Thousands fill streets to celebrate Brussels Pride

Umuhire Patience, 29, from Rwanda reacts at the Belgian and European Pride 2023, organized by the LGBTQIA+ community in Brussels, Belgium, May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Attendees at the Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Participants unfold a rainbow flag during the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Participants attend the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Jayden Deghislage, 25 and Gwen Duchene, 20 kiss after Deghislage proposed to Duchene, at the Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Participants react during Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

A participant waves a rainbow flag during the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

People attend Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Participants pose for a picture during the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A participant attends the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Participants pose with a poster protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, at Belgian and European Pride 2023, organized by the LGBTQIA+ community in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Participants attend the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Participants kiss during the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Participants wearing uniforms attend the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

People carry a giant rainbow flag during Belgian and European Pride 2023, organized by the LGBTQIA+ community in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

A participant wears a winged outfit as others carry signs during Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Participants carry flags during the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Members of Cabaret Mademoiselle take part in Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Participants display rainbow and intersex flags during Belgian and European Pride 2023 in Brussels, May 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman

People attend the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

A participant holds the phone during the annual Belgian LGBT Pride Parade in central Brussels, May 21. REUTERS/Johanna Geron