Kristin Vassbakk (born 1964)

Translator's Note: This is a machine-assisted translation completed on June 2, 2025. While care has been taken to maintain accuracy, this translation has not yet undergone human review or validation.

Vassbakk was employed as an information secretary in the Tromsø branch of DNF-48 from 1990 to 1991. She was also a driving force in the local community. 

In the interview, Vassbakk recounts how she became part of the queer community in Tromsø at the age of 20. She soon became active in the local chapter of DNF-48, contributing to events and serving on the board, particularly during the period from 1985 to 1992.

Together with the then-leader of DNF-48 in Tromsø, Torstein Tranøy, she embarked on an outreach tour in Finnmark in 1990. The goal was to establish a support network for gay and lesbian individuals in the region. She also contributed to the establishment of a local chapter in Hammerfest.

Vassbakk played a key role in organizing and executing the first conference for queer people in Northern Norway, which was held in Harstad in January 1993. Today, she is the general manager and owner of the bar “G” in Tromsø.

In an excerpt from the interview, she shares some of the experiences she and Tranøy had while traveling through Finnmark in 1990.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv met with Kristin Vassbakk in Tromsø, November 2018.