19/02/2026
“𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲”? How the N**i Regime tried to intensify the persecution of Norwegian q***r men, and why they failed.
Skeivt arkiv, Norwegian Q***r Archives, and the Nordic-Baltic Q***r Archival Network, involving išgir̃stì Lithuanian Q***r Archive, are pleased to invite you to a webinar by historian Runar Jordåen on March 16 (Monday), at 15:30-17:00 CET.
In 1942, the German Occupation Regime and the collaborationist Quisling Government suggested changing the largely dormant prohibition against s*x between men, Section 213 in the Norwegian Penal Code. Despite this initiative, which came from powerful circles and was justified with n**i ideology (homos*xuality was described as “contamination of the national body”), the revision never happened.
During the webinar, historian Runar Jordåen will present a close reading of archive materials from public archives and will discuss why the proposal failed to be passed. The presentation is based on his research that was part of a collaboration with other scholars, and will briefly describe their research findings as well.
Runar Jordåen is a historian working at Skeivt arkiv (The Norwegian Q***r Archives). Since 2022 he has been a part of a research collaboration with Maria Fritsche, Hans Wiggo Kristiansen and Camilla Hedvig Maartmann providing new knowledge about q***r people during the N**i occupation of Norway 1940-1945.
The webinar will be hosted on Google Meet. The link will be sent to the emails provided at the registration. Please register following the link provided in the comments until March 12. The registration can be stopped earlier, limiting the number of participants.
The webinar is provided by Skeivt arkiv (The Norwegian Q***r Archives) within the framework of the Nordic-Baltic Q***r Archival Network which is partially funded by the Nordic Culture Point. The network is a collaboration of išgirsti, Lithuanian Q***r Archive (LT), Skeivt arkiv, Norwegian Q***r Archives (NO), QRAB, Archives and Library of the Q***r Movement (SE), Friends of Q***r History (FI), and individual scholars (DK, EE, LV), continuing NNAQH initiative.