Elisabeth Meling (born 1978)

Translator's Note: This is a machine-assisted translation completed on May 23, 2025. While care has been taken to maintain accuracy, this translation has not yet undergone human review or validation.

Meling grew up in a family affiliated with the Church of Norway and also has a background in Pentecostal-charismatic congregations. Since 2021, she has served as chair of the board of the Queer Christian Network. As a trans woman, she has also been a visible voice in public debates on transgender issues.

"In our interview with Meling, she speaks about a safe and nurturing upbringing in a large family where Christian faith and work were central values. From the age of five or six, she felt a disconnect between who she was and her physical body. Nevertheless, it was not until adulthood that she began to live fully and openly as herself.

In an excerpt from the interview, Meling recounts her participation in a debate on transgender issues at the Protest Festival. 'We need to get out of our echo chambers,' she says.

The full interview is available in our reading room. We interviewed Elisabeth Meling in August 2023.