Photo: Marcus Koppen
Love — that’s what it’s about, nothing more and nothing less. Or, as ambassador Dolly Bellefleur puts it: “Ladies and ladies, gentlemen and gentlemen, however you choose to love, let love reign. Whether you’re gay, straight, lesbian, transgender or bi. We are family. Long live diversity!”
Dolly, born Rudolf Lammert Douma, considers herself in many ways a late bloomer. She was already nineteen when she told her mother she was attracted to men, and 28 when she finally dared to fully commit to a career in theatre. “It’s actually hard to understand why I didn’t tell anyone sooner. From the age of fourteen I knew how I felt. Besides, my mother came from a family of eleven children, two of whom turned out to be gay.” Dolly’s somewhat later coming out was never an issue at home. “My parents have always supported me through thick and thin. As an ambassador I want to pass on their unconditional love.”
Pride ambassador since 2015
