Rune Hansson (born 1950)

Translator's Note: This is a machine-assisted translation completed on May 28, 2025. While care has been taken to maintain accuracy, this translation has not yet undergone human review or validation.

The editorial team of Fritt Fram consisted of volunteer members, but operated under the authority of the national board of DNF-48. The journal’s purpose was to inform the public about the organization’s activities, while also serving as an important platform for the association’s voice.

Hansson recounts his upbringing in Asker and a youth marked by political engagement on the left. During this period, he was also briefly involved with the Workers' Communist Party (AKP-ml), while attending teacher training college from 1971 to 1973. Through his involvement in DNF-48, he became engaged in public outreach work, which eventually led to the establishment of the newspaper Fritt Fram in 1974. Hansson became its first editor but stepped down after only a few issues due to disagreements over the newspaper’s content and direction.

Skeivt Arkiv holds all issues of Fritt Fram in its collections.

Hansson also participated in several years of “self-proletarianization,” working first as a care assistant at Dikemark Hospital and later at a chemical factory.

In an excerpt from the interview, Hansson reflects on the vibrant and sometimes turbulent atmosphere within the gay rights movement in the 1970s. He was active in both the AKP and DNF-48 during this time.

Hansson currently lives in a registered partnership with his husband, Svein. The two have been together since 1980.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv met Rune Hansson in Oslo, February 2020.