LGBTQ+ organisations

Same-sex marriage becomes legal after decades of queer organising

📅 1 June 2003

Belgium’s same-sex marriage law entered into force on 1 June 2003, making Belgium the second country to open civil marriage to same-sex couples. The change followed years of organising by queer...

Parliament’s same-sex adoption law is published after a further campaign for family equality

📅 20 June 2006

Belgium’s law allowing same-sex couples to adopt was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 20 June 2006, extending legal recognition beyond marriage. This was a distinct political...