Suriname 50: Films + diepe taki #6: Glad to be gay, toch?
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ย ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฌ: ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ + ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ #๐ฒ
On ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, we proudly present the ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป of ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฌ: ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ + ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ at ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป. This edition features a ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด of the documentary ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต? (1992), followed by a ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ exploring the current state of ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค+ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.ย 
The ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ (‘deep conversation’) will bring together an inspiring panel consisting of film director ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ธ, author of ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ: ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, a landmark book on the history of LGBTQ+ people in Suriname, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ท๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป, one of the leading advocates behind the legalization and acceptance of same-sex marriage in Curaรงao, and ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น, a visual artist, writer, poet, and activist dedicated to advancing the rights and visibility of queer people of color. Moderated by ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ป๐ฒ, the discussion will explore how attitudes and realities have evolved across Surinamese, Dutch Caribbean, and Dutch societies, while examining the challenges that remain and the steps still needed to create a more inclusive future for queer communities.
Organized by the ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ, in collaboration with ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ and ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ, this edition of ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฌ: ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ + ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ is curated by ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ of the ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น and ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค+ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐,
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฌ: ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ๐ + ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ #๐ฒ: ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต?
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Time: 19:00 hrs
Location: Rialto VU Griffioen
Address: De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam, NL
Film: ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต?
Director: Andrรฉ Reeder
Year: 1992
Country: The Netherlandsย 
Duration: 46′
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: English
Extra: During the diepe taki, moderated by ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ป๐ฒ, panelists ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ธ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ท๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป, and ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐นwill reflect on the progress that has been made, the challenges that remain, and what is still needed to improve the lives of queer people in Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean, and the Netherlands.
Extra: Presented by the ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐น, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ, and, this edition, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ of the ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น and ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค+ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐
More info & tickets: griffioen.vu.nl/film/glad-to-be-gay-right-1992/30-07-2026-19-00
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต?ย
In 1992, Andrรฉ Reeder, in collaboration with COC and with support from Strange Fruit, made the landmark documentary ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต? In the film, Sook Ahn, Zarine, Ivan, Klaas, and Angelique speak candidly about their coming-out experiences, their relationships with their parents, the discovery of their sexuality, and their views on love and relationships. The documentary also provides educational information and was widely used throughout the Netherlands as an educational resource. ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต? was broadcasted on Australian television in 1992 and, more recently, screened at a major LGBTQ+ event in London in 2024.
๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต? | ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐
Made in 1992 by Surinamese-Dutch filmmaker Andrรฉ Reeder, in collaboration with COC Netherlands and the queer migrant collective Strange Fruit, ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต? is a landmark documentary about sexuality, identity, family, and belonging. The film follows five young LGBTQ+ people from different cultural backgrounds, Sook Ahn, Zarine, Ivan, Klaas, and Angelique, who speak candidly about coming out, discovering their sexuality, navigating relationships with their parents, and developing their own ideas about love and partnership.
By bringing together voices rarely represented in Dutch media at the time, Reeder explores what it means to be queer within different cultural and family contexts. The documentary pays particular attention to the intersecting pressures experienced by LGBTQ+ people from migrant and racialized communities, who could face exclusion both within their communities of origin and within the predominantly white Dutch gay scene.
The title refers to the Tom Robinson Bandโs 1978 protest song Glad to Be Gay, which challenged homophobia, discrimination, and violence in British society. Reederโs addition of the questioning Dutch word ‘toch?’ – roughly translated as ‘right?’ or ‘isnโt it?’ – introduces an element of doubt and critique, asking how freely and proudly queer people could truly live within an often-hostile society.
Combining personal testimonies with accessible educational information, ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต? was accompanied by teaching materials and used widely throughout the Netherlands as an educational and awareness-raising resource. More than three decades after its release, the film remains a moving and relevant document of queer resilience, intercultural dialogue, and the continuing struggle for recognition, acceptance, and equality.