Gerhardus "Gert" Hekma (24 September 1951 – 19 April 2022)[3][4] was a Dutch anthropologist and sociologist, known for his research and publications, and public statements about (homo)sexuality.[5] He taught gay and lesbian studies at the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences of the University of Amsterdam from 1984 to 2017.[6]
From 1984 (succeeding Mattias Duyves[8]) until 2017, Hekma was an assistant professor and teacher at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in the sociology and history of (homo)sexuality.[9][10] Hekma's research is part of an academic counterculture,[11] and some of his statements, in particular about pedophilia and about sadomasochism, have caused conflicts between him and some of his colleagues and the university board,[12][13] and resulted in threats directed at Hekma.[14]
Hekma (left) and Mattias Duyves in Portugal (1984), from Groene.nl.
In 2007, he received death threats after supporting the idea of including a boat for adolescents at the Amsterdam Gay Pride.[23] In 2014, Hekma co-created a petition addressed to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, pleading with the Dutch Supreme Court to not ban pro-pedophilia association Vereniging MARTIJN.[24] His support of MARTIJN resulted in death threats and an attempted burglary.[5] Hekma has stated he was not a pedophile.[25] He and his significant other, sociologist Mattias Duyves (1953), were together for more than forty years.[14] They met in 1977 and married in 2007.[14] Both champion sexual and relational freedom.[14]
Hekma was interviewed for John Scagliotti's documentary film Before Homosexuals (2017).[26]
^ abc"Curriculum Vitae Gert Hekma" (in Dutch). University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original (DOC) on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ ab"Homoseksualiteit, een medische reputatie : de uitdoktering van de homoseksueel in negentiende-eeuws Nederland" [Homosexuality, a Medical Reputation : Figuring Out the Homosexual in 19th-Century Netherlands]. Ghent University Library (in Dutch). 23 April 1987. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcd"Familieberichten" [Family announcements]. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 26 September 1951. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcAlexander, Rik (19 September 2017). "Oud-docent Homostudies Gert Hekma: 'Mensen denken dat Nederland heel tolerant is, maar niets is minder waar'" [Former lecturer in Homosexual Studies Gert Hekma: 'People think that the Netherlands is very tolerant, but nothing is less true']. Winq (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcdefg"Mosse Lezing 2017 door Gert Hekma" [Mosse Lecture 2017 by Gert Hekma]. George Mosse Fund (in Dutch). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^Koelemij, Paula (1984). "Pendelen van sexus naar socia: Lesbiese geschiedenis of vrouwengeschiedenis?" [Commuting from sex to social: Lesbian history or women's history?]. Tijdschrift voor Vrouwenstudies (in Dutch) (3): 290. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abc"Docent Gert Hekma" [Teacher Gert Hekma]. IHLIA LGBT Heritage (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcHekma, Gert (26 July 2018). "De seksuele revolutie in Amsterdam" [The sexual revolution in Amsterdam] (in Dutch). Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcdef"Studium Generale: Gert Hekma" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^Duits, Linda (16 June 2017). "Bemin de Buitengrens" [Cherish the outside border]. Folia (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019. Hekma's onderzoek behoort tot een marginale, academische tegencultuur. [Hekma's research is part of a marginal, academic counterculture.]
^ abcWolthekker, Dirk (29 June 2017). "Gert Hekma gaat met pensioen: 'Pfffff, iedereen is zo preuts en braaf geworden'" [Gert Hekma retires: 'Pfffff, everyone has become so prudish and obedient']. Folia (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcPisters, Caspar (4 August 2017). "Docent homostudies Gert Hekma: 'Het is erg braaf geworden allemaal'" [Homosexual studies teacher Gert Hekma: 'It has all become very obedient']. Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcdefSanders, Stephan (12 July 2017). "Kind aan huis bij Gert & Mattias" [Regular visitor of Gert & Mattias]. De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ ab"Mr G. (Gert) Hekma". University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^"Afscheidssymposium voor Gert Hekma" [Farewell symposium of Gert Hekma]. COC Nederland (in Dutch). 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^Hekma, Gert (15 September 1992). "Afl.34: Gert Hekma, Hans Jan Kuipers" [Ep.34: Gert Hekma, Hans Jan Kuipers]. Een Uur Ischa (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Ischa Meijer. VPRO. 15:17. Retrieved 2 February 2019. Ik ben er vaak geweest. Met veel plezier. Erg leuk. Tot het eind. [I have been there many times. With pleasure. Very nice. Until the end.]
^ abcAldrich, Robert; Wotherspoon, Garry, eds. (2002). Who's who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-415-29161-3.
^Mooij, Annet (18 June 2004). "Vroeger was alles erger" [In the past everything was worse]. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abHaarsma, Hester (11 August 2003). "Gert Hekma". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^Hekma, Gert (7 March 2006). "Heteromannelijkheid" [Heterosexual masculinity] (PDF). Krisis (in Dutch): 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^Beusekamp, Willem (3 February 2007). "Doodsbedreiging na steun kinder-gay-boot" [Death threat after support child-gay-boat]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^Dautzenberg, Anton; Fennema, Meindert; Grunberg, Arnon; Hekma, Gert; Swier, Bart (16 April 2014). "Hoge Raad, verbied Vereniging Martijn niet" [Supreme Court, do not ban Martijn Association]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^"Hekma: "Ik ben geen pedo!"" [Hekma: "I am not a pedo!"]. Gay.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^"Cast and Crew | Before Homosexuals Documentary". Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ abcdeHekma, Gert; Takács, Judit (26 March 2018). "Atelier Genre(s) et Sexualité(s) " Celebrating 150 years of homo/heterosexuality "". Université libre de Bruxelles. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^"Contributor Biography: Gert Hekma". glbtq.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.