Kevin is a non-binary autistic Portuguese-Luxembourgish creative who has been on my radar for a while. Now, doing their masters in Philosophy. I stumbled upon their reels criticizing Luxembourg’s treatment of queer people and I felt right at home. I automatically clicked follow (not the most common action after looking at some people’s profiles…).

By now, you are likely to have observed big corporations swapping their traditional logos for a rainbow flag or a pride-themed background since the beginning of the month of June. This happens every year, special “pride” collections are put on the market, and at first glance, consumers think they are being great allies whilst brands keep a politically correct facade.

The whole situation that went down at the iconic Batiment4 has compromised the creative Luxembourgish scene. I am going to start off with a personal note. Because I think the whole situation that has gone down at Batiment 4 is an attack on the youth, on our local creativity and our very limited and now non-existent community space. And, I am taking it very personally. Moreover, everyone who is craving for something new and different in Luxembourg should as well.

Luxembourg made history when its current head of state, Xavier Bettel, became the first openly gay prime minister in the world to be reelected for a second term in 2018. Nevertheless, Luxembourg’s queer history is rather hard to tell, with very little evidence of documented LGBTQIA+ events.