Arne Harald Hansen (born 1958)

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Hansen collaborated with Annick Prieur on the book Love Between Men in the Time of AIDS. He also contributed to a research project led by social anthropologist and professor Tian Sørhaug, which focused on injection practices and sexual behaviors within drug-using communities in Norway, with an emphasis on HIV prevention.

"Hansen also reflects on his work with the Health Committee and how they gained access to the venues where men met.

Together with his husband, Tom Ovlien, he became a parent to their daughter Jenny, who was born in 1992. At the time, queer families were still uncommon, and theirs is one of the families featured in the book Homoikoner (2022).

In an excerpt from the interview, he discusses his collaboration with photographer Fin Serck-Hanssen on posters promoting safer sex—images that sparked both enthusiasm and debate.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv met Hansen in Oslo, February 2023."