Erna Bøyum (born 1962)

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.

Bøyum first joined Blikk as editorial secretary in 2000.
She later served as editor for many years, stepping down in 2024. Blikk was first published in 1991 and is the oldest queer magazine in the Nordic region. In its early years, it was a newspaper, but transitioned to a magazine format in 2001.

Bøyum was born in Kvam, in the Hardanger region. She holds an intermediate degree in literary studies and has worked as a journalist throughout her adult life. Her previous experience includes positions at Klassekampen, VG, and Dagbladet. She was also involved in founding Radio Oslo, and later worked for a period with the journals Sosial Trygd and Computer World. She is also known from NRK P3 and the program Mammarazi, where she served as producer.

Bøyum has a long-standing background as an activist and describes Blikk as a campaigning platform for the queer movement.

In an excerpt from the interview, Bøyum recounts how journalists at VG chose to cover the first registered partnership ceremony in 1993, despite the editor’s opposition.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv interviewed Erna Bøyum in Oslo, March 2024.