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Queer World is a national interest organisation for LGBTIQ+ people with a minority background. A large part of our work involves disseminating knowledge and information to both the target group and relevant stakeholders. On this page, we have gathered all the professional articles, news stories, blog posts and more.

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Hvordan snakker vi om kjønn, seksualitet og mangfold på en måte som skaper trygghet og ikke polarisering? Det spørsmålet står...

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Selvsagt må Europas største kulturarena beskytte sivile

Eurovision er en skeiv feiring. Nettopp derfor gjør det vondt når denne arenaen brukes politisk for å forskyve oppmerksomhet bort...

Stop the Crackdown on the LGBTIQ+ Community in Türkiye

The undersigned organisations call for the immediate release of Enes Hocaoğulları, youth delegate to the Council of Europe and LGBTIQ+...

The church apologises to the queer community

President Olav Fykse Tveit apologises to the queer community on behalf of the Church of Norway. This marks a turning point...

Political platforms & queer migrants - Norwegian parliamentary elections 2025

This article summarises the positions of Norwegian political parties in the 2025 election on issues affecting queer people with a migrant background. It includes...

Turkey: Norwegian human rights organisations call for the immediate release of Enes Hocaoğulları

The undersigned organisations call for the immediate release of Enes Hocaoğulları, youth delegate to the Council of Europe and LGBTIQ+...

Free Norwegian course B1 for queer people with Siri Språkskole and Skeiv Verden - Apply by 1 August!

Skeiv Verden works actively with Norwegian language training and collaborates with a number of skilled organisations that are committed to facilitating...

Breakthrough for Syrian asylum seekers: Authorities turn round after pressure

Thanks to the joint efforts of Queer World, NOAS and Norwegian People's Aid, Norwegian authorities have now provided an important clarification...

When security is threatened from within

Abuse and violence don't just happen from the outside. It also happens in our own communities - among friends, in collectives, in...

Groundbreaking dialogue between queer and religious leaders

The report Meeting on Holy Ground documents two years of dialogue between religious leaders and queer organisations. But for Queer...

Sex work is work and with work comes rights

The Queer Archive celebrates 10 years and shows that queer life is not an ideology that can be erased. It is with...

Queer lives are not ideology - they cannot be erased

The Queer Archive celebrates 10 years and shows that queer life is not an ideology that can be erased. It is with...

Queer World is joining forces: Will be a stronger voice for minority queers

More than 30 queer activists from all over the country gathered at the weekend for the annual meeting of Queer World. Now Skeiv Verden is strengthening...

New to Norway? Find your queer community and get the answers you need at the ABC seminar 2025

What does it really mean to live openly as a queer person in Norway? How do you build a safe and happy life...

Foreign adoptees in the queer community: A struggle for identity and belonging

For many international adoptees who grow up in Norway, the search for their own identity is a lifelong journey. When you also...

Where is psychologists' commitment to transgender people?

I choose to believe that the vast majority of psychologists tacitly wish trans people well. This column is meant for you,"...

Yıldız Tar is still in prison: - We must build solidarity strong enough to break the wall

Queer World continues to stand in solidarity with Turkish journalist and human rights defender Yıldız Tar, and trans activist Erkin, who has been...

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