A new year, a new name!!! It is time again as we showed you in February for a new edition of Mister Gay Belgium (formerly known as Mister Gay Flanders). The twelve contestants for 2016 are known for the public and are looking forward to take over the reign of mister Gay Flanders 2015 Skelte Willems. They have their own message to bring out to the world and show why they should be named as Mister Gay Belgium 2016 at the 28th of May in Antwerp. Time for PINK IN OUR LIVES to put all candidates separately in the spotlight and give a taste of who they are. The tenth candidate is Lenz Borgenon.
Lenz Borgenon is 23 years old and is living in Boechout. He did his coming out in 2008 and his project is about âthe LGBT community with a disabilityâ.
WAS YOUR COMING OUT EASIER OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN EXPECTED AND WHY?
âIt went better than expected. Off course I did my coming out to my closest friends and everyone else that I knew followed after that. I told my family last , I waited till I had my first boyfriend.â
WHO IS YOUR BIG IDOL/SEX SYMBOL OR GREAT EXAMPLE AND WHY?
âBeyoncĂŠ and Lady gaga. BeyoncĂŠ 
is a gorgeous woman with a very beautiful voice. And Lady Gaga 
supports our LGBT community, which I find great and amazing!!!â.
WHY IS YOUR THEME/PROBLEM SO IMPORTANT?
âAlready the LGBT community has it difficult to accept themselves or find their own path, so let alone if you have a disability. People with a disability get pushed back too in society and everyone deserves a voice and platform!â
WHAT IS YOUR BEST AND WORST QUALITY?
âMy best quality is ALWAYS being on time at a meeting, a gathering or at workâŚâ.
âMy worst quality is having fastfood after fitnessâ.
TELL US A SECRET ABOUT YOURSELF THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU?
âI have slept with a girl ( meaning I had sex ;p)â.
WHAT WILL YOUR FUTURE LOOK LIKE IN TEN YEARS?
âA home, garden and off course my own future prince on a white horse. Plus I like to have opened my own HORECA business.â
SHORT REACTIONS ON THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:
FAVORITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION: âItalyâ
DATING-APPS: âGrindrâ
SEXIEST HUNK: âNyle Di Marco 
(deaf man who won Americaâs Next Top Model in 2015)â
MARRIAGE OR GETTING CHILDREN: âMarriageâ
PINK IN OUR LIVES: âMUST read blog about our LGBT communityâ
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: âNeverâ
FAVORITE MOVIE: âDISNEY MOVIES!!!â
MISTER GAY BELGIUM: âComing up for the LGBT community in Belgium.â
Thank you for your answers Lenz and for letting my readers and your voters getting to know you better. You can vote for him through this link with OutTv: https://www.facebook.com/OUTTVBE/app/129570913824547?app_data=39383
May the best GAY win!!! Thank you also photographers Johan Vos, Marc Drofmans, Kevin Wuyts, Emmanuel Deprijckere, Ivo Gautier, RenÊ Emmerink and Johan Cansse for the great pictures of all the candidates and www.welovemisses.be for the video.
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Big kiss,
Lesley Middleton