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Jacob Anton Schorer
hij/hem1866 – 1957
In 1912, Jacob Anton Schorer founded the first Dutch organization to confront discrimination against homosexuals and promote knowledge about sexuality, gender and sex diversity.
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Portrait “Jacob Anton Schorer”
Year: +/- 1920
Photographer: Unknown
Source: Public Domain
Schorer’s desk
Collection: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage
Title: Tweeërlei maat
Author: Jacob Anton Schorer
Year: 1911
Collection: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage
In 1912, Jacob Anton Schorer founded the first Dutch organization to confront discrimination against homosexuals and promote knowledge about sexuality, gender and sex diversity.