its performers to contribute to the mood of
each party. These performers are dressed and styled
by designer Harald Ligtvoet (winner of the Coral Fashion
Award 2004) and make-up artists Miguel-Angel Jimenez,
Erik Baetens, Dirk Calander and Rikh Hachmang.
“Needless to say, but to create the costumes of each one of
our performers requires much time and effort. The whole
process from start to finish takes approximately 6 weeks.
This includes searching for right fabric and garments,
fittings, make-up trials, dance choreography etc. We are
also proud to share that all these costumes are made inhouse,
thus a genuine team effort.”
DJ’S & MUSIC
Resident DJ’s Dj Waxx and Nick Van Acker have
developed a unique sound for Extravaganza. It’s a
combination of disco, electro, house and retro in a new
beat but still with a happy feeling to it. Together with the
change in themes of each party, the aim is also that the
music slightly resembles the influence of each theme
accordingly. Guest DJ’s are invited from time to time. DJ
Doppelgang( who are in indeed actual twins brothers),
“Why not first go for a diner to create already a nice mood,
like people use to do? Our partner Sjalot & Schanul is
offering an exclusive pre-party diner, to start the evening in
style”, Lars adds and smiles. He still got lots of ideas to
rekindle the party life of Antwerp. After the Pride-edition
in Café d’Anvers,
Lars is quite confident about the future: “As long as we
evolve and succeed in excite people, we will carry on. I’m
also developing another party concept, with a kind of
darker side, but still with a life hugging atmosphere. I feel
that people are willing again to transform themselves,
as we experience at our parties. It can go either way: or
in an Extravaganza, outgoing way, or in a somewhat
kinkier non-sexual way. For those we will introduce our
JUDAS party. But I can’t tell a lot about it at this moment. It
definitely will be exciting. So kiss, don’t tell…” And he smiles
in a mysterious way...
Extravaganza will also be present at Milkshake festival
and Tomorrowland this summer!
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BIOGRAPHY DJ’s
MAIN PARTY
DOPPELGANG
All good things come in pairs. Doppelgang is a DJ
duo by Sander & Maurice de Graaf both born and
raised in the North of Holland. Since they
entered the scene in Amsterdam in 2010 with
performing as whatever theyliked, the brothers
started DJing after 2 years. Ever since they have added
venues to their doppel-list such as Trouw, Watergate
(DE), Chicago Social Club, Paradiso, Kater Holzig (DE)
and 69 (BE) to name a few. Summertime
madness started in june 2013 with Doppelgang
at festivals like Mysteryland, Milkshake, Valtifest &
Wecandance (BE). Club Air is their homebase as
residents of the colourful Supertoys party. Sometimes,
they let their passion for fashion flow together with
their music at Fashion Week (after) parties and across
Europe with labels like Gstar, H&M, American Apparel
and Weekday. Offering a mix of Deep_Neo_Chicago
House and Disco, Doppelgang never fails to break
up the party with their contagious enthusiasm and
energetic personalities. A party for ears and eyes is
completed with simultaneous dance routines and
their fun-lovinlooks. Doppelgang recently won a
“Golden Gnome Award” (Dutch nightlife awards) for
best New Talent.
Soundcloud:
www.soundcloud.com/doppelgangmusic
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/doppelgangmusic
SMOS
DJ Smos started his career in early ‘90s as a duo with
DJ Baby Bee, they are considered as one of the pioneer
house DJs on the Belgian music scene. They became
residents at ‘Café D’Anvers’ in 1993, where they also played
for ‘Paradise’ and ‘Natural elements’ from Patrick Socks and
many other parties that were organized in ‘Café D’Anvers’.
Since 1998 until 2001 DJ Smos and Baby Bee played as
residents for ‘Eskimo’ parties in Ghent, where they did
their ‘trade mark’ closing set in the house room. They
also played at other parties that were organized by
‘Eskimo’ organization ( Belmondo in SMAK museum in
Ghent, Culture club, 69, Diesel U awards, ‘Make up’ club
... ). Between January 2001 and October 2003 they were
residents in the Motion room in ‘Fuse’ in Brussels, where
they performed ‘soul tech’ sessions together with DJ St.
Dic.They also played as a resident DJs at Café Capital in
Antwerp, and on many occasions as guest DJs in all good
Belgian clubs, summer festivals (10 days off in Ghent,
Laundry day in Antwerp, Tomorrowland, Extrema, Dour
festival, House Torhout, Pukkelpop, City parade ... ) and
on the international party scene in clubs like Rex in Paris,
Chemistry and Arena club in Amsterdam, 333 in London,
Cuttura electronic in Italy etc.. Smos and baby Bee were
voted as the best Belgian DJs at ‘Ticket nightlife awards
2001’ and in 2003 as ‘the best national house DJs’ at
Belgian dance culture website ‘Partyguide’.
Baby Bee stopped DJ-ing in 2010, since then Smos has
been playing solo as a resident DJ in Café d’Anvers and in
the Mystery cub at ‘Woods’ in Brussels
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MAIN PARTY
EXTRAVAGANZA
BIOGRAPHY DJ’s
WAX’X
For more than 15 years he is collecting music, vinyls and
loves to perform and express himself as a multicreative
artist. He is a succesfull marketeer who combines
analytical and marketing skills with creativity flair and
determiniation. He is known as a painter and graffiti
artist. However DJ’ing is hot and found his inspiration in
underground music. Flirting with house music in all its
forms and colours, from deeper disco cuts to the current
gems, never forgetting that good old jack music from the
windy city Chicago. Right after showing up in the music
scene as a local hero in the late 90’s, WAX’X started up
his own party concept “Mixtures Hotel”. In the early 2000
he got a lift-off in his DJ career after winning DJ contest
@ Café d’Anvers, recorded live on TMF. WAX’X started to
perform at the biggest clubs and veneus in Belgium and
Poland like: Culture Club, Café d’Anvers, Laundry Day,
Industria, Utopia (Warsaw), Le Madam (Warsaw), Zoom
(Krakow), His unique mixing style cemented his fanbase
in Antwerp where he is frequently invited to play
on different gigs. From the very beginning in 2014 DJ
WAX’X is appearing as a resident on the party concept
EXTRAVAGANZA. Exclusive for this party concept WAX’X
is bringing a mix of 90’s hits, forgotten house tracks, a
jam of all those good “old” and “new” classics and a twist
of retro and remixes. DJ WAX’X is editing and remixing
the “theme track” for Extravaganza and that makes this
party stand out even more.
www.waxx.be
NICK VAN ACKER
Nick Van Acker is an Antwerp based DJ with 25 years of
experience under his belt. Ever since his grandmother
gave him his first turntable when he was 1 year old, music
has been his greatest passion. At the age of 12 he started
his professional carrier at a local radio station in Mechelen
with his own youth program and he continued doing this
until he was 18. At that same time he played his first big
party in front of a crowd of 1000 people, knees shaking
and his heart pounding in his throat, but it seemed he
had a talent for DJ’ing because the crowd loved this very
young boy playing right away. After that things went very
quickly. In 2000 he was asked to be resident on Fridays
at RUBBZZ club , also that same year he was asked to
play at the Loveparade @ BKA-Luftschloss (Berlin). It was
the Pre-Black & Blue Party to promote the main event on
October 12 in Montreal Canada. While he was there he
played a guest set in the famous Tom’s Bar (Berlin). He
apparently made such a big impression on the crowd
that he was asked to play at Metropole (Berlin). He also
has played at La Luna, Hessenhuis, Club Envogue, D-Club,
Koning Oriand and many more. He played on a truck at
the Brussel Gay Pride Parade in 2002, 2003 and 2005. He
also does productions and remixes, mainly for drag shows.
Currently he is resident at Club Random and of course
at the Extravaganza parties where he plays a carefully
selected mix of uplifting funky vocal house with a lot of
disco, 90’s and club classics influences. He is famous for
being able to read his crowd on the floor and giving them
the energy to make the party last way past dawn.
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Antwerp pride main party
cafe d’anvers
8AUGUST
2 ROOMs
LINE UP
Milkshake
DOPPELGANG supertoys
Josephine’s
WAX’X Extravaganza
NICK VAN ACKER
SMOS CAFE D’ANVERS
club random
Extravaganza
tickets www.extravaganza-party.com
pre sale 10 euro - entrance before midnight 15 - after midight 20 euro
antwerp pride 2 0 1 5
cafe d’anvers Verversrui 15 2000 Antwerpen
Sjalot & Schanul
www.sjalotenschanul.be

Antwerp Pride - Glorious Saturday
A HARD NIGHT
Partnerevent
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
On Saturday August 8th the seedy darkrooms of
Antwerp will open again for an infamous ‘A Hard
Night’ - the main evening event of the Antwerp Pride.
This year we’ve added an incredible foam area
and a completely redesigned laser show.
Have a hell of a good time in an incredible venue
just outside the city centre. Hidden in the green,
an old rusty waste factory concealing a surreal labyrinth
awaits you. Antwerp’s Petrol Club offers you
the perfect industrial setting for never-ending dungeon
parties.
So grease up to enter the pounding devious techno
of the dark. It’s a safe space where everyone feels
comfortable to do as he pleases with respect to
others.
A Hard Night is a men only party. We expect you all.
Imagine this most spectacular location filled with
swarms of fetish guys dancing with a dark and nasty
side. Here you can show off in anything that makes
you feel sizzling - leather, rubber, spandex or fetish
wear. In the fully equipped playroom, you’ll find a
huge maze with different darkrooms and play areas
packed with the craziest tanked up guys. Here’s
where all the action is. Get your ass up to the outside
play jungle where the air is pretty ripe. Far away from
the inhabited world, no one can hear your screams
and moans.
A Hard Night is one of Europe’s biggest fetish parties
complying with the highest standards. Also circuit
crowd boys get only the best. An international
DJ line will pump their incestuous sounds on the
underground magnum dancefloor. Iranian hottie
Roham Da Mirz starts hitting the desks. Beautiful
Roham was born in Iran but made his way into performing
in Denmark. His tattooed arms will mix the
most unique progressive, circuit style house that will
take you on the happiest trip through the roof. Then
Paris’ Topher and Trippy Gonzales shares their good
vibrations with Tech-House, Progressive and Electro,
enriched by his record library rarities. And with
Domy K, A Hard Night brings you inspired, sharp
and pumped clubbing.
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OFFICIAL
PARTNER
A HARD NIGHT
Partnerevent
WHERE:
Club Petrol - D’Herbouvillekaai 25, 2020 Antwerpen.
WHEN:
The party takes place on Saturday August 8th 2014.
We start at 10pm an go on till 06 am.
TICKETS:
Tickets include a free entrance to the official after
party at The Boots. They can be bought on the
website at www.ahardnight.be
OR BUY YOUR TICKET AT:
-The Boots
-MrB Antwerp
-Man Playz
Pre-sale: € 19.
At the door: € 24.
CLOAKROOM
DRESS CODE
A Hard Night is an intense place where everybody
likes to feel the rush of cruising a steamy fetish club.
Therefore a dress code is obligatory and will be
enforced.
We encourage leather with black boots, rubber
with appropriate footwear, skin with appropriate
boots, full uniform & work gear, actual military
clothing, full sportswear and denim with boots.
If you combine with a T-shirt, please take care that
it is completely dark, without printing. Further only
brands on a T-shirt recognized within the fetish
community are allowed. Or you simply come...
naked (with fetish footwear).
You find more dress code details on our webpage.
Please do check it out.
A HARD NIGHT
Saturday 08.08.15
Petrol Club
D4Herbouvillekaai 25£
2020 Antwerpen
http://www.ahardnight.be
We have a double, very large cloakroom with
sufficient space for bags and jackets.
WAYS TO GET THERE
BY CAR
The venue has a very large parking lot, free to use
for our visitors. Once full, enough parking spaces
on the street will be available. Follow the guidelines
from our stewards for correct parking.
FREE BUS SHUTTLE
We offer a free shuttle bus service between The
Boots and Club Petrol. Seats cannot be reserved
and are based upon availability. The bus is free, but
you’re welcome to tip the driver.
OTHER
Private taxi companies will have taxi’s waiting
outside the venue.
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EXTRAVAGANZA

Thursday 6th
THIRSTY THURSDAYS
DJ JOEY
Friday 7th
FLUO
DJ NICK VAN ACKER
Saturday 8th
CLUBBING
DJ BRUNO-DJ MALLY CLARK
Sunday 9th
LIVE
VINYL DESERTSTORM
CLUB RANDOM - Geulincxstraat 28 - Antwerpen - Info @ facebook

Antwerp Pride - Glorious Saturday
ANTWERP PRIDE PARADE WELCOMES GAY CLASSIC CAR CLUB BENELUX
The Gay Classic Car Club Benelux, or GCCC, was
founded in 1992. As you might expect from the
name, the GCCC is there for gay people (M/F) with
an interest in historical, classic or extraordinary
automobiles. The club has more than 300 members
and every month a large part of them come
together at a national event organised by GCCC.
A couple of times a year we take part in international
events hosted by our sister organisations in
France, Great-Britain or Germany to name a few
countries.
Our club is very diverse and so are the cars driven
by our members. You will see a 1929 Bugatti driving
happily next to an Austin A30, followed by a
Citroën DS, Renault Caravelle, MG B, Panhard, Peugeot,
Rolls-Royce, Alfa Romeo Spider, Chevrolet
Corvette or DAF. It is exactly this wide variety that
makes the club attractive. Each event the members
of GCCC create a great atmosphere.
But GCCC does more than that. Four times we
publish the colourful GCCC Magazine. Our members
write contributions about a great number of
topics: how to restore a classic car, about the cars
of their parents or about a visit to a car museum.
Do you also take pride in your old or young timer
and you want to experience that GCCC feeling,
than join up. Memberships does not only include
the magazine but also reductions on entrance
fees at our monthly events. For € 25 per year you’ll
get a whole lot of car friends. And if your partner
wants to join up to, he or she only has to pay € 15.
You can’t miss out on this opportunity.
Do you want to know more about GCCC, visit our
website: gccc.nl, follow ons on Facebook ‘Gay Classic
Car Club Benelux (Europe)’ or sent an email to
info@gccc.nl.
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Antwerp Pride - Magnificent Sunday
Program - Sunday 9 August
CLOSING FESTIVAL
• 14:00
• Free
• Grote Markt
• 2000 Antwerpen
• www.antwerppride.com
• 14h-15h: Local artists - free podium
• 15h-18h: Closing festival
• Zsa Zsa Lamore & Friends
• The Coming Out Band
• Dimi En De Kasten
• Slongs Dievanongs
• Alexander Rybak
• Conchita Wurst
• Nathalia
PANNEKOEK XXL
• 13:00
• Free
• Bonaparte
• Grote Markt 21
• 2000 Antwerpen
MAIN EVENT
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
The gay hotspot in Antwerp on sunday is without
any doubt Pannekoek! Almost 6 years already you
can hear your most sparkling tunes from the last 4
decades. Pannekoek is so happy to bring and co-host
again the Antwerp pride Closing festival and invite
you for the party during the festival on the terrace
of Bonaparte! Enjoy Conchita, Natalia, Alexander,
Slongs, Dimitri, ZsaZsa from first row! Love united!
TERRAZZA
• 13:00
• Free
• Van Schoonbekeplein
• 2000 Antwerpen
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
In the shadow of the MAS museum, at the Van
Schoonbekeplein, we invite everybody to join us,
and enjoy the biggest terrace of Antwerp.
A terrace where people of all kinds meet each other,
enjoy the performances of many dutch artists like
Wendy Van Wanten, Yves Sergers, Wim Soetaert, Ingeborg,
Vanessa Chinitor, Sam Gooris, N.D. Anderson,
Zsa Zsa Lamor and the lady of Mask’Ara and many
more …
A festival where we don’t put stamps on people, where
young and old, black and white, gay and hetero,
… are welcome. A festival of respect and tolerance.
Both saturday and sunday the terrace will be filled
with shows and more from 14:00h until 22:00h. On
saturday we have a special Eurosongcontest-evening
you don’t wanna miss. Or maybe you will be one of
the contestants …
Visit our website www.terrazza.nu for more information
and the full program.
Program on sunday 9/8 :
14.30 h : Special guest
15.00 h : Jacco Ricardo
16.00 h : Nico zingt Hazes
17.00 h : Wim Soutaer
18.00 h : Sam Gooris
19.00 h : N.D. Anderson
20.00 h : Yves Segers
SJALOT & FRIENDS
• 18:00
• Free
• Wisselstraat
• 2000 Antwerpen
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
PINK SUNDAY
• 14:00
• Free
• Café Delux
• Melkmarkt 18
• 2000 Antwerpen
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
Sjalot and Friends present open air festival 2015 We
will color the sunset above the streets of Antwerp
again Come-share-invite your Friends
Pink Sunday @Delux and 9th anniversary with Dj:
Joey Show Queens; Sally Monella, Paris Rainbow
Mas’kara Queens: Zsa Zsa Lamor en Star
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Program - Sunday 9 August
CAFEDELOVE
• 19:00
• €10
• Red & Blue
• Lange Schipperskapel-straat 11,
• 2000 Antwerp
Cafedelove Pride Edition
Cafedelove is the hottest dance party for gay
women! You can find this this classy and trendy
party concept for women and their friends,
every first Sunday at Red & Blue. We would
specially like to invite you to the Cafedelove
Pride Edition at Sunday August 10 in Red &
Blue. See you there to celebrate the Pride!
PRIDE WORKOUT
• 10:00
• Fitness het Eiland
• Free
• Zeevaartstraat 10
• 2000 Antwerpen
OFFICIAL
PARTNER
Gratis Work-out @ Fitness het Eiland met mogelijkheid
tot sauna.
SLEAZY SLIPPERY SUNDAY
• 11:00
• Toys 4 Boys
• Nosestraat 6
• 2000 Antwerpen
We’re opening up for a couple of extra hours
so we can properly bid adieu to all Proud visitors.
Triple points on the Bonus-card all week
and today’s Dirty Daily Raffle gives instant
cash-back to all winners on lube + a 30ml bottle
of silicone lube with every purchase. Keep
an eye on our Facebook page for other Pride
deals & discounts!
FETISH AFTERNOON
• 17:00
• The Boots
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
• 2060 Antwerpen
It’s getting wild ‘n hot today! So gear up in
your favorite gear and enjoy our Fetish afternoon.this
party starts at 17.00h and goes on
at 21.00h at our Antwerp pride closing night
‘Sleazy Sunday Cruising’
RANDOM LIVE
• 20:00
• Club Random
• Geulincxstraat 28
• 2060 Antwerpen
Vinyl Desertstorm live @ Club Random, an exclusive
night!
SLEAZY SUNDAY
• 21:00
• The Boots
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
• 2060 Antwerpen
To give people a last chance for a hot night
at the end of the Antwerp Pride Week, you’re
welcome at our Sunday evening concept ‘Sleazy
Sunday Cruising’ at The Boots. People from
the Sunday afternoon party (17.00h - 22.00h),
are also welcome to stay around in this cruisy
atmosphere.
MATINEE POPICA
• 14:00
• Free
• Popi
• Plantinkaai 11
• 2000 Antwerpen
chill-out-terrace to end this party-weekend
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CLOSING FESTIVAL
• Grote Markt
6
PRIDE WORKOUT
• Zeevaartstraat 10
1
PANNEKOEK XXL
• Grote Markt 21
7
SLEAZY SLIPPERY SUNDAY
• Nosestraat 6
2
PINK SUNDAY
• Melkmarkt 18
3 TERRAZZA
• Van Schoonbekeplein
8
9
MATINEE POPICA
• Plantinkaai 11
FETISH AFTERNOON
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
4
SJALOT & FRIENDS
• Wisselstraat
10
RANDOM LIVE
• Geulincxstraat 28
5
CAFEDELOVE
• Lange Schipperskapel-straat 11,
9
SLEAZY SUNDAY
• Van Aerdtstraat 22
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Closing Festival
Partnerevent
MAIN EVENT
The sixth edition of The Antwerp Pride Closing
Festival and for sure it’s Line Up is now already
the biggest and best one so far!
It’s one off the most colourful and cheery events
of the weekend for everybody of all ages.
This is the Sunday afternoon you will remember
for the rest of your life!
Conchita Wurst
She was the headliner last year, and even though it
was raining like hell, the 6000 people that stayed,
despite of the bad weather on the main square
witnessed that she brought heaven to the city of
Antwerp.
Winner of last years Eurovision, host of this years Eurovision
and Gay and LGBT Icon Conchita Wurst will
be this years headliner of Antwerp Pride! But now,
we promise the sun will shine! We did a poll a few
months ago that begged us to invite her again so
that’s what we did especially for everybody who
missed her or wants to see and enjoy her concert
again...
She will sing and perform some songs of the debutalbum
Conchita wich is released in may of this year!
She is unstoppable!
Natalia
10 years ago Natalia became second in the popular
TV show, Belgium’s first edition of Idols. In our country
underdogs always turn out to be bigger and better
and if you would compare it with all other contestants
of all other celebrities who became famous
from TV Talent show she is for shure the winner.
Dozens of sold out concerts in the biggest venues
number 1 hits in any chart, beautifull #1 albums, …
Since the first season she’s one of the coaches in The
Voice Belgium and she became a real TV personality
and even hosted DE MIA’s, the official Music Industry
Awardshow.
She just released a new single of a forthcoming album
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak was born on May 13th 1986 in
Minsk, the capital of Belarus – at that time a part of
the Soviet Union. His phenomenal journey began at
the age of five, when his little family of three moved
to Norway and settled at Nesodden, a short ferry
trip from Oslo, the capital of Norway. His parents are
both professionally trained musicians and teaching
their son the violin and piano was the most natural
thing in the world. Alexander practiced like a top
athlete. Soon it became apparent, that he had to
choose between his two instruments and he decided
to go with the violin
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MAIN EVENT
Closing Festival
Partnerevent
He signed up for the national Eurovision-selection
in Norway with his own song “Fairytale“.. He went
on to the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow
in May 2009 and won with a landslide victory. He
finished with a grand total of 387 points, breaking
the previous record of 292 points scored by Lordi in
2006 and scoring 169 points more than runner up
from Iceland.
“Fairytale”, became a major hit in Europe and was
# 1 on most European I-tunes charts the following
week. It also reached top 3 on the European chart,
#1 in Belgium (off course) , Denmark, Greece, Iceland,
Norway, Sweden and Russia and #2 in Ireland,
Finland and the Netherlands, his debut album
“Fairytales” was released in more than 25 European
countries
He was already on the Antwerp Pride Stage a few
years ago but now he promised the fairytale will
never stop!
Slongs Dievanongs
Slongs Dievanongs, (Belgium) . Although she’s quite
new as a solo performer she has reached already a
nice status in the Belgian popular scene. The music
she brings is hiphop in the Antwerp Dialect! She
sings about and stands for love and equality, there is
no better ambassador.
She won the last few years several awards, sold lot’s
of copies of her songs that gave her a few times
the #1 in the Belgian charts and will be one of the
coaches in the next season of vtm’s THE VOICE KIDS.
Antwerp pride is really happy to have her!
Dimi & De Kasten
Dimitri Vantomme is your “host” and jumps into his
own music collection to bring you a salvo of musical
hits from all over the world. Le formidable de
Stromae, the angel from Robbie Williams, the fire of
Kings of Leon , the faith of George Michael in combination
with the sexy grooves of the dutch hitsensation
Nielson. Dimitri is one of the best entertainers
of Belgium, Tv shows, musical (grease) are big fans
of the energy he brings to the stage. He had an international
hit with “ohohohoh”, his vision on seven
nation army from The White Stripes and now with
the new single Lucky One!
D&DK; 3 off belgiums top musicians combined with
one of the best entertainers gives you 100% party!
Zsa Zsa Lamor
Belgiums best known showqueen! She was on the
popular TV show Belgium’s got talent has allready
more than 10 years her own Diner-Spectacle Restaurant
Maskara and celebrated last year 20 years of
Zsa Zsa Lamor with 2 sold out shows in De Arenberg.
This year she does it all over again but now
under the name ‘The Sequell’; 2 of the 3 shows are
already sold out! Zsa Zsa is a real institute and one of
our constant guests on this show/festival.
STORM
Storm is a new popgroup from The Netherlands
who recently released their debutsingle produced
by Deepfrost who produced hits for CHIPZ, Samantha
Mumba and Stevie Wonder. Mark, Patrick and
Devon are thee open gay young men who want to
have fun with making music, doing gigs and sharing
the message that love is love and gender or orientation
does not matter.
Also performing ; Luc Acke, Samantha, Selina Pearl
and many more…
The show is hosted by Nathalie Delporte(JOEfm)
and Dimitri Vantomme (menttv & Fgradio)
This Antwerp Pride Closing Festival is an organisation
of Antwerp Pride but not possible without the
many volunteers, partners and sponsors and is powered
by Cafe De Love, Wave and Pannekoek.
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Conchita Wurst
Live at Closing Festival (SUN 09.08.15)
‘We Have an Opportunity to Change Minds’
Yes, it’s true. The bearded lady rises once more. After
her historic (if slightly rained out) performance at
Antwerp Pride 2014, Conchita Wurst will return for
an encore. By general request. Since her landslide
victory at the Eurovision Song Contest last year, La
Würst has gone on to even greater things. Here she
talks about her life after Eurovision and the role of
artists in the fight for global LGBT rights.
Hi Conchita, we’re so glad to have you back! How’s
life been treating you?
‘It’s been amazing. My life has become a series of
‘unbelievable moments’. Winning Eurovision last year
changed everything. To have creative visions and ideas
which do not have to remain in your head, but can be
heard, feels unbelievable: these days, if I want to have
an elephant in a music video, it is something I can really
think about. I have a beautiful feeling of freedom, that I
can do almost anything.
What I’m most happy about is that the Conchitacharacter
is encouraging conversations about how
we define beauty and gender. When I first created this
character and name, I was hosting an underground
burlesque show in Austria, and even in this
underground scene where you might think everybody
would be open-minded, they didn’t really get it. Even
though I’m not the first person to perform as a bearded
lady, people were still reacting to me, and that’s when I
first realized I could really say something with this and
make people think.’
Meanwhile, you’ve met some very famous people.
‘I wouldn’t dare call him my friend, but I love seeing
Jean Paul Gaultier. He was the first famous person
to give me any recognition. For Eurovision, he voted
for me 73 times! My grandmother always smelt of
menthol. And when I met Karl Lagerfeld, he smelt
exactly the same. It made me feel cosy and at home.’
If you look back, were there any negative
experiences?
‘Not for me personally. But the message of people
staying ‘true to who we are’ has been underscored in
my mind since the terrorist attacks on French satirical
magazine Charlie Hebdo, and the role artists play
in fighting for freedom. The fact that people could
do such a thing, just because they have a different
opinion… I have no words. But efforts to silence art
through fear only add fuel to my fire. I truly believe
artists should never hold back because of fear. Fear is
like poison and I know if I ever gave in to that I would
not be the same performer. We have to continue to
fight against such things and that’s exactly what I want
to achieve – to help people
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Live at Closing Festival (SUN 09.08.15)
realize we don’t have to agree with everyone’s
opinions, but we do need to respect one another, and
we can achieve anything no matter who we are or
how we look.’
Online you get a lot of great and flattering
messages, but clearly some people are quite
challenged by what you represent. How do you
deal with the criticism?
‘If it’s just about me, I couldn’t care less. Truly. If I had
the option whether to read hateful comments, or an
article about how to bake a cake, I’d read about the
cake. But when it gets to the point that very influential
people – like politicians and people in the public eye
– are referring to people in the LGBT community in a
really negative way, then I definitely do care. But if it’s
just about me, then I think ‘whatever’.’
It’s already your second time at Antwerp Pride.
‘I really love going to all the Pride festivals. It just feels
so great, especially after winning Eurovision, that we as
a community felt very strong and happy. That was so
beautiful to see. Everywhere I was invited, everybody
was so excited. That was a great experience.’
People are loving your songs with their uplifting
messages of being yourself and being fabulous.
‘It’s flattering that anybody sees any kind of inspiration
in them – it’s still hard to believe, because at the end
of the day it’s just me singing my songs… I created
this album in a kind of selfish way, just thinking about
entertaining myself. I mean, I’m performing it and
you can’t lie to the audience if you don’t feel what
you’re singing. It’s still surprising to me that people are
showing up because of me!’
So how personal is your first album? Are they
like general anthems or do they contain a lot of
insights into who you are?
‘Yeah, there are definitely some songs which are very
personal, especially ‘The Other Side of Me.’ I didn’t
write my whole record – there were some songs
which already existed that I liked, and some were
written especially for me. ‘The Other Side of Me’ was
written by a Swedish songwriter about the night that I
won Eurovision. He played it to me, and it was such an
overwhelming emotional situation. It became a very
intimate song.’
There’s only one typical dancefloor-stomper on
the album, which surprised me a bit.
‘I have never fulfilled the assumptions made of a
mainstream drag queen. People say they’re confused
by how calm and quiet I am. When I created Conchita
I thought there were expectations of me and I was
very loud, and I had this bitchiness that some drag
artists have, which I think is hilarious, but it wasn’t me. I
realised it’s fine to be another type of drag queen’
I love the gowns in your videos. How important is
fashion to you?
‘Well, I studied fashion, and it’s definitely a love in my
life. So I’m enjoying it! For me, fashion is a part of my
personality. Actually, fashion is a part of everyone’s
personality, whether they believe it or not. You’re
always sending something out with the way you dress.
And I love to express myself by dressing up. I’m now
so honored to get to meet all these fabulous designer
stuff. They’re lending it to me, and I’m allowed to wear
it. I’m still a fashion student – when I get something,
the first thing I do is turn it around and look at how it’s
done. So I have a close connection to fashion.’
You’ve also written a book, in which you tell your
own story, from your youth up to now. Did you feel
compelled to tell it in an inspiring way?
‘No, it’s just my story. It’s not a guideline how to do
it. I get messages from social media with people
saying they got inspired in some kind of way – but I
just do all these things because I want to do them…
and just because I say something… I mean… I’m not
perfect. It’s hard for me to understand how anyone
could get inspired by my story, because it’s just me.
At first the idea of doing an autobiography wasn’t
love at first sight: I told the publishers: ‘I’m only 26!’ But
telling my story to the ghostwriter showed me things
about myself: I always saw myself as shy, but I realised
I was born self-confident, and I became insecure only
as a teen – and I’ll have to work to get rid of those
insecurities for the rest of my life.
We spend our adult lives getting rid of our teenage
insecurities. I got called so many hurtful names as
a teenager, all because of my feelings for men – I
thought that there was something wrong with me.
But once I learned to say: ‘I am gay, whatever’, nobody
could hurt me. I mean, ‘Conchita’ is a sexy lady in
Spanish. And ‘Wurst’ is a term in German-speaking
areas for ‘I don’t care’.
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Alexander Rybak is back at Antwerp Pride!
Live at Closing Festival (SUN 09.08.15)
Six years have already passed since Alexander Rybak
won the hearts of Europe and set a voting record in
the Eurovision with the winning song ‘Fairytale’ in
2009. And immediately in that year he gave his first
concert at Antwerp Pride’s closing festival. We catch
up with the Norwegian heartthrob as he prepares
for his second outing at Antwerp Pride.
How did life change for you after your Eurovision
victory in 2009?
‘It was the biggest privilege for any artist: to be
heard. Now, if I want to work together with another
artist or producer, I just call them. And then they do
everything they can to arrange something nice. But
I never take anything for granted, so when I don´t
write music I sit down at my computer and send
mails to people around the world. Non-stop. I´m
hungry as a wolf.’
You still have the highest tally any contestant
has achieved in Eurovision history.
‘Of course I am very happy to have that record, but
it´s not that important for me. Music should not be
measured by voting records or single charts. I find
happiness in making music, not bragging about
it. And no matter how nice the feeling was when I
won, nothing can top the feeling of when I composed
that song on that mountain.’
You are arguably best-known, of course, for
‘Fairytale’. It will be probably define your career.
How do you feel about that?
‘I would be perfectly happy if it did! I mean, most
artists work their way to the top. I was lucky to kind
of start at the top. So I’ve been there, done that, and
now enjoy the freedom to do absolutely what I want
to – without necesserily aiming for the top.’
Would you ever consider doing Eurovision again?
‘I don’t have a plan except doing what I feel like. So…
just wait and see!’
The entertainment world is ruled by young people
nowadays. What do you think about people like
Justin Bieber and One Direction? Do you listen to
their music?
‘It’s not ruled by young people, but the managers behind
those people. I have nothing against Justin Bieber
or Rihanna, I think they are great performers, but I don´t
like how other people are trying to create copies of
those artists instead of creating something new. The radio
format is stronger now than ever. Me myself, I never
cared for radio format. I remember before Eurovision, I
presented ‘Fairytale’ to all of the radio stations, and all of
them said that they would never play that kind of song.’
Can we expect a new album? What kind of details
can you give us now about your future works?
‘I have realized that I will never be a pop artist. I like to
explore different concepts, different worlds. In 2012 I
did a Christmas album filled with sounds from the 60’s. I
also composed a children’s musical in Norwegian. I get
very inspired by children and their energy. It´s about
a troll who doesn’t trust anybody, and plays the violin.
But in the meantime I want to please my fans all over
the world, so I try to release a single with a YouTube
video, maybe 2-3 times a year.’
What is your biggest inspiration and motivation for
your music, and for your life in general?
‘To be prepared, and to have a logical explanation
behind every note. I know it sounds boring, but for me
it always starts with math and ends up in art. However,
it always starts with a simple melody, and a melody
should never start with math. It starts from the heart.
And my heart always opens up when I´m at home.
Actually, wherever there is love, I feel at home. And
then the music and math can start.’
Finally, we NEED to know. Do you have a girlfriend?
(laughs) I can’t have a girlfriend. Or rather, I shouldn’t
say that for certain. But becoming my girlfriend means
getting a lot of harassment from many other girls, and I
would not wish that for anyone!
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Slongs Dievanongs
Live at Closing Festival (SUN 09.08.15)
She’s tiny as a thumb, but with the charisma and
strength of a giant. Her real name is Charissa
Parassiadis and in Antwerp she’s famous under
her moniker Slongs Dievanongs (Dutch slang
for ‘Our Bitch’). A true original and a loud mouth
rapper with a heart of gold, who is sure to set the
Closing Festival alight.
Can we call you Slongs?
‘Of course! You can me call anything you like:
Slongske or Diva. Only my parents still call me
Charissa. I’m an Antwerp girl through and through.
I still live only two blocks away from my parents, in
the Sint Andries neighborhood. Bit by bit this area
is getting eaten by the money and the glamour of
the adjacent South District. But when I was young,
it was still a working class neighborhood, with lots
of Moroccan and Turkish people. Everybody knew
everybody. The social cohesion here is still very
strong.’
So, how do you feel about Antwerp Pride?
‘I’m so excited, you don’t even know. I feel like
Madonna! Or even The Queen. (laughs) It’s
the biggest honor to be asked by the LGBTQI
community, to feel validated by people who’ve
always loved life, music, having a good time. It’s the
concert I’m looking most forward to this summer.’
Do you have anything special planned?
‘Well, obviously I can’t tell you everything. But let
me just say that I recently had a very interesting
package delivered from China, for me and my
dancers. Custom made costumes with lots of glitter.
That’s gonna come in handy.’
And what do you expect from us?
‘Mostly feathers, haha. The thing that I’ve always loved
about the gayscene is how everybody’s so uninhibited.
It’s fun for a girl to go out dancing, because you can
act like a total slut and still nobody will be bothering
you. I’ve started my career as an exotic dancer in Café
d’Anvers, actually. So I know my way around a drag
queen, trust me.’
The Pride movement has always been about
equality and rights for everyone. Is that something
you can easily identify with?
‘Absolutely. Injustice, in any shape or form, is one of the
worst things imaginable to me. I’ve always been a very
socially aware person, thanks to my father. I’ve gone
on strike with laborers in the past, and these days I try
to be supportive of as many organizations as possible.
Just a little talk with people on the street can already
do wonders. Especially as a celebrity you can make an
actual difference in people’s lives. I work with homeless
children and poverty is also an issue that’s very close to
my heart. I’ve never had a lot of money. Only the last
two years I’ve been able to make a small living from
performing. But you know, I don’t have any kids, or a
mortgage to pay. Instead of a fancy car, I have a fancy
bike. I’m easy to please.’
Who are your role models?
‘Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, the Dalai Lama. And
anybody with a nursing degree.’
What can we expect from you this summer?
‘Oh honey, I will be churning it OUT. I’ll be performing
at any little festival you can imagine. And don’t worry,
I’ve ordered nice weather.’
You’ll be singing in Dutch.
‘Music knows no language barriers. The beat is all that
matters.’
Your new album has just dropped.
‘Oh yes, all the hits, all the fun. Some reggae on there,
bit of hip hop. Just a lot of positive energy. You’ll love it.’
I can’t wait for your performance. Hopefully we
can meet again, for a little drink backstage?
‘Yes! But we’ll both have to wear a golden thong.
That way we can find each other more easily!’
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Natalia
Live at Closing Festival (SUN 09.08.15)
Natalia Druyts, best known mononymously as
Natalia, is without a doubt the biggest and most
succesful female artist in Flanders. She has sold
over half a million albums and millions of concert
tickets since her rise to the top in 2001. Always
very popular with gays and lesbians, she is sure
to bring her special brand of glamorous pop-rock
to Antwerp Pride. Everything you need to know
about our top-of-the-bill diva, in 10 bullet points.
Natalia crashes onto Flemish tv-screens in 2001, participating
in singing competition Idool, the Flemish
version of Idols. The quite awful white pantsuit thing
in which she auditions becomes an immediate talking
point for gossipy gays.
Number two, second place: a position that Natalia
knows all too well. Her debut single ‘Without You’
peaks at number two in the charts, and after Idols
she also ends up as runner-up in the Eurovision preliminaries
ànd in the dancing competition Sterren
op de dansvloer, our version of Strictly come Dancing.
Her song for the Belgian movie Team Spirit II, ‘I’ve
Only Begun To Fight’, charts at number one and
goes gold in sales. It’s still her biggest hit to date.
Her first tour, the This Time Live Tour was originally
planned as a 20 date tour, but has to be extended
to a whopping 90 dates due to massive ticket demands.
Natalia records a single together with the legendary
The Pointer Sisters, ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves’,
which reached number two in the Belgian
charts. Their joint concert Natalia Meets The Pointer
Sisters is attended by more than 130,000 people.
The international collaborations continue. In 2007
Natalia releases a single together with En Vogue called
‘Glamorous’ . Again tens of thousands fans flock
to the Antwerp Sportpaleis for a show.
Her most high-profile duetpartner follows in 2011.
Natalia chooses international superstar Anastacia for
a new concert. Their single ‘Burning Star’ burns up
the charts once more.
A very sporty gal, you can find her any day at a gym
popular with celebs in the South District of Antwerp,
or at her weekly bikram yoga sessions.
Her lucky number is 13, made evident by the fact
that she always tries to have a tracklist of 13 songs
on her albums.
Natalia’s current ambitions? Crossing the border
to become an international star. So to our foreign
visitors at Antwerp Pride: if you like what you see,
make some noise in your home country!
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RENT THE MUSICAL
The audience at the Antwerp Pride closing party
is in for a treat. In what is sure to be one of the
most talked about performances, the cast of the
upcoming ‘Rent’ will deliver an epic medley of
the highlights from the iconic musical. It’s star
and production manager Tom Buelens gives us
the scoop.
In a nutshell, what is Rent all about?
“’Rent’ tells the story of a group of impoverished
young artists struggling to survive and create a life in
New York City’s East Village, under the shadow of HIV/
AIDS. It ran for twelve years in New York and it scooped
up a lot of awards during that time. And it’s one
of my favorite musicals of all time.”
How did your love affair with ‘Rent’ start out?
“That’s quite a long story. It all started when I made
my first trip to New York, about nine years ago. The
first night I immediately took to to Broadway, to
find out which show I could get last minute tickets
for. That turned out to be ‘Rent’. The show had been
playing already for years and years, since 1996, and
incidentally it was also around the same period that
the movie version came to theaters. Anyway, I saw
the play the next night and it was love at first sight.
I saw it again later that week and on the way back
to Belgium I knew in my heart that one day I would
become part of it’s history.”
When and how did the plans for a Flemish
version emerge?
“I talked about doing it for years, me and my friend
Nico Plinke. By the end of 2013 we decided the timing
was right. The two of us, together with another
friend of mine, Cathy Petit, got together and we just
started working. That collaboration spawned our
brand new production company In Team. In 2014 we
held auditions for several months, we saw approximately
100 people. We chose our cast, a mix between
professionals and amateurs. In total we will have 20
speaking parts and five musicians on stage. And right
now we’re rehearsing like crazy! Hans Focking is our
producer and Door Van Boeckel en Anne Mie Gils are
the ‘godparents’ of this project.”
What is it exactly that you find so spellbinding
about ‘Rent’?
“Everything! It’s instantly recognizably, especially for
gay men. Actually, it’s loosely based on La Bohème
by Puccini. And that’s exactly what it’s about: la vie
bohème. It’s about friendship, and love, and madness.
It’s about sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. I think some of us
can relate to that. (laughs) Also the background story
is something that I’ve always found to be very poignant.
The writer of the original play, Jonathan Larson,
died of a heart crisis right before ‘Rent’ got it’s big premiere.
That’s just so sad to me.”
Would you consider ‘Rent’ to be a proper musical?
“ I always describe it as a pop-rock show. There’s music
all the way through, but there’s only one set, so it’s
not a big dance musical extravaganza. It has an actual
story, a good, solid story.”
Which part will you be playing?
“I’m playing Tom Collins, an HIV-positive guy who falls
in love with Angel, a drag queen.”
One of the major themes of ‘Rent’ is indeed HIV
and AIDS. What interests me is how you will approach
that, since the play got written in the
nineties. Science has since made great leaps forward
when it comes to fighting AIDS.
“It’s a theme, but not the most important theme, in
my opinion. But yes, it’s a fact that some of the events
in the musical are noncurrent with concern to today’s
medical developments concerning HIV/AIDS, but
that doesn’t mean that ‘Rent’ is outdated or that those
stories as written in that timeperiod are somehow
less worthy of re-telling now, you know? The thing is:
people dying of AIDS, at least in the Western world,
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thàt’s what’s outdated. Thank god. But that doesn’t
take anything away from the story, which remains
incredibly strong, in my opinion. Also: the music! Ah,
the music. That will never get outdated, trust me, not
ever.”
What will be your mark on the play?
Will you be making it current in any way?
“No, I don’t see a need for that. We’re not going to be
modernizing it. On the contrary, we explicitly want to
take our audience on a ride back to those days. Without
specifying the exact year in which the events occur,
though. I think essentially it’s a timeless piece anyway.”
What are your ambitions?
“First and foremost, there’s a ten dates-run planned at
the end of this year, right here in Antwerp. That’s already
quite ambitious to me. (smiles) But we hope for more,
of course. And when is all said and done with ‘Rent’, we
plan on doing other projects with our production company.
Hopefully in five or maybe ten years we will be
able to call ourself a professional company.”
If you allow yourself to dream for a second, which
other projects would you like to undertake?
“Do you have a couple of hours? The first tone hat comes
to mind is ‘Songs for a new world’. Absolutely breathtakingly
beautiful musical theatre.”
What can the audience at Antwerp Pride expect?
“We haven’t exactly made a final cut concerning which
songs we’ll be performing, but obviously it will be all
the highlights from ‘Rent’. We get fifteen minutes, so it’ll
be a case of ‘kill your darlings’. Hopefully the audience
will be appreciative. We’re very thankful for this opportunity.
After all, we’re a brand new company, we haven’t
proven anything yet.”
You came to prominence almost ten years ago,
when you were one of the finalists in the Flemish
credit fotograaf: Hans Gerritsen
version of ‘The X Factor’. How have you been
keeping yourself busy in the meantime?
“Well, after ‘The X Factor’ I wasn’t immediately drawn to
the world of showbizz. In fact I got a job as a waiter and
that has been my occupation for the better part of the
decade. Only recently i decided to switch things up. So
I left the world of nightlife and resumed my education.
I’m now trying to get my hands on a degree as an accountant.
All that time I never lost my love for music
and theatre though. In the background it remained
very much a part of my life. But it wasn’t until ‘Rent’ that
I really took matters in my own hands again. All of my
energy and free time is now dedicated to getting this
thing off the ground. It’s hard work, organizing everything,
trying to attract sponsors, etc. But it’s absolutely
worth it.”
www.facebook.com/inteamantwerp
www.rentdemusical.be
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Sjalot & Friends Streetparty
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We are proud, that we are yet again able to take
part in Antwerp Pride and would like to thank the
organization for making sure that everything runs
smoothly year after year.
Like previous years, this year too we organize our
Streetparty at Wisselstraat Antwerpen, Sunday
August 9th 2015. Of course, with the great deejay’s
‘De Draaiende Dozen’ from Amsterdam , it’s the 8
edition , two more to go to celebrate 10 years !
These great ladies will start the party at 6pm, we
will color the sunset above the streets of Antwerp
.Meanwhile the team of Sjalot en Schanul, with
special guest Phillippe Van Genechten from
restaurant Keyzershof will serve homemade fries
accompanied by some great sauces from Ingrid
Neven, Lady chef, from restaurant Pazzo. As usual
the Cava won’t be missing from this party! ‘Sjalot
and Friends Streetparty 2015’ is on its way!
The southern cuisine of Sjalot en Schanul will be at
your service throughout the entire weekend and
year !! Fresh salads, Filet pur with baked potato’s, a
delicious glass of wine... just some of many things
we offer. Even more, on August 8th the Extravaganza
Kings and Queens special Royal menu diner deal.
Chrisje and Marieke offer good vitamins so you
can party all weekend long and enjoy all the great
festivities. Have fun, enjoy, and the girls welcome
you!
Come, share and invite your Friends.
Sjalot en Schanul bring people together around the
table and on the dance floor!
Sjalot en Schanul
Oude Beurs 12
2000 Antwerpen
03/ 233 88 75
Kitchen open from 17h00 until 21h30
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
www.sjalotenschanul.be
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No rainbow flag, just a small sticker with rainbow
colours to the left of the door. A conscious choice.
Right in the centre of Antwerp, behind the famous
Cathedral is DeLux Cafe. The unsuspecting walk to
the lovely terrace to sit in the sun. And suddenly
they think… “Hmm, so many men together...”
That makes for hilarious reactions. It reminds you of
the Gary Larson cartoon where a chicken, lonely and
alone, sits with sunglasses on at the bar, surrounded
by tough and masculine bulls carrying and drinks
with straws. The caption: “Vera looked around the
room. Not another chicken anywhere. And then it
struck her - this was a hay bar!”
Ten years ago, Luc already owned a cafe in Antwerp
in the gay friendly Van Schoonhoven Street, near
Central Station. At the time, they gay bars in the
area were suffering a low point and Luc was looking
for another location. His eye fells on a completely
dilapidated building. However, the location is
perfect.
The building sits in the shadow of the cathedral
on a square where the terrace of the cafe will
eventually be sheltered under beautiful trees. Luc
did not hesitate a moment and decided to acquire
and renovate the property. Cafe DeLux was born.
Because of its nice central location, the Café has
attracted a mixed crowd, gay and straight together,
from the first day.
In 2011 Cafe DeLux celebrated five years of existence.
A great opportunity for a birthday party. It has to be
something special. Pink Sunday is born! The first Pink
Sunday took place in June 2011 simultaneously with
Antwerp Pride.
When the organisers of Antwerp Pride decided to
move to the date of Pride to August to coincide with
the 2013 World Outgames, Luc also moved Café
DeLux’s Pink Sunday to August. Luc deliberately
chose to coincide Pink Sunday with Antwerp Pride.
“I wanted to be present as a café and Antwerp Pride
is a good initiative. If there’s a party I’ll do it. It’s
important that we get something started, and that
we also contribute to a social event,” said Luc.
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He has succeeded in this ambition. Pink Sunday has
become a big party. It starts at 15.00 and the music
stops at 22.00. “But that doesn’t mean the pub stops
– it continues until the early hours. Every year we try
to make it a little bigger. Again we have a second bar,
large terrace, DJ and special acts!”
This year the music will be provided by DJ Nick
van Acker, known from Extravaganza and Random.
Regular fixture Zsa Zsa Lamor will also be there. They
will be joined by Miss Belgium Travesty 2014 Danity
Grace, and many others. More than four hundred
guests are expected.
The crowd is diverse and Luc wants to keep it that
way. Everyone parties together until the late hours.
Heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bear or leather boy…
everyone is nice and sits together with a beer or a
mixed cocktail. Cafe DeLux is open, friendly, easy
going and not another clichéd ‘gay bar’. Luc is keen
for this to continue. Everyone should have his or her
place, regardless of sexual orientation, religion or
any belief whatsoever. Just drink a good beer and
a solid mixed drink. Cosiness, atmosphere and ‘cafe
for everyone’ are the key words. Nowhere else in
Antwerp can you find a cathedral, a quiet sheltered
terrace and a diverse audience to create, as Luc likes
to put it: “A really great party.”
Pink Sunday
Sunday 10.08.14
Melkmarkt 18, 2000 Antwerpen
www.cafedelux.be
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Dramaqueen
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They say that good stories do not last long, but
before Antwerp Pride ends, we’re throwing one hell
of a party letting you go out with a bang!
The first edition of DRAMAQUEEN last year was
unforgettable, the following editions in Gran
Canaria also. So there is no doubt this is going to be
the closing party of Antwerp pride, one you do not
want to miss!
Come party and have fun in the sun with us in open
air on the historical Town Square (Grote Markt) of
Antwerp.
Leave the Drama Be A Queen.
International Line Up;
DIMITRI D’ANVERS (BE) Resident of Antwerp Pride,
Belgian Pride, Mezzo Giorno, Wave, Pannekoek, …
His DJ skills brought him through half of Europe,
LA, Tell Aviv, … He’s got you dancing to Deephouse,
Progressive and Crossover
SHARON O’LOVE( UK) Most famous female DJ
on gayparties worldwide! Ok she’s a Lesbian but
nobody’s perfect, lol. Resident at Rapido, Mezzo
Giorno, Hard on! Known for her deep remixes. Keeps
the party going with Progressive-tech-house.
DJ VITTI (SP) ; one of the leading DJ’s at circuit party
Supermartxé. All Star DJ who’s a resident at world
known club Privelege Ibiza. Makes love to your ears
with Progressive, Deephouse and Latin house.
Gracious Drags
Sweet and sour gogo’s
Special effects and huge Led wall
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Cafedelove Pride Edition
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CAFEDELOVE DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, YOUR PERFECT ENDING OF
A PERFECT PRIDE WEEKEND
Cafedelove and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
present Cafedelove Daughters of Darkness
Edition. Join us at Sunday August 9 for an
entertaining evening at Red & Blue.
We start off at 19h with a movie showing on
the big screen of Daughters of Darkness, a true
Belgian culthit made in 1971. Afterwards you
should lock up your daughters and hold on
to your hats... prepare yourself for the Vampire
Queen, Rosie Lugosi! Her stand up performance
combines Terror with a dash of Tease, Glamour
with more than a hint of Hellfire. There’ll be
twisted tunes, killer curves and killer fangs,
hisses and kisses.
Resident DJ Da Pierre will take over and
present you one hell of a party! Cafedelove
and Cafedeluxe are the most fabulous dance
parties for gay women in Antwerp and beyond.
Taste our vibes and come back for more! We
love to welcome you during Antwerp Pride
Weekend and every last Friday of the month for
Cafedeluxe. Cafedelove has a revival now and
then… That’s why we party on Sunday during
Antwerp Pride weekend, in collaboration with
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival. Be curious and
check it out at August 9!
Party ain’t over till Cafedelove! Cafedelove
Daughters of Darkness takes place
Sunday August 9 at Red & Blue, Lange
Schipperskapelstraat 11, 2000 Antwerp
Sunday August 9, 2015
7 PM ‘till 2 AM
Red & Blue, Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11,
Antwerp.
Entrance = 10 euro at the door, 8 euro with a
bracelet of Antwerp Queer Arts Festival
More information: www.cafedelove.com /
www.queerarts.be/ / www.antwerppride.com
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Welkom bij Antwerp Pride 2015
Fons Duchateau
schepen voor diversiteit
Welkom in Antwerpen!
Antwerp Pride: Een feest dat gehoord
wordt over de landsgrenzen heen
Welkom in de mooiste stad van
Vlaanderen. Geniet van al het moois
dat onze stad u te bieden heeft en blijf
gerust wat langer hangen. Daar zijn
redenen genoeg voor. Maar dat wist
u al. Antwerpen is niet aan zijn eerste
Pride toe. Het zal vast en zeker ook niet
de laatste zijn.
Het schokeffect dat een Pride in
sommige steden nog steeds heeft, zal u
hier niet vinden. Beelden waarbij politie
de feestvierders moet beschermen
tegen boze manifestanten, zullen hier
niet worden gemaakt. Integendeel, wie
vandaag gelijke rechten nog in twijfel
trekt, zal stoten op een collectieve
verontwaardiging bij de overgrote
meerderheid van zijn medeburgers.
En dat is iets waar ik, als schepen van
diversiteit in deze stad, heel trots op
ben. Antwerpen is een open, tolerante
stad. Een voorbeeld voor steden
wereldwijd. Redenen voor een feestje
zijn er in Antwerpen makkelijk te
vinden, maar niet voor blinde euforie.
Gestreden is de strijd nog lang niet.
Waakzaamheid blijft ook hier geboden.
Geweld tegen holebi’s en transgenders
komt nog steeds te vaak voor in de
politiestatistieken. Ieder geval is er één
te veel.
Maar we hebben een lang weg
afgelegd. Het is goed om die weg
niet te vergeten wanneer we hoopvol
vooruit kijken naar de toekomst. Dit
jaar is het 45 jaar geleden dat de eerste
Pride werd georganiseerd in New York.
Een reactie op een bruut optreden van
de politie in de legendarische homobar,
de ‘Stonewall Inn’. Het vreedzaam een
kleurrijk protest dat daar een jaar later
op zou volgen in 1970, werd door
president Obama terecht omschreven
als een mijlpaal in de strijd voor
mensenrechten. De Prides doken
overal op in de wereld en zouden nooit
meer de mond gesnoerd worden.
In Antwerpen zal u vandaag meer
politieagenten vinden die trots mee
stappen in de optocht dan collega’s
die de feestelijkheden begeleiden. Het
contrast met 1970 kan niet duidelijker
zijn.
Geniet van deze editie van de Antwerp
Pride. Bouw een feestje dat ver buiten
de grenzen van deze stad en dit land
gehoord zal worden. Maak er een
spektakel van dat politici in Europa
en daarbuiten aan het denken zet.
De Antwerp Pride moet de ambitie
hebben om meer te zijn dan een
lokaal fenomeen. Laat het een hart
onder de riem zijn van iedereen
wiens basisrechten vandaag niet
gerespecteerd worden. Samen maken
we het verschil.
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Welcome to Antwerp Pride 2015
Fons Duchateau
Alderman for diversity
Welcome to Antwerp!
Antwerp Pride: a feast that resonates
beyond our borders.
Welcome in the most beautiful city in
Flanders. Enjoy all the beauty our city
has to offer and please do stay a while
longer. You’ve got enough reasons to
do so. But you know that already. This
is not Antwerp’s first pride and it will
certainly not be the last.
The shocking effect that a Pride still
has in some cities is something you
will not find here. Images whith the
police protecting partygoers against
angy protesters will not be made here.
On the contrary, people who doubt
equality today will meet with a general
outrage from the majority of their
fellow citizens. And that is something
where I, as alderman for diversity in
this city, am very proud of. Antwerp is
an open, tolerant city. An example for
cities worldwide.
Reasons to party are easy to find in
Antwerp, but not in blind euphoria.
The fight is still not over. Vigilance is
still necessary. Violence against LGBT’s
still occur far too often in crime figures.
Every case is one too many.
But we have come a long way. It is
good not to forget the road travelled
when we look towards the future with
hope. 45 years ago, this year, the first
Pride was organised in New York as a
reaction against the violent police raid
on the legendary gay bar The Stonewall
Inn. The peaceful and colourful protest
that followed the year after in 1970 is
rightly described by president Obama
as a milestone in the battle for human
rights.
Prides appeared all over the world
and would never be silenced again. In
Antwerp today you’ll find more police
offcers who will proudly join the parade
than there are colleagues who keep on
eye on the festivities. The contrast with
1970 can not be more significant.
Enjoy this edition of Antwerp Pride.
Have a party that will be heard across
the borders of this city and this country.
Create a spectacle that will make
politicians in Europe and the rest of the
world think. Antwerp Pride must have
the ambition to be more than a local
phenomenon. Let it be a heartwarming
sign for every person whose basic rights
are not being respected today. Together
we make the difference.
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Antwerp is a girl’s best friend
Markets
Antwerp has always been a ‘market
town’ with a tradition of open markets.
This chilled way of shopping reveals the
real Antwerp for inhabitants and visitors
alike. Local everyday markets are dotted
around the city and over weekends
themed markets offer an abundance of
produce and things for sale.
Antwerp – city on the Scheldt, city of
Rubens, of diamonds, of fashion, a port
city... The sum of all these different aspects
is what makes Antwerp into a real
city: a vibrant, welcoming metropolis,
which is also great fun and heart-warming,
with green areas where you can
relax and peaceful corners. Antwerp is
a veritable cultural capital, which prides
itself on its impressive architecture and
splendid art. Moreover, Antwerp is a
fashionista’s dream destination thanks
to the stores of its world-renowned
designers. Antwerp: a pocket-sized metropolis
which is sure to conquer anyone’s
heart in no time at all.
Designers
Antwerp and design are one and the
same, the Antwerp Six made sure the
spotlight was on Antwerp’s catwalk. It
is a city that values and understands
the importance and potential of design.
Antwerp now struts its stuff with
the who’s who of the fashion world.The
proof however is in the pudding – take
a look at the stores and boutiques lining
the streets!
Shopping
One of the many titles bestowed on
Antwerp in the sixteenth century was
‘triomfelycke coopstad’ (triumphant
shopping city). Even today, the city languishes
in the accolades of shoppers in
the know - shopping in Antwerp means
pedestrian streets, historic dwellings
and bustling shopping centres.
Attractions
Antwerp is for everyone, if you are
looking for a fun and educational excursion,
Antwerp is a treasure trove of
adventure and experiences. Admire
Antwerp underground, play in a real
pirate’s ship, see animals in all sizes and
colours, watch sharks swim overhead or
discover how you can live a more ecological
life.
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CAFE’S, BARS & CLUBS
Red & Blue
Hessenhuis
Que Pasa
Bonaparte
Cafe Delux
Popi Café
Twi-Light
Bianci
Velvet Café
The Boots
Random
Cafe Strange
The Kinkys
Den Draak
Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11
Falconrui 59
Lange Koepoortstraat 1
Grote Markt 21
Melkmarkt 18
Plantinkaai 11
Nieuwstad 4
Leopoldplaats 1
Ellermansstraat 58
Van Aerdtstraat 22
Geulincxstraat 28
Dambruggestraat 161
Lange Beeldekensstraat 10
Draakplaats 1
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www.redandblue.be
www.hessenhuis.com
www.cafe-que-pasa.be
www.bonaparte.be
www.cafedelux.be
www.popi.be
www.the-boots.com
www.rox-antwerp.be
www.cafe-strange.be
www.kinkys.be
www.dendraak.be
SHOPPING
Toys 4 Boys
Mister B
Verschil
Wo-men in fine art
Meir
Kammenstraat
Kloosterstraat
Nationalestraat
Manplayz
Gayron
Stadsfeestzaal
Glamor-Us Make up for all
Wakko
Florartes
Nosestraat 6
Falconplein 14
Minderbroedersrui 33
Wolstraat 45
Meir
Kammenstraat
Kloosterstraat
Nationalestraat
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 75
Van Wesenbekestraat 54
Meir 78 / Hoplad 31
Oude Beurs 25 2000 Antwerpen
Kasteelpleinstraat 37
Mechelsesteenweg 159
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www.toys4boysleather.com
www.misterb.com
www.verschil.be
www.wo-meninfineart.be
www.beleefantwerpen.be
www.kammenstraat,com
www.kloosterstraat.be
www.manplayz.be
www.gayron.be
www.stadsfeestzaal.be
www.wakko.be
www.florartes.be
EVENTS
Q.A.F. - Galerij Verbeeck-Van Dyck
Extravaganza
Terrazza
Cafe De Love
Sjalot & Friends
Wave
Closing Festival
Pannekoek
Pink Sunday
Roof of Love
7 Years Reload
Workshop Media&Activism
Network event : I am Pride
QAF Cinema
A Hard Night
Midsummer Party
Westkaai, Verbindingsdok 12
Verversrui 15
Van Schoonbekeplein
Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11
Wisselstraat
Steenplein
Grote Markt
Grote Markt 21
Melkmarkt 18
Nieuwstad 4
Korte Winkelstraat 11
Radisson Blu Koningin Astridplein 7
Permeke, De Coninckplein 25-26
Cartoons Kaasstraat 4
D’Herbouvillekaai 25
Draakplaats
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www.queerarts.be
www.extravaganza-party.be
www.terrazza.nu
www.cafedelove.be
www.pannekoek-antwerpen.be
www.antwerppride.be
www.antwerppride.be
www.cinemacartoons.be
www.ahardnight.com
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FOOD
Sjalot & Schanul
D’Aa Toert
City Coffe
Tartine
The Chocolate Box
Balto’s
Maurice & Dietrich
Braboke
Appelmans
Cafe Noir
Gunther Watté
Wok Away
Monkey King
‘t Injaske
Reload
Josephine’s
Down Town
Oude Beurs 12
Oude Beurs 46
Sint-Paulusstraat 40
Minderbroedersrui 60
Wijngaardstraat 15
Grote Markt 20
Grote Markt 32
Grote Markt 18
Papenstraatje 1
Steenhouwersvest 15
Steenhouwersverst 30 b
Groendaalstraat 14
Lange Dijkstraat 12
Grote Kauwenberg 5
Korte Winkelstraat 11
Gentplaats 1
Van Schoonbekeplein 3
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www.sjalotenschanul.be
www.daa-toert.be
www.citycoffe.be
www.chocolateboxantwerpen.com
www.braboke.be
www.brasserieappelmans.be
www.caffenoir.be
www.watte.be
www.wokaway.com
www.monkeyking.be
www.tinjaske.be
www.reloadantwerpen.be
www.josephines.be
www.downtown.be
SAUNAS
Herenhuis sauna
Kouros sauna
De Lescluzestraat 63
Botermelkbaan 50
2600 Berchem
2900 Schoten
www.gaysaunaherenhuis.be
www.kouros.be
ACCOMODATION
Villa T
Holiday Inn Express
G8
Mercure
Radisson Blu Astrid
Ibis Styles
Ibis Antwerpen Centrum
Century Hotel
Ibis Budget Antwerpen City
Ibis Budget Haven
Verversrui 17/19
Italiëlei 2
Trapstraat 20
Molenbergstraat 9
Koningin Astridplein 7
K. Astridplein 43
Meistraat 39
Pelikaanstraat 20
Lange Kievitstraat 145
Luithagen-Haven 6
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www.villat.be
www.hiexpressantwerp.be
www.g8.be
www.mercure-antwerpen-centrum-opera.com
www.radissonblu.com/astridhotel-antwerp
www.ibisstyles-antwerpen.com
www.ibis.com/antwerpen
www.demahotels.be
www.ibis.com/antwerpen
www.ibis.com/antwerpen
SERVICES
ITG Helpcenter
Police
Sensoa
Het Roze Huis
Sint-Andriesstraat 7
Oudaan 5
F. Rooseveltplaats 12
Draakplaats 1
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www.helpcenteritg.be
www.5345.be
www.sensoa.be
www.hetrozehuis.be
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STARBUGS
S P E K
Ofcourse we all know Bonaparte as one of the
stalwarts in the Antwerp gay scene, but from this
Pride on they’ll come up with a brand new way of
clubbing. Do you like it black, strong or sometimes
with cream, cinnamon or sugar? Then have a
STARBUGS. No nonsense, dance charts hits, bling
(lot’s of bling!) featuring a great DJ lineup: Zinno
(Supergays) and Stewie Layhé from Twinkfarm
and Flash. The party will be hosted by Kitti Katoi.
Ready for some booty shakin’ , fire makin’ ass
twerking love? Then get your first STARBUGS hot
hot hot! Don’t miss it, for the first time during
Antwerp Pride on Friday August 7th and from
September every first Sunday of the month.
Grote markt 21 2000 Antwerpen at 10pm, open
end, free entrance
The Antwerp gay scene caters for all. A fairly
new addition to the party scene is the monthly
gay dance party SPEK, already known for their
original locations. The nice people of SPEK
describe their gigs as: ‘No restrictions, no
compromises. Long stretched dj sets crafted
with house, disco & techno will lead you in
the morning. Feel us, we feel you.’ Check their
Facebook page for updates on dates and
locations and visit spekbek.tumblr.com or
soundcloud.com/spekbek
JUDAS
H.I.M
Ready for the latest gay party concept? Check
out Judas! As its name suggests, not your
average goodie two shoes party, but a rather
edgy and naughty concept. Do not expect
darkrooms and glory holes, as Judas is more
suggestive than explicit. A tasty and artistic
crowd of dancers will tickle all your senses
while dancing on the most seductive beats at
the moment. In line with current European gay
scene party concepts, Judas will cater for an
eclectic and self-conscious crowd and offers a
variety of club music styles. Venue and dates will
be made available sporadically via facebook.
com and other social media.weekend nights.
H.I.M, the baby within the Belgian gay scene, only 1
year old and already legendary. By bringing world
famous concepts like Matinee and Circuit Festival
to Belgium and most of all by putting icon Offer
Nissim for the very first time behind a Belgian
deejay booth, the H.I.M Festival soon became one
of the most popular gay brands in all Benelux. H.I.M
differs from most existing gay concepts by creating
their very own visuals and style, which are a huge
hit on social media. And most of all it’s different
from all others because everyone is welcome at
H.I.M and you can take that literally. Because H.I.M
does not offer 1, but 3 or even 4 rooms which all
have their own musical style and entertainment.
Keep an eye on this one in the future...
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chocolate store all-in-one. The vintage interior
has an Amélie Poulain-like quality to it and the
ladies like to refer to chocolate as ‘a pleasure
to your senses’. Point taken. During Antwerp
Pride, the rainbow flag will proudly flap, so feel
free to stop by for coffee, breakfast, sweets, and
not to forget: chocolates in all shapes and sizes.
Open Tuesday-Sunday 9:30-18:00. More info at
www.chocolateboxantwerpen.com
appointment or afternoon coffee meeting
place during those busy Antwerp Pride
days.
On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August, The
Pink Breakfast will feature on the menu for
all those hungry Antwerp Pride visitors.
Think pink bubbles, pink cupcakes and
much more. More info at www.citycoffee.
be.
PADAM
Among all hip and trending concepts, why
not redirect your attention to your alltime
favorite ballroom, disco and dance
classics? A party that ends before most
others start. This Sunday tea dance for
gays and their friends has built itself quite
a reputation in terms of feel good music
and atmosphere. And yes, they play the
(in)famous La Bamba on every occasion.
Hosted by the unrivaled lady of the house
Vinyl Desertstorm, Padam starts as early
as 18:00 and offers free finger foods and no
entrance fee. Regular editions take place
at Noorderterras, but an open air edition is
hosted every year @ DELUX cafe. And yes,
you guessed right: it is Edith Piaf herself
who calls it a night after all is said and
done: Padam Padam Padam! Check the
upcoming edition at www.facebook.com/
padamteadanceantwerpen .
CITY COFFEE
Whether you want to grab a coffee to go
or take your time and indulge in a copious
breakfast, Antwerp has another excellent
coffee house in the heart of the city (Sint
Paulusstraat 40). With its sleek design
and (gay)friendly staff , City Coffee caters
to your every whim and craving with it
seemingly endless choice in coffee, tea and
juices, as well as a wide variety of breakfast,
sandwiches, salads and sweets.
Opened Monday- Friday from 8:00-17:00 and
Saturday-Sunday 9:00-17:00, City Coffee
could be your perfect start of the day, lunch
CZONS
Four times a year, or every “Czon” a ‘seasonal
family gathering’ takes place somewhere in
Antwerp at an unexpected venue. Czons links
up with Ancient Future (record label from
Cologne) who send their top DJs to ensure
vibes all night long. Customizing your outfit
can be done on location by EMMA, but each
czon requires different styles, of course. More
info on upcoming events on www.facebook.
com/491517411017800/
ANTWERP LEATHER PRIDE
Considered by some as Antwerp Pride’s
naughty brother, Leather Pride has built itself
a rather loyal crowd of dedicated followers
ever since its first edition back in 2010. The
initial idea was to bring together people and
organisations from the (mainly gay) fetish
world and create openness and awareness
around his gay sub-segment. Leather Pride
started as a main party on Saturday night,
flanked by some side activities, but has since
grown into a two day indoor festival, flanked
by three major parties, a fetish market and
numerous side activities. With some 600
visitors in 2010, the sixth edition welcomed
no less than 4,000 fetish fans to Antwerp
last February, from all over Europe and
increasingly also the United States. Although
Leather Pride does not stage any specific
events during Antwerp pride, it might be
worth checking out your diary and revisiting
our beautiful city somewhere in February
2016. More info at www.leatherpride.be or
www.facebook.com/leatherpridebelgium.
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ANTWERP DISTRICT’S
1 Central Station
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3
4
5
6
7
Meir
Historic City Center
De Wilde Zee
Quartier Latin
The Fashion District
The South District
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Central Station
Welcome to the dazzling city of Antwerp. Enjoy the spectacular sparkle of the world’s
biggest diamond centre. Delve into the more exotic neighbourhoods of Antwerp starting
with Chinatown.
Discover design at the Winkelhaak design centre. Or simply head over to the shopping
galleries in De Keyserlei or the Atrium shopping mall. And if you’re all shopped out, why not
sit down to a movie in one of the 17 theatres of the UGC cinemas?
Meir
All the big brands in a prominent location. Welcome to Antwerp’s most renowned pedestrian
shopping street. Meir’s renovated historically valuable architecture is home to the biggest
international shoe and clothing brands. The new prestigious shopping mall in Stadsfeestzaal
is also worth taking in. Discover the beautiful Rubens’ House and a number of convivial
brasseries in Wapper, off Meir.
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Historic City Centre
Sightseeing and shopping. Grote Markt, Groenplaats and Antwerp’s beautiful cathedral are
surrounded by a myriad of convivial narrow
streets with several souvenir and specialty stores. Walk over to Wolstraat and Lange
Koepoortstraat through the Grand Bazar Shopping Center where you will find a fine assortment
of books and antiques. Finally, end the day with a romantic dinner in one of the many
restaurants in Hendrik Conscienceplein.
De Wilde Zee
Discover authentic Antwerp craftsmanship. Whether you are looking for exquisite
gastronomic delicacies or a delicious lunch, some fashionable accessories or the newest
exclusive beauty
products, the pedestrian streets of the Wilde Zee neighbourhood have it all. The key word
here is authentic craftsmanship. Antwerp’s refined side is also tangible in Huidevetterstraat
and Lange Gasthuisstraat.
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Quartier Latin
In a league of its own. If it’s timeless chic that you want, then you will be sure to find
something in the clothing stores in Schuttershofstraat and Hopland. The same applies to
the antiques stores in this neighbourhood, which are located on Leopoldstraat, with more
antiques stores as well as interior decoration experts along Sint-Jorispoort and Mechelsesteenweg.
The Horta complex is the one-stop-shop for food, architecture and shopping.
The Fashion District
A trendsetter with international allure. The Academy, the ModeNatie, the MoMu or Fashion
Museum, the Flanders Fashion Institute, etc. If you’re looking for the creative heart of
Antwerp’s fashion scene, then Nationalestraat and the surrounding streets are the place to be.
For a more individual take on streetwear, head over to Kammenstraat while Kloosterstraat’s
eclectic stores are paradise for any antiques treasure-hunter.
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The South District
Hip, trendy and delectable! Three major museums, a number of reputable auction houses,
various galleries and the unique new Law Courts. Add a matching mix of design and interior
decoration stores as well as an endless assortment of cafés, terraces and restaurants and there
you have it: the South district – the perfect ending to your shopping excursion to Antwerp.
Because art and gastronomic art go hand in hand in this part of the city.
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Zuid
JAN VAN GENTSTRAAT
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291
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4
181
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180
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291
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4 22
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1 12
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11
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CAROLUS-
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LANGE KOEPOORTSTR.
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10
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3 5
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17
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KORTE GASTHUISSTRAAT
MAARSCHALK GERARDSTR.
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LANGE LOZANASTRAAT
SINT-LAUREISKAAI
SUDERMANSTR.
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MAS
LANGE GASTHUISSTRAAT
SCHERMERSSTRAAT
BEGIJNENVEST
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PLAATS
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POLITIETOREN
Oudaan
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7
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7
7
4
7
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Felixarchief
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11
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15
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610 620 621 629
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20 191
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507
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PLEIN
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ASIADOK ZUIDKAAI
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191
507
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413
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771 772 775
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STRAAT
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23 610
620 621
629
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DELIN- STRAAT
10 19 23 24
31 68 410 411
412 414 415 416
417 418 427 429
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9
32
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11
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SCHOLIERSSTR.
LANGE SCHOLIERSSTRAAT
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20 21
11
Plantin &
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9
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34
SINT-WILLIBRORDUSKERK
Sint-Willibrorduskerk
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20
30
34
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STRAAT
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LEDEGANCKSTRAAT
11
21
34
20
30
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A. Z. Stuiv enberg
30
34
Lange Van Bloerstraat
10 24 30 31
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Antwerp Pride - Beautiful Antwerp
TAXI
TAXI
Out & about in Antwerp - public transport
TAXI
TAXI
Trams & busses
With a population of around half-a-million, Antwerp
is Belgium’s second-largest city. Although
the city centre is fairly compact, some of the
events or venues are located on the outskirts of
the city.
Service & frequency
Trams on almost all lines in Antwerp depart every
10 minutes during the daytime. Some bus lines
also have a high-frequency service.
Choose the option ‘op basis van
lijnnummer’ (scroll down the page). Enter the line
number you need and then the first three letters of
the city or town in the next box (for example, type
ANT and ANTWERPEN appears automatically).
www.delijn.be
Taxi
If you need a cab in Antwerp we can suggest that
you call Antwerp-Tax, our transport partner. They
are happy to drive the gay crowd around.
TIP: Antwerp Tax app on Iphone.
Online departure times
Scheduled departure times for a specific line can
be obtained from the accreditation centre or the
De Lijn website:
reisinfo.delijn.be/dienstregelingen.
City Bikes; Velo
Use one of the hundreds city bikes,
available in 85 stations.
Day pass: € 3, week pass: € 7. Order online:
www.velo-antwerpen.be
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Traveling to Antwerp
VISIT BY PLANE
Direct flights to Antwerp Airport are possible from
various locations in Europe. Another easy way of
travelling is the Brussels Airport. There is a direct
high-speed train connection from Brussels Airport
to Antwerp Central Station in only 20 minutes.
VISIT BY TRAIN
Anyone who chooses to visit Antwerp by train will
end his journey in the magnificent Central Station.
It was built in 1905 and recently has undergone a
total renovation leading up to two levels underground.
The station is now widely regarded as
one of the finest examples of railway architecture
in the world.
Thalys services arrive directly in Antwerp. Passengers
of the Eurostar can use the Belgian railways
to travel from Brussels (Bruxelles-midi/zuid) to
Antwerp.
VISIT BY CAR
ITINERARY
coming from
AMSTERDAM/UTRECHT/DEN HAAG/BREDA
From Breda take the A19 straight to Antwerp.
coming from
PARIS
From Paris take the A1 to ‘Rijsel’. After ‘Combles’
take the A2 in the directions of ‘Bergen/Mons’. In
‘Mons/Bergen’ follow directions to Brussel on the
E19. On the R0, ring around Brussels, follow Antwerp
at the intersection ‘Machelen’. Travel further
on the A1/E19 until you reach your destination.
coming from
COLOGNE / AACHEN
From Cologne take the A4/E314 and travel past
Aachen. Drive always straight on through a small
part of Holland into Belgium on the A2/E314. At
the Intersection ‘Lummen’, follow Antwerp over
the E313.
Travel further until you reach your destination.
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coming from
DUISBURG / EINDHOVEN
From Duisburg take the A40/E34 to Venlo at the
Dutch border. Travel further on over the A67/E34
past Eindhoven. From the Belgian border you
travel further on the A21/E34 until you reach the
intersection with the E313. Just drive straight on
until you reach Antwerp.
PARKING
For most parking facilities in Antwerp a fee is to be
paid. Parking in the city centre is of course more
expensive then around it. Make sure to check
whether your hotel provides (free) parking space.
Visit www.parkereninantwerpen.be for detailed
information about parking possibilities. (site only
available in dutch)

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Onze Missie
Antwerp Pride beleeft dit jaar zijn
8de editie.
In 2008 werd een eerste Antwerp Pride gelanceerd
onder impuls van de stad Antwerpen en enkele
andere holebi horeca uitbaters/organisatoren. Na
deze eerste “try out” bleek al snel dat hier meer
muziek in zat en dat er meerdere mensen/organisaties
mee aan de kar wilden trekken om er een
jaarlijks weerkerend evenement van te maken.
Het Roze Huis, Active Company en Cavaria (toen
nog holebifederatie) alsook de middenstand zetten
mee hun schouders onder de editie 2009. Ook
de stad stak een tandje bij door niet alleen vanuit
toerisme maar ook vanuit emancipatie/diversiteit
de werking actief te ondersteunen.
Om de steeds groter wordende organisatie en
groeiende betrokkenheid van verschillende organisaties,
handelaars en individuen te kunnen beheren,
werd de vzw Antwerp Pride in April 2010
boven de doopvont gehouden.
De vzw is samengesteld uit vertegenwoordigers
van LGBT belangenorganisaties, LGBT horeca en
handel, stad (toerisme, cultuur, diversiteit,..) musea
en mensen die zonder binding zich willen
inzetten voor dit stadsevenement. Er is een Algemene
Vergadering (die jaarlijks bijeenkomt), een
Raad van Bestuur en een stuurgroep die maandelijks
bijeenkomt om het Pride evenement voor te
bereiden en te organiseren.
De vereniging heeft als doel :
- Antwerpen als holebivriendelijke stad voor te
stellen en dit op lokaal, regionaal, nationaal en
internationaal niveau en zoveel mogelijk holebi-bezoekers
en sympathisanten naar Antwerpen
te trekken.
- De organisatie van het event Antwerp Pride.
- De communicatie over het event “Antwerp Pride”
en het verzamelen onder dezelfde noemer van
initiatieven die door derden, zowel commerciële
als niet-commerciële actoren, worden georganiseerd.
- Complementair aan bestaande LGBTQ (Lesbians,
Gays, Bisexuals, Trans gender) organisaties een
aanspreekpunt en een communicatiekanaal zijn
voor initiatieven die Antwerpen aanbelangen.
- Duurzame banden smeden tussen actoren in
de stad Antwerpen die werken voor LGBT. Vooral
het bouwen van bruggen tussen commerciële en
niet-commerciële , publieke en niet publieke actoren
is hierbij een streefdoel voor de vzw.
Iedereen die interesse heeft kan zich kandidaat
stellen om mee te werken of eenvoudig lid te
worden.
Geniet alvast van deze 7de editie!
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Our Mission
This year Antwerp Pride is celebrating
its 8th edition.
The first Antwerp Pride was launched in 2008 and
was an initiative of the City of Antwerp and a few
other gay hospitality operators/organisations. Following
this initial ‘try out’ it soon became obvious
that the event had much more to offer and several
people/organisations wanted to jump on the bandwagon
to make it an annual event. The 2009 edition
was supported by the Roze Huis (Pink House), Active
Company and Cavaria (then called the Holebifederatie)
as well as SME’s. The city also provided a contribution
not just with a view to tourism but also to
actively support emancipation and diversity.
In order to manage the increasing size of the event
and the growing involvement of various organisations,
entrepreneurs and individuals, the vzw Antwerp
Pride, a nonprofit organisation, was born in
April 2010.
This nonprofit organisation is made up of representatives
from involved LGTB organisations, LGTB
hospitality and businesses, the city (tourism, culture,
diversity, etc.), museums and people who simply
want to be involved in this city event without any
other obligations.
There is a General Meeting (held on an annual basis),
a Board of Directors and a steering committee that
meets on a monthly basis to prepare for and organise
the Pride event.
The aims of the association are:
- To present Antwerp as a gay-friendly city on a local,
regional, national and international level and to attract
as many gay visitors and supporters as possible
to Antwerp.
- To organise the Antwerp Pride event.
- To manage communication for the Antwerp Pride
event and to assemble initiatives that are organised,
by third party commercial as well as non-commercial
actors, under the same name.
- To be a contact point and channel of communication
for initiatives involving Antwerp in addition to
existing LGBTQ (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender)
organisations.
- To establish sustainable links with actors in the City
of Antwerp who work for LGBT organisations. One
particular priority for the nonprofit organisation is to
build bridges between commercial and non-commercial,
public and non-public actors.
We are pleased to hear from anyone interested in
working with us or who just wants to become a
member.
For now we hope you have a ball at the 7th Antwerp
Pride event!
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Volunteers
THEY WANT YOU AS A NEW RECRUIT!
These lyrics are from ‘In the Navy’ by The Village People.
And “They” that is us Antwerp Pride. We need
you! You, our volunteers who want to turn this event
into a big success and who want to be part of a
week of parties, culture, and human rights.
Visitors and participants of Antwerp Pride are coming
from all over the world and this is what makes
Pride so exciting! Would you like to grab this opportunity
to show how good your Spanish is or how
well you can accompany our VIPS from one location
to another? Then this is the right place to volunteer!
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
There are all kinds of activities needing attention:
catering; stewards, promotion...
JOIN?
Register as a volunteer at www.antwerppride.com
so that we know when you are available and what
you want to do.
For questions: volunteers@antwerppride.com
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Antwerp Pride - Wonderful Team
Partners & Sponsors
Antwerp Pride would like to thank these main
partners & sponsors for their support towards
Antwerp Pride and the LGBTQ community.
THANK YOU!
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Colophon
Publisher
Bart Abeel (V.U.)
Antwerp Pride vzw,
Draakplaats 1
2018 Antwerpen
Lay Out & Graphic Design
Lars de Valk - Horus bvba
info@extravaganza-party.be
Coordination
Wilfried Eetezonne
Editing
Jelle Brans, Wilfried Eetezonne, Inge Laurijssen
Photography
Guido De Meyer
Sergey Dzyuba
Mihai-Bogdan Lazar
Daniel Leppens
Stijn Deklerck
Patrizio Martorana
Sophie Nuytten
Tjap Pintoe
Renata Sedmakova
VanderWolf Images
Contributors
Jelle Brans, Antoon Ceuleers, Bert Crauwels,
Wilfried Eetezonne, Thomas Jans, Marcia Poelmans,
Gert Renders
Translations
Jelle Brans, Wilfried Eetezonne, David Lytton
Thanks to
All participants, all our sponsors and anyone
we forgot to mention ...
Advertising & Contact
info@antwerppride.com
The publisher has respected all copyrights as
much as possible. However should anyone
have comments regarding their copyrights,
please contact the publisher. Antwerp Pride
vzw is not responsable for the information
subjected by partner events. All information
in this brochure is subject to change. Please
consult our website for uptodate information.
No editorial content in this brochure can be
reproduced without prior consent of the publisher.
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