Trond Indahl (born 1953)

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Indahl was particularly active in the Homofil Bevegelse Bergen (HBB), Bergen’s local gay rights movement. As a young student, he also engaged in activism in both Oslo and Trondheim.

In the interview, Indahl shares memories of growing up in Sarpsborg, where he was active in the Christian community during his youth. He moved to Oslo at an early age, where he first came into contact with other gay individuals. Over time, he became involved in several organizations, including DNF-48, AHF, Gruppe Lambda, the Homofil Bevegelse in Trondheim (HBT), and, most notably, HBB in Bergen.

In the excerpt from the interview featured in the window below, he recounts how he became involved in the heated internal conflict within DNF-48 during the 1970s.

Indahl is also the author of several books, including Trebyen Bergen, Damsgård hovedgård, Med en sølvskje i munnen, Villa Lysø, and Hus i Bergen.

The full life history interview is available at Skeivt arkiv, part of the Special Collections at the University Library of Bergen.

We met Trond Indahl in Bergen, May 2017.