Sigurd Follerås (born 1939)

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Raised in Finsland, in what was then Vest-Agder County.

In the interview, Follerås recounts a traditional upbringing and youth in Southern Norway. He has been married twice, both times to women.

With his first wife, he had a daughter. In the early 1980s, father and daughter appeared together in a feature in Løvetann about having a gay father. The daughter has since passed away.

Follerås has lived with Trygve Kalve since 1979. The two were also active together in AHF (Working Groups for Gay Liberation) during the 1970s and 1980s.

In an excerpt from the interview, Follerås describes the powerful experience of realizing he was gay, which prompted a journey across Europe.

The full interview is available in our reading room. Skeivt Arkiv met Sigurd Follerås at his home in Oslo in September 2020. We have also interviewed his partner, Trygve Kalve.