Anders Gåsland

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.[1]

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 forward as a homosexual, in the prime time news programme Lørdagsrevyen.[2] Shortly after, he was removed from the party ticket for the Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993.[3] Originally willing to continue as chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, he was pressured to resign from this position.[3] He was succeeded by Andreas E. Eidsaa.

Gåsland has later joined the Liberal Party.[4] He was included on the party ticket in Oslo ahead of the 2001 parliamentary election,[5] but was not elected. He works as a psychiatrist.[6]

In 1993 he published the autobiographical book Alltid freidig which details his experience as a gay person in the Christian Democratic Party.

References

  1. ↑ NTB (14 March 2008). "Huitfeldt feiret med homokrigerne" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. ↑ Grosvold, Roger (22 June 2008). "Sterke historier i nytt format". Gaysir (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. 1 2 Gjerstad, Tore (7 March 2004). "Det er sikkert like mange homofile i KrF som i andre partier". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Byttet ut kona med mann". VG (in Norwegian). 26 February 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  5. ↑ Party tickets for the Norwegian parliamentary elections, 2001 - Statistics Norway
  6. ↑ "Psykiatrisk legevakt i Midtøsten" (in Norwegian). Ullevål University Hospital. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-12.


Party political offices
Preceded by
Berit Aalborg		 Chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party
1992–1993 		Succeeded by
Andreas E. Eidsaa


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