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{{see also|LGBT social movements}}
Belgian gay rights activists are grouped into several organisations; ''Çavaria'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cavaria.be/|title=Çavaria is de Vlaamse belangenverdediger van LGBTI+ mensen en koepel van LGBTI+-organisaties|work=Çavaria|language=nl}}</ref> and ''Wel Jong Niet Hetero'' (DutchBefore known as "Wel jong Niet hetero" dutch for "Young But Not Straight"),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weljongniethetero.be/english.asp?language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301203351/http://www.weljongniethetero.be/english.asp?language=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2011|title=Wel Jong Niet Hetero - Welkom bij de Vlaamse en Brusselse holebi-jongeren!!|date=1 March 2011}}</ref> two Dutch-speaking organisations in the Flemish and Brussels regions, and the ''Federation des Associations Gayes et Lesbiennes'' in the French-speaking Walloon and Brussels regions.
 
Belgian gay rights activism is made most visible by means of [[pride parade]] demonstrations. Marches have been held annually in Belgium's capital [[Brussels]] since 1996, with similar events having been held intermittently in preceding years in both Brussels and other cities. While the marches have a festive character, they are also used to present the gay movement's political agenda in the form of a list of demands. The list has been updated a number of times and has included demands for anti-discrimination laws, inclusion of gay relationships in high school sex education and the right to adoption by same-sex parents.