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|  2  –  11 February 2012
Festival Gay et Lesbien de Belgique 2012: international film festival
@ Cinéma Vendôme (18 Chaussée de Wavre / Steenweg op Waver) [ Map - Festival Gay et Lesbien de Belgique 2012 ]
-›  www.fglb.org
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|  3 February 2012
La Demence: one of the largest international gay parties in Europe.
-›  La Demence club
|  4 February 2012
Hunkut: gay fetish-oriented House party with guest DJ Paris’Topher.
 From 23:30 @ Steel Gate (52 Rue des Chartreux / Kartuizerstraat) [ Map - Hunkut ]
-›  www.hunkut.com
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|  3 March 2012
Museum Night Fever: performances, concerts, installations and more in 20 Brussels museums. 19:00 – 01:00, afterparty till 03:00.
-›  www.museumnightfever.be
|  10 March 2012
Splash! Gay pool party at the newly remodeled water park Aqualibi,
15–20 km from Brussels. Tickets 25–30 €.
 22:00 – 04:00 @ Aqualibi (1300 Wavre, Boulevard de l’Europe 100, Walibi) [ Map - Splash! ]
-›  www.gaypoolparty.be
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About Brussels and its gay life

Belgium used to belong to the countries in Europe with a very conservative attitude towards gays until the mid 1990s and then became one of the most progressive countries regarding gay rights within only 10 years. For instance, it took more than 25 years after the Stonewall riots in New York for the first Gay Pride march to happen in Belgium's capital Brussels – but now gays and lesbians in Belgium have better legal rights and a higher gay self-confidence than in the once leading USA and in many European countries.

gay quarter in Brussels

As our Brussels Gay Maps show, many of the gay bars, clubs, saunas and shops are located in the city centre along and around the street Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt – Brussels and its street names are bilingual: French and Flemish) – very close to many other shops, cafes, restaurants and bars.

Most gay bars in Brussels aren't very exciting for gay travellers, but Brussels' gay club life is one of the best in Europe and attracts guys from Belgium's neighbours France, Germany, Netherlands and other countries.