Einar Sørensen (born 1951)

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Sørensen was first married to a woman and became the father of two children. He later divorced and entered into a relationship—and eventually a registered partnership—with a man. The two lived together for 35 years until his passing.

In the interview we conducted with Sørensen, he speaks about growing up in Trondheim, his teenage years, how he married young and started a family, and his journey toward living openly as a gay man. He also shares reflections from his long career as a teacher, and how he was always committed to being open with both colleagues and students.

An excerpt from the life history interview is featured in the window below, where Sørensen tells the story of when students spray-painted his and his partner’s names on the bus shelter outside the school where he was principal—and the reaction that followed.

The full life history interview is available at Skeivt arkiv, part of the Special Collections at the University Library of Bergen.

We met Einar Sørensen in Trondheim in November 2017.