Many gifts that go to the foundation will therefore be used for travel costs. American asylum seekers will also be present. Kortekaas also wants to emphasize that they earn asylum, just like Turkish and Georgian asylum seekers with an LGBTI background. “According to the minister and IND, those countries are safe, but Georgia is really homophobic and Turkey too.”
For the decoration of the boat, the Foundation uses Het Banoek, which was also shown during the Pride March, among others. In addition, signs will be made about the American situation and people on the boat wear pink caps. Kortekaas says the group he represents consists of the ‘most vulnerable LGBTI’ people ‘, who think it is great that they still participate in the boat parade.
Place 12
Yesterday gym chain Saints & Stars announced not to participate anyway on the Canal Parade. According to Het Parool Filipino cleaners, the company has exploited. The gym chain actually had place 12 of the Canal Parade and that place (and boat) is now going to LGBT Asylum Support. “It’s a fantastic gift that something like that can happen,” says Kortekaas.