People who come to visit the Netherlands are struck by the Dutch openess of women and gay men. Author unravels the national values and characteristics, in which tolerance can carry opposite meanings, through a consideration of the work of environmental activist and immigrant authors, such as Ellen Ombre. A subtle understanding of the vexed, interdisciplinary, paradoxical issue of representation in the dominant institution is needed for a plural society and for a theory of migratory art practices.
Gesprek met Anita Chedi, die gelijke rechten wil voor lesbiennes, transgenders, homoseksuelen, biseksuelen en interseksuelen in Nederland en in Suriname. Chedi is ambassadeur van Malaica, een stichting voor de acceptatie van homoseksualiteit door en in etnische gemeenschappen.