Skeivt Arkiv

The National Norwegian Archive for Queer History

The posters saying safe sex

Humor and a very direct language was used to stop the HIV epidemic. Posters from the time of the health crisis are now available at the Queer Archive.

"A special urge to change gender." Gender change treatment in Norway 1952–1982

In 1952 newspapers around the world reported a new medical triumph taking place in Copenhagen. The news was so sensational that it pushed the hydrogen bomb-test off the front...

- I didn't know he was in bad health.

Listen to the complete recording of the conversation with Rolf Løvaas (subtitled). The elderly activist was weak from his illness, but nevertheless went on for an hour.

Public announcement of queer culture year 2022

2022 marks the 50 year anniversary of decriminalisation of sex between men in Norway. In order to address this, Skeivt arkiv, the National Museum and the National Library...

Agnes Bolsø (født 1953)

Professor of interdisciplinary gender studies Agnes Bolsø has since the early 1970s been active on the left in Norwegian politics and NGOs, including Det Norske Forbundet av...

Aasmund Robert Vik (born 1947)

Aasmund Robert Vik was one of the central driving forces when Åpen Kirkegruppe (support network for christian LGBT persons in Norway) was established in 1976. He has been...

Ellen Mortensen (born 1953)

Today, Ellen Mortensen is a professor of literary studies at University of Bergen, and a notable feminist. She has an activist background from organizations such as DNF-48,...

Inge Ås (born 1953)

Ås was one of the most visible active lesbian feminists in 1970s Norway, and a central figure at Kvinnehuset (the women's house) in Oslo.

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