Marion Arntzen (born 1957)

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Together with her husband, Harald Sundby, she runs the Stensveen Foundation. Located in Kapp, in the municipality of Østre Toten, they offer a low-threshold support service for transgender people of all genders, orientations, and expressions.

In our interview with Arntzen, she recounts the history of the center since its founding in 1996. We are also given a tour of the premises.

An excerpt from the interview is available in the window below, where Arntzen speaks about the coincidences that led her to work on behalf of transgender people.

Marion Arntzen has also authored several books on transgender topics, including Mann er da kvinne (2001), De usynlige kjønn (2013), and Så falt brikkene på plass (2015). This autumn, she is releasing a new educational book for kindergarten staff, Prinsesse Ivar (2018), which addresses how to support gender diversity among children in early childhood education.

The full interview is available in our reading room and was filmed in 2018.