Skeivopedia

Skeivt arkiv's online encyclopedia about persons, organisations, events and other themes connected to Norwegian queer history. Skeivopedia is an ongoing and constantly expanding project.

Landsforeningen for lesbiske, homofile, bifile og transpersoner (LLH)

Landsforeningen for lesbisk og homofil frigjøring (LLH) was founded 29.11.1992 when Det norske forbundet av 1948 merged together with Fellesrådet for...

Homofil bevegelse i Bergen (HBB)

Homofil bevegelse i Bergen was founded in 1979, following conflicts and exclusions in Det norske forbundet av 1948 (DNF-48). The same year, HBB...

Dermot Mack

Pioneer in the Norwegian gay rights movement that fought a little known fight against stricter law on homosexuality in the 1950s.

§ 213 in the Criminal code

Indecent intercouse between male persons punished with prison up to one year.

Willy Mikkelsen

Willy Mikkelsen (1928-1984) was a key figure in the Norwegian queer movement in the 1960s and 1970s. He was also pioneering drag in Norway.

The Speijer report

A Dutch report contributed to the decriminalization of homosexual relations between men i Norway in 1972.

Det Norske Forbundet av 1948

Det norske forbundet av 1948 started as a branch of the Danish Forbundet af 1948, but became an independent organisation in 1953. I 1992 it joined...

Karen-Christine (Kim) Friele

Karen-Christine Friele has been a central activist in the Norwegian gay rights movement since 1963.

Gro Lindstad

Lindstad was the first leader of LLH, from its establishment in 1992, until 1998.

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