Gert Hekma
(1951 - living) Holland
Scholar
Born in the province of Groningen, Hekma studied anthropology at the Free University in Amsterdam and completed a thesis on the medicalisation of homosexuality in Holland. Since 1984 he has been a lecturer in gay studies at the university of Amsterdam.
In 1975, he joined the radical gay group "The Red Faggots". He co-organized the first gay film festival in Holland in 1976 and a gay cultural festival in 1980. Since 1983 he has organized several internatonal gay and lesbian studies conferences in Amsterdam and Paris. He has co-edited seevral books on the sociology and history of (homo)sexuality.
In his private life, he is a confirmed satinist (one who has fetish for satin), Sadian and book collector.
Excerpts from: Aldrich R. & Wotherspoon G., Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History, from WWII to Present Day, Routledge, London, 2001
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