THE COMMITTEE OF RECOMMENDATION
The Rainbow Salute Foundation is very proud to present their Committee of Recommendation.
The committee members declare to be familiar with the Rainbow Salute Foundation, to support the statutes of the foundation and to be familiar with the organisation. By being part of the committee, they indicate their trust in the foundation and the organisation. The committee is not a part of, and not responsible for the activities of the foundation or the initiative.
Astrid Oosenbrug
Astrid was a member of the Dutch house of representatives from 2012-2017. In 2018, Astrid was elected chair of the COC. Founded in 1946, COC Netherlands is the world’s oldest, still existing advocacy organisation for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Boris Dittrich
Boris Dittrich was the first openly gay member of Dutch parliament who focused on LGBT rights. In 1994 he proposed to introduce marriage equality. Dittrich and two colleagues embarked on a long campaign. In spite of fierce opposition from religious groups, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to introduce marriage equality. He was member of the Dutch House of Representatives from 1994–2006 and since 2019 member of the Dutch Senate. Between 2007-2018 he was advocacy director in the LGBT rights program with Human Rights Watch.
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker is Professor of Medicine and Chief Operating Officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. She is also Director of the Desmund Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town. She is a Past President of the International AIDS Society (2016-18).