Orlando Lansdorf Explained

Orlando Lansdorf
Birth Place:	Paramaribo, Suriname
Death Date:	(aged 55)
Occupation:	Drag queen, HIV activist

Orlando Lansdorf (1965 – 6 March 2021) was a Surinamese-Dutch drag queen and HIV activist who received media attention in the Netherlands.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Landsdorf was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.^[3] He moved to Veghel in the Netherlands.^[3] Landsdorf was the father of two children^[4] with a lesbian mother.^[3] In the 1990s, he was active in Safe Seks Guerrilla, a performance group to raise awareness of HIV, and to promote safe sex. Later, he was diagnosed HIV positive himself.^{[3] [5]} He worked as a bartender at Café 't Mandje on the Zeedijk in Amsterdam.^{[6] [7]} Lansdorf died in his sleep on 6 March 2021, aged 55.^[3]

External links

• Personal website (in English and Dutch)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dit is dragqueen Orlando. Algemeen Dagblad.
2. Web site: In Memoriam: Orlando Lansdorf, hiv-activist van het eerste uur, overleden. March 9, 2021. Hiv Vereniging Nederland.
3. Web site: Orlando Lansdorf (1965-2021) was de wervelwind van de Zeedijk. Hans van der. Beek. March 12, 2021. Het Parool.
4. Web site: Orlando Lansdorf zomergast bij Radio Signaal. Clientenbelang. Amsterdam. Cliëntenbelang Amsterdam - voor iedereen met een beperking en chronische ziekte.
5. Web site: Dit is Orlando. By Orlando at Wordpress. 17 June 2015. 13 March 2021.
6. News: In Memoriam: Orlando Lansdorf. Gay Krant. 12 March 2021. nl.
7. News: Mooie ontdekkingstocht met verhalen over het'echte A'dam'. NRC Handelsblad. 12 March 2021. nl. subscription.