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.

Persecution of Queer People Under Nazism

The Nazi regime persecuted queer people, especially gay men, and several thousand were killed in concentration camps.

Justus Lockwood

Justus Lockwoodgrew up in Bergen, and was a concert pianist in Germany.

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

It is probably not commonly known that Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was a gay rights pioneer. The Norwegian poet and nation builder was one of the first...

Ebbe Hertzberg

National archivist and professor Ebbe Hertzberg (1847-1912) was the first Norwegian diagnosed with congenital homosexuality or "contrary sexuality".

Christine Jorgensen

Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989) was the first person in the USA known to have surgically altered their sex.

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