Len Buggenhout
@lenbuggenhout.bsky.social
Freelance storyteller | Journalist & writer | Flaneur & raconteur
Read this report by Roland Papp on the banned #PécsPride in Hungary, on 4 October, using a different strategy to make it happen - and another record turnout.
Pécs Pride, another ban in Hungary with record turnout
Yet another Pride march was banned in Hungary, but in defiance of the so-called “child protection” rules, a record number of people turned out in Pécs on Saturday, 4 October.
open.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Read this report by Roland Papp on the banned #PécsPride in Hungary, on 4 October, using a different strategy to make it happen - and another record turnout.
Het verbod op de #Pride in Boedapest was met voorsprong de meest zichtbare aanval op de #lgbtq+ gemeenschap in Europa. Maar ook in andere Oost-Europese landen ondervinden queers een aanval op hun bestaansrecht.
Ik reisde naar Bulgarije, Slowakije en Bulgarije. De reportage lees je nu op MO*.
Ik reisde naar Bulgarije, Slowakije en Bulgarije. De reportage lees je nu op MO*.
‘Het lijkt wel alsof homofobie een nationale trots is’ – MO*
Het verbod op de Pride in Boedapest, eind juni, was de meest zichtbare aanval op de lgbtq+-gemeenschap in Europa.
www.mo.be
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The ban on Pride in Budapest in late June was by far the most visible attack on the LGBTQ+ community in Europe. What does the future hold?
Read more on the link below (and subscribe to the newsletter).
Read more on the link below (and subscribe to the newsletter).
From prohibition to resistance: Hungary's largest-ever Pride
The ban on Pride in Budapest in late June was by far the most visible attack on the LGBTQ+ community in Europe. What does the future hold?
chasingtherainbow.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The ban on Pride in Budapest in late June was by far the most visible attack on the LGBTQ+ community in Europe. What does the future hold?
Read more on the link below (and subscribe to the newsletter).
Read more on the link below (and subscribe to the newsletter).
Lahbib: “If I have an important meeting with an official from the Hungarian government tomorrow, I will not be marching in the streets.”
@hadjalahbib.bsky.social
#BudapestPride #Pride
@hadjalahbib.bsky.social
#BudapestPride #Pride
June 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Lahbib: “If I have an important meeting with an official from the Hungarian government tomorrow, I will not be marching in the streets.”
@hadjalahbib.bsky.social
#BudapestPride #Pride
@hadjalahbib.bsky.social
#BudapestPride #Pride
I was in Romania for #BucharestPride and Bulgaria for #SofiaPride over the past two weekends, and LGBTQ+ rights are not in a good place there. Legally, sadly, hardly anything is regulated.
Read about that complex reality and my instructive conversation with lesbian activist Cristina Sarcaru here:
Read about that complex reality and my instructive conversation with lesbian activist Cristina Sarcaru here:
The struggles of the LGBTQ+ community in Romania and Bulgaria
The queer community in Romania and Bulgaria still encounters a wall of legal void, I noticed during Bucharest and Sofia Pride. There is hope, however, in the voices of activists like Cristina Sarcaru.
open.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I was in Romania for #BucharestPride and Bulgaria for #SofiaPride over the past two weekends, and LGBTQ+ rights are not in a good place there. Legally, sadly, hardly anything is regulated.
Read about that complex reality and my instructive conversation with lesbian activist Cristina Sarcaru here:
Read about that complex reality and my instructive conversation with lesbian activist Cristina Sarcaru here:
With #PrideMonth halfway through, it's still not too late to discover Chasing the Rainbow, a magazine about Pride that explores the LGBTQ+ community across Europe.
Dive into the first issue & follow along on: chasingtherainbowmag.eu
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Dive into the first issue & follow along on: chasingtherainbowmag.eu
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
With #PrideMonth halfway through, it's still not too late to discover Chasing the Rainbow, a magazine about Pride that explores the LGBTQ+ community across Europe.
Dive into the first issue & follow along on: chasingtherainbowmag.eu
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Dive into the first issue & follow along on: chasingtherainbowmag.eu
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Tallinn Pride may be a small gathering, but Estonia's young queers are determined to be visible. Despite hesitant legislation, rainbow colours continue to gain ground in the Baltic country.
Read my take on #TallinPride below 👇
Read my take on #TallinPride below 👇
Tallinn Pride as a sign of silent progress
Tallinn Pride may be a small gathering, but Estonia's young queers are determined to be visible. Despite hesitant legislation, rainbow colours continue to gain ground in the Baltic country.
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Tallinn Pride may be a small gathering, but Estonia's young queers are determined to be visible. Despite hesitant legislation, rainbow colours continue to gain ground in the Baltic country.
Read my take on #TallinPride below 👇
Read my take on #TallinPride below 👇
The European Pride season kicked off last Saturday with the parade in Brussels. It also marked the start of a long & proud summer along numerous other Prides.
Follow along & subscribe.
#BrusselsPride #Pride #LGBTQ #QueerEurope #QueerJoy #LGBTQRights #PrideIsProtest
Follow along & subscribe.
#BrusselsPride #Pride #LGBTQ #QueerEurope #QueerJoy #LGBTQRights #PrideIsProtest
An eventful Pride season begins in Brussels
The European Pride season kicked off last Saturday with the parade in Brussels. More than 70,000 marchers and another 150,000 visitors made it an insanely beautiful day.
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The European Pride season kicked off last Saturday with the parade in Brussels. It also marked the start of a long & proud summer along numerous other Prides.
Follow along & subscribe.
#BrusselsPride #Pride #LGBTQ #QueerEurope #QueerJoy #LGBTQRights #PrideIsProtest
Follow along & subscribe.
#BrusselsPride #Pride #LGBTQ #QueerEurope #QueerJoy #LGBTQRights #PrideIsProtest