Queer Ancestor Spotlight: Willem Arondéus

Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus was a Dutch artist and author who was part of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War Two. He used his art and direct action to help protect Dutch Jews. He was openly gay and his last words before his execution were “Zeg de mensen dat homoseksuelen niet per definitie zwakkelingen zijn.” (“Tell people that homosexuals are not cowards.”)