Anders Gaasland, formerly[1] Anders Gåsland (born 16 January 1968) is a Norwegian politician, formerly for the Christian Democratic Party. Openly homosexual, he is considered an important promoter of gay rights in Norway.[2]
Anders Gåsland | |
|---|---|
| chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1968 Rælingen, Norway |
| Political party | |
| Occupation | psychiatrist |
| Known for | promoter of gay rights in Norway |
Life
editHe was born in Rælingen.[3] In 1992, he took over as chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party. In the autumn of 1992, he came out as a homosexual, in the prime time news programme Lørdagsrevyen.[4] Shortly after, he was removed from the party ticket for the 1993 Norwegian parliamentary election.[5] Originally willing to continue as chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, he was pressured to resign from this position.[5][6] He was succeeded by Andreas E. Eidsaa.
Gåsland later joined the Liberal Party.[7] He was included on the party ticket in Oslo ahead of the 2001 parliamentary election,[8] but was not elected. He works as a psychiatrist.[9]
In 1993, he published the autobiographical book Alltid freidig which details his experience as a gay person in the Christian Democratic Party.
References
edit- ^ KrF har tapt mange slag. Kan de overleve dette?. "Tidligere KrFU-leder Anders Gaasland (tidl. Gåsland) husker derimot "
- ^ NTB (14 March 2008). "Huitfeldt feiret med homokrigerne" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ Gåsland, Anders (1968-) (1993). Alltid freidig. Oslo: Gyldendal. ISBN 8205219451.
- ^ Grosvold, Roger (22 June 2008). "Sterke historier i nytt format". Gaysir (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ a b Gjerstad, Tore (7 March 2004). "Det er sikkert like mange homofile i KrF som i andre partier". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ Lee, Janice W. (2005). Psychology of Gender Identity. Nova Publishers. ISBN 9781594542145.
- ^ "Byttet ut kona med mann". VG (in Norwegian). 26 February 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ Party tickets for the Norwegian parliamentary elections, 2001 - Statistics Norway
- ^ "Psykiatrisk legevakt i Midtøsten" (in Norwegian). Ullevål University Hospital. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-12.[permanent dead link]
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