Antwerp Pride, Jeffrey’s, Marie Antoinette, Armand Everaert win 2023 Touristico Gaylive Awards

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Matt

Touristicogay and Gaylive arranged their Touristico Gaylive Awards to reward LGBTQIA+ efforts in Flanders and Belgium Sven Boutsen ( Touristico & & Touristicogay) and Marc Dirix (Gaylive) host the podcast Touristico Gaylive together.

The set exposed the winners in their newest podcast, ‘ The Darklands Edition‘ where they talk to Darklands co-organiser Jacques Smet and Mister Leather Belgium 2022 & & Mister Leather Europe 2023 Andy Walgraef

In the podcast, Sven states many individuals voted and individuals aspired to understand the outcomes.

LGBTQIA+ Occasion of the Year

Not Darklands, however Antwerp Pride (63% of the votes) won the LGBTQIA+ Occasion of the Year award. Darklands (25%) came 2nd, Mister Gay Belgium (5%) 3rd.

Finest New Celebration

Celebration principle ‘ Pinkie‘ by gay bar Jeffrey‘s in Antwerp won the Finest New Celebration award with 20.38%. It was a close call (19.44%) with runner-up ‘ Queerfest‘ by Golden and Dick, 2 sis gay bars in Antwerp Drag program ‘ Que Pasa on Trip‘ came 3rd.

Marc states it was a close call, states Marc. Just one or more votes.

LGBTQIA+ Tourist Activity

Pipi’s/ Ivana’s Crazy Bus Trip throughout Darklands won the award for LGBTQIA+ Tourist Activity Darkland’s Fetish City Stroll with Tanguy Ottomer was runner-up. The LGBTQIA+ trip at MSK art museum in Ghent can be found in 3rd.

LGBTQIA+ New Bar

Marie Antoinette on Theaterplein in Antwerp won the LGBTQIA+ New Bar award with 35%. Runner up was Jeffrey’s with 29%. Duplex on the Hendrik Conscienceplein in Antwerp can be found in 3rd with 14% of the votes.

Icon of the Year

Armand Everaert of the now closed gay bar Weird is Icon of the Year. Armand got 36% of the votes. The Strange was Antwerp’s earliest gay bar. Previous Antwerp Pride chairman Bart Abeel can be found in 2nd, now deceased Will Ferdy 3rd. Ferdy was the very first celeb in Flanders to come out as gay.