Orlando Lansdorf

Orlando Lansdorf
Born1965 (1965)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Died(2021-03-06)6 March 2021 (aged 55)
Occupation(s)Drag queen, HIV activist

Orlando Lansdorf (1965 – 6 March 2021) was a Surinamese-Dutch drag queen and HIV activist who received media attention in the Netherlands.[1][2][3]

Landsdorf was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.[3] He moved to Veghel in the Netherlands.[3] Landsdorf was the father of two children[4] with a lesbian mother.[5][3] In the 1990s, he was active in Safe Seks Guerrilla, a performance group to raise awareness of HIV, and to promote safe sex. Later, he was diagnosed HIV positive himself.[3][5] He worked as a bartender at Café 't Mandje on the Zeedijk in Amsterdam.[6][7] Lansdorf died in his sleep on 6 March 2021, aged 55.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dit is dragqueen Orlando". Algemeen Dagblad.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: Orlando Lansdorf, hiv-activist van het eerste uur, overleden". Hiv Vereniging Nederland. March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Beek, Hans van der (March 12, 2021). "Orlando Lansdorf (1965-2021) was de wervelwind van de Zeedijk". Het Parool.
  4. ^ Amsterdam, Clientenbelang. "Orlando Lansdorf zomergast bij Radio Signaal". Cliëntenbelang Amsterdam - voor iedereen met een beperking en chronische ziekte.
  5. ^ a b "Dit is Orlando". By Orlando at Wordpress. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "In Memoriam: Orlando Lansdorf". Gay Krant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Mooie ontdekkingstocht met verhalen over het'echte A'dam'". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2021.


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