Who will be the new gay mother? Willeke Alberti remains undisputed ‘the mother of gays’

As a child of divorced parents, singer Tim Douwsma (37) grew up in two Frisian villages: in Bakkeveen with his father, his mother’s terraced house is in Wijnjewoude. Playing outside with friends was central to his youth. “In the summer I went by bike to the campsite of ‘Heit’ as a teenager, looking for nice girls.”