VRT NWS Journalist Saverio Taveirne spoken four years ago for the Canvas “Voor de men” program with the first generations of men who dared to declare themselves gay in Flanders and therefore also with Will Ferdy.
“We can’t underestimate what it meant to men who are attracted to men and paid a heavy price for it,” Taveirne also points out. “He was no longer booked for concerts, he was no longer invited to TV shows, he was benched for a long time. I asked him if it was worth it and then he said: ‘Sure, because I could just be who I am.” . There was no other choice for him and this resonated in many Flemish salons, but he never wanted to be a pioneer. The fact that he did it then without thinking about it is pretty impressive. ”
