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Aaïcha Bergamin

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1932 – 2014

Aaicha Bergamin Stadsarchief Eric Dix2
Aaicha Bergamin Stadsarchief Amsterdam Eric Dix

The renowned and notorious Aaïcha Bergamin fought hard for medical and legal confirmation of her identity as a trans woman. As a sex worker and brothel owner in Amsterdam, she repeatedly and bravely stood her ground against police violence.

Photo credits

Two portraits of Aaïcha Bergamin at theater cafe ‘De Oportobar’
Year: 1979
Collection: Amsterdam City Archives
Photographer: Eric Dix

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