Peter Andreas Kjeldsberg (born 1946)

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Born and raised in Trondheim, where he has spent most of his adult life. Lives together with his husband, Erik Jondell.

In the interview, Kjeldsberg reflects on growing up in Trondheim’s bourgeois environment. He also shares stories from his time studying in Uppsala, where he met the man who would later become his husband. He talks about his long professional career, which he combined with active involvement in the parish council of Nidaros Cathedral and as chair of the Nidaros Cathedral Girls’ Choir.

An excerpt from the interview can be viewed in the video window below, where he recounts the experience of coming out as gay for the first time.

The full life history interview is available at Skeivt arkiv, part of the Special Collections at the University Library of Bergen. There, you can also watch a joint interview with him and his husband, Erik Jondell. Jondell has also been interviewed separately.

Skeivt arkiv met Peter Andreas Kjeldsberg in Trondheim, November 2017.