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.

Alf Martin Jæger

In 1924, for the first time in Norwegian literary history, the protagonist’s sexual orientation is the central theme of a novel.

We Who Feel Differently

In 1957, Øivind Eckhoff (1916–2001) published the book "We Who Feel Differently – Homosexuality and Society" under the pseudonym Finn Grodal.

"De homofile"

Finn Carling (1925–2004) wrote one of the very first Norwegian books about homosexuality: "The Homosexuals. A Sketch of a Closed Existence."

Villskudd

Gudmund Vindland’s debut novel Villskudd was published in 1979.

Borghild Krane

Borghild Krane (1906–1997) wrote the probably first Norwegian novel that openly describes lesbian love: Følelsers forvirring (1937).

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