‘You cannot hide your sexual orientation; you then hide your entire self’ An analysis of the discussions underlying the process of opening up the Dutch asylum system to gay refugees, 1979-1986 Master’s thesis Governance of Migration and Diversity, History track Leiden University 17 June 2019 Laurian Kuipers 2321599 Livingstonelaan 246, 3526HV Utrecht
[email protected] Supervisor: Andrew D.J. Shield Kuipers 1 Source frontpage International Institute for Social History - Internationaal Homo/Lesbisch Informatiecentrum en Archief, Amsterdam, Werkgroep Vreemdelingen COC – platform homo-vluchtelingen, Inv. No. Box 1 Folder 5 Dossiers: [name] 1982-1983.) [name] 1980-1981.) [name] 1979-1983.) [name] 1987) [name] 1979.) [name] 1981.), Pleitnotities mr. R.B. Hartkamp, aan Raad van State afdeling Rechtspraak, 2 June 1983. Kuipers 2 Acknowledgements I want to take this opportunity to first of all thank my supervisor Andrew Shield for his guidance and advice throughout the last six months. It was a pleasure working with you. Secondly, I want to thank my mom for reading and providing meticulous comments on nearly every essay, paper, or thesis that I have handed in throughout my bachelor’s and master’s. I would never have made it to this point without your never-ending support. Kuipers 3 Table of contents Introduction ..........................................................................................................................4 Historiography and theory ...................................................................................................5