On this day, 22 August 1894, Willem Arondeus, gay Dutch resistance fighter was born. Arondeus was later executed by the Nazis for his part in an attack on the Amsterdam public records office. His last words were “Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards”.
He is pictured here, in happier times, facing the camera
For this Pride month we released a series of podcasts on LGBTQ history. Check them out here: https://workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/ https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1193470507504764/?type=3
