Empowerment for the LGBT community; when you know your history, your heroes, you are standing stronger when facing the (outside) world while developing your own identity. It is also interesting for the rest of the world: “When our heritage is collected, when societies see that our histories are a valuable part of the cultural heritage of the places we come from, the society will be emotionally richer and LGBT people can live in peace” (Lonneke van den Hoonaard, Director IHLIA).