Nelson Debrot
he/him1946 – 1996
Curaçao-born artist Nelson Debrot raised awareness about gender and sexuality within the Antillean community in the Netherlands. His “Freedom Birds” ensemble was an icon of the annual Rotterdam Summer Carnival.
Photo credits
Portrait of Nelson Debrot
Year: 1982
Collection: IHLIA LGBTI Heritage
Photographer: Unknown
Curaçao-born artist Nelson Debrot raised awareness about gender and sexuality within the Antillean community in the Netherlands. His “Freedom Birds” ensemble was an icon of the annual Rotterdam Summer Carnival.
Biography
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Literature and sources
Breukelaar, Jan. “Antillen: macho of maricu,” in Sek, 1982 (3), p. 7.
Debrot, Nelson. “Maricu”: Emancipatie Antilliaanse homosexualiteit (eindscriptie, Sociale Akademie Rotterdam), 1980.
Kagie, Rudie. “Machismo Antiyano (2) De angst voor de tussenvorm,” in NRC Handelsblad, May 19, 1981.
Neelissen, Bernedette. “Een tropische festijn van 1500 meter,” in Het vrije volk: democratisch-socialistisch dagblad(Rotterdam), August 4, 1988, p. 10.
“Geslaagden aan UTS,” in Amigoe di Curacao [Willemstad], July 17, 1967, p. 5.
“‘Het gaat hier vooral om de vingervlugheid.’ Goochlaar Tom Presti houdt vooral van het fijnere werk,” in Amigoe di Curacao [Willemstad], May 9, 1992, p. 9.
“Materiaal voor ‘be-in’,” in Amigoe di Curacao [Willemstad], July 25, 1967, p. 5.
Video of Nelson Debrot and the Freedom Birds
Website of the Rotterdam Summer Carnival