Magne Nordland (born 1953)

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In the early 1980s, there were no public support systems available for queer individuals who were involuntarily childless. Nordland had children with a female friend in 1981 and 1990.

Nordland was born and raised in Stjørdal. In 1979, he moved to Ås in Akershus to begin studies at an agricultural college. That same year, he became active in AHF (Working Groups for Gay Liberation), where he was among those who visited schools to speak about being gay.

He had a daughter with a female friend in 1981, and triplets with her in 1990. During this period, he was also active in a group for queer parents and their children, with the aim of creating a shared meeting space.

In a short excerpt from the interview, he speaks about becoming a father for the first time and how his family reacted to it.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv met Magne Nordland in Oslo in January 2020.

He has been in a relationship with Finn Jensen since 1982, and the two have lived together since 1984. Jensen is a former leader of DNF-48 and has also been interviewed by Skeivt Arkiv.