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.

The Speijer report

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

Ebbe Hertzberg

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

A case of homosexuality in a woman

In 1895, a woman from Kvam in Hardanger was committed to Dr. Rosenbergs Asylum in Bergen with the diagnosis "homosexuality".

Sodomy between women

Sodomy, or fornication against nature, was until the late 19th century considered a wide category of forbidden (and sinful) sexual acts. In theory...

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Var det uvanleg for kvinner å køyre bil?

NRK.no - www.nrk.no - 10 November, 2024

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NRK.no - radio.nrk.no - 7 November, 2024

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Aftenposten - www.aftenposten.no - 29 August, 2024

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Aftenposten Historie nr.6-2024. - www.aftenposten.no - 6 June, 2024

Hadde dei regnbogeflagg på Utøya i 1981?

NRK.no - www.nrk.no - 21 January, 2024

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