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Topic History of: dutch gay artist in jail for 3 days for painting angels
Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Ad Schuring |
have just watched Vile Pervert, and I must congatulate you with producing such a daring project.
I've been listening to your shows ever since Radio London and Radio 1 (which we here in Holland hardly could receive back then; nowadays we have it in digital quality on our cable, but now it's just bland).
I write you to tell that, although our country always had an edge in tolerance and open attitude towards the gay community, now, with radical Christians in governement and our socialists just afraid of losing support from their muslim electorate, that is quickly coming to an end.
Just last month, one of our gay artists, was arrested and interrogated for 3 days just for painting naked angels.
While a cartoonist was held just for 1 day because his work was said to offend muslims, parliament had an emergency session and the minister of justice had to make excuses and say that holing him was disproportionate, in this case, the gay press is hardly writing about it and our socialist minister of gay affairs and culture has not uttered a word.
The artist, who suffered a heart attack due to the stress of police interrogation, has to wait till the trail in 6 months to see if he will get his artwork back. Also his pc's have all been confiscated.
I have written some more about your musical and these events on my weblog (in English) in todays entry (we. june 25th) and earlier, 11, 12, 13 of june) at www.qeerlog.nl |
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