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The new Verhofstadt I Government was formed, which was notably made up of a coalition of liberal, socialist and green parties and excluded the long-dominant Christian Democrats, who lost the elections due to the Dioxin Affair. Archived from the original on 20 December LGBT people are generally well socially accepted in Belgium.
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In the same period, 12 children were domestically adopted in the French Communitygiving a total of 70 LGBT domestic adoptions in Belgium in that period. Human rights groups increasingly consider these surgeries unnecessary and, they argue, should only be performed if the applicant consents to the operation.
European Union. Wikimedia Commons. BeOut in Dutch. On 2 Aprilthe Flemish Parliament approved 96—0 with 15 abstentions a resolution introduced by MP Piet De Bruyn N-VA and supported by all political parties except Flemish Interestcalling for the government to take measures to support and advance the acceptance of transgender people in society.
The Chamber of Representatives approved it by a 98—10 vote with 32 abstentions and the Senate by a 39—8 vote with 19 abstentions.
Marches have been held annually in Belgium's capital Brussels since , with similar events having been held intermittently in preceding years in both Brussels and other cities. BeOut in Dutch. LGBT rights are supported by the main political parties.
Several members of almost all political parties also walked in the march and earlier marches, with the notable exception of the right-wing party Vlaams Belang. The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.