Edgar Caïro
hij/hem1948 – 2000

Photo credits
“Edgar Caïro”
Year: 1982
Collection: Anefo, Nationaal Archief
Photographer: Rob Bogaerts
“De Surinaamse dichter Edgar Cairo op de anti-racismedag in het Oosterpark”
Year: 1984
Collection: Amsterdams Stadsblad, Amsterdam City Archives
Photographer: Frans Busselman
“Dat boelgedicht”
Year: 1980
Collection: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage
Author: Edgar Caïro
“Homo demonstratie/Afschaffing 248bis”
Year: 1968
Collection: Anefo, National Archives
Photographer: Jac. de Nijs
Book cover “Temekoe”
Year: 1969
Collection: Literatuurmuseum

The Surinamese virtuoso of language and social critic Edgar Caïro discovered in words – and later on canvas – the ultimate freedom of self-definition. As a student in 1969, Caïro took part in the first demonstration for “gay rights” in the Netherlands.
Photo credits
“Edgar Caïro”
Year: 1982
Collection: Anefo, Nationaal Archief
Photographer: Rob Bogaerts
“De Surinaamse dichter Edgar Cairo op de anti-racismedag in het Oosterpark”
Year: 1984
Collection: Amsterdams Stadsblad, Amsterdam City Archives
Photographer: Frans Busselman
“Dat boelgedicht”
Year: 1980
Collection: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage
Author: Edgar Caïro
“Homo demonstratie/Afschaffing 248bis”
Year: 1968
Collection: Anefo, National Archives
Photographer: Jac. de Nijs
Book cover “Temekoe”
Year: 1969
Collection: Literatuurmuseum