Orlando Lansdorf | |
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Born | 1965 |
Died | 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]
Orlando Lansdorf | |
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Born | 1965 |
Died | 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]