Suzan Daniel liked films. Books. And Brussels. 

Suzanne De Pues, her real name, grows up in Brussels at a time in which women were expected to keep a low profile. But that doesn't suit her. Suzanne is smart, curious, and stubborn.

She works during the day and at night, she dives into Brussels’ cinemas and bars. She writes film critics, reads Freud and dreams of a world where people can be themselves. 

In the cafés and bars in Brussels, she discovers a world that remains largely unknown. At the time, homosexuality isn't prohibited in Belgium, but it must remain hidden from everybody. Discretion is recommended. But Suzanne wants her voice to be heard. 

After a congress in Amsterdam, she returns with an idea: there must be a place in Belgium where the LGBT community can gather, talk, and be itself. In 1953 she creates the first Belgian LGBT association under the alias Suzan Daniel. No one had done it before! 

But Brussels is not ready yet. As a woman, she encounters difficulties even in her own organisation. In 1954, she steps out of a meeting, furious. She never comes back. 

Still, her story remains known. Today, a bridge and a bus stop are named after her. Not far from the places that were once part of her daily life. A tribute to a woman ahead of her time, long before the rest of the world followed.