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About Norway Bears
Norway Bears (Den Norske Bamseklubben) seeks to provide a setting in which gay men of all ages can encounter, establish social networks, like each other’s company, and have fun together.
Norway Bears has grown into a sizeable organization with members of all ages who come in all shapes and sizes.
Norway Bears is part of a greater international movement, which, both in Norway and elsewhere in the earth, includes men who specify themselves as bears, chubbies, cubs, otters, and chasers. You’ll find men of all ages, shapes and sizes in our group. In Norway Bears, the guiding principle has always been that all that define themselves as men are welcome as extended as they share the organization’s ideals of inclusiveness, caring, and social engagement. We both cultivate and take pride in our masculinity. Acceptance of each other as we are, and not what some people think we should be, is an vital ingredient in our club concept.
Norway Bears is a local organization based in Oslo, where most of our activities take place. Our members, however, arrive from all areas of Norway. Norway Bears also has close ties with similar organizations in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Cop
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LGBTQ+ Rights in Norway
The LGBTQ+ rights in Norway are some of the most progressive in Europe, if not in the world.
In fact, Norway was the sixth state in the nature to legalize same-ʂex marriage back in 2009. Joint adoption between same-ʂex couples was also legalized the same year.
LGBTQ+ people in Norway are heavily protected against discrimination – Norway was the first country in the world to enact a commandment to prevent discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, way back in 1981.
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What is it really appreciate to be LGBTI in Norway today?
Kaja Colin Borgersen Bojer has studied in England and experienced how some people were organising opposition to gay rights. They warn living conditions could also deteriorate in Norway, where the abbreviation LHBT is most often used.
“In academia, I experienced opposition to trans people through the publication of statements bordering on conspiracy theories. We see such tendencies in Norway too. The extreme right are very unwelcoming. Threats to same-sex attracted people’s rights are gaining a foothold in country after country,” says Bojer.
Book burning
Bojer uses the Nazis’ book burnings and the Hirschfeld Institut für Sexualwissenschaft archives around Society Ward II as an example.
“The institute conducted research on sexuality and gender diversity which was important during a gay liberation defend . The Nazis wanted to get rid of this knowledge,” says Bojer, and points to today’s Poland, where the historic Nazi segregation seems to be blossoming once more.
“They have introduced ‘LHBT-free’ zones. LHBT people are not allowed to lead the lives they wish in society. Attem
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Written by David Nikel. Last Updated on November 30, 2020.
According to recent surveys, Norway is one of the world's best countries to be LGBTQ+. We take a glance at the history of queer rights in Norway and what barriers remain in place.
Recent analyze by two American bloggers has put Scandinavia as the world's friendliest region for LGBTQ+ travellers. The LGBTQ+ Danger Index ranks Sweden as the most approachable country, with Norway placed third.
Beyond that, all the other Nordic nations placed well. The rankings for Finland (7th), Iceland (9th), Denmark (14th) were all in the upper reaches of the results.
The research was designed for travellers, but it looked at eight factors that impact lifestyle in general. These included the legal status of same-sex marriage, legal protections of worker rights, and whether a country had any anti-discrimination or anti-LGBTQ+ “morality” laws in place.
This means the investigate results were a great starting point for assessing wider attitudes within a culture.
Norway also scores well in the Rainbow Europe country ranking, placing 6th among 49 European countries. The index is based on laws pertaining to