Bilde Prostitution, homosexuality and public scandals: When the Danes discovered «heterosexuality» In 1906, 14 men were charged with homosexual offences in Denmark, initiating a wave of press reports and public debate about sexual orientation and citizenship.
Bilde How the AIDS epidemic changed Norway According to historians, the Norwegian authorities reacted differently to the AIDS epidemic than other Western countries.
Bilde Won MA thesis award for new reading of Japanese novel Thea Johanne Prytz Hammarqvist has written about a hundred-year-old Japanese novel that challenged the idea of heterosexual marriage as the only correct choice for women.
Bilde Queer lives find their way to the museum How have the limits for what is considered acceptable sexuality been drawn and negotiated through history? This is the question we need to ask in order to understand not only the past, but also our present, according to Tone Hellesund.
Bilde The rocky road to sex change treatment in Norway In the 1950s, the first successful gender reassignment treatment was carried out. Since then, major developments have taken place within medicine and law, but also when it comes to our perceptions of gender, according to historian Sigrid Sandal.
Bilde Cool to be queer in the Norwegian music scene Norwegian musicians make careers from experimenting with queer gender identities. According to musicologist Agnete Eilertsen, pop music shows that the gender norms are changing although there is still a shortage of queer musicians.
Bilde Hidden stories about sex and gender in the new Norwegian Queer Archive Norway's new Queer Archive is burgeoning with hidden stories about sex and gender transgressions, just waiting for researchers to dig in and explore.
