Elaine (born 1944)

Translator's Note: This is a machine-assisted translation completed on May 28, 2025. While care has been taken to maintain accuracy, this translation has not yet undergone human review or validation.

Elaine was born and raised in the United Kingdom, but has spent his entire adult life in Norway. In Bergen, he has been a key figure in fostering inclusive spaces and building a social community for people with diverse experiences and expressions of gender identity.

In the interview, Elaine shares that he began dressing in women’s clothing already as a young boy—something he continued into adulthood. Several times, he resolved to stop, discarding all clothing, wigs, and accessories, yet it never took long before he acquired new ones. Eventually, he came into contact with The Beaumont Society, which was originally a secret group for MTF (male-to-female) crossdressers. After moving to Norway in the 1960s, he also connected with a similar organization here.

In an excerpt from the interview, Elaine recounts how contact with FPE-NE was established after he read a newspaper article about transvestism, which ultimately led to the founding of a local chapter in Bergen.

The full interview is available in our reading room.

Skeivt Arkiv met Elaine in September 2019.