Anders Gåsland

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	Christian Democratic Party Liberal Party
Occupation	psychiatrist
Known for	promoter of gay rights in Norway

Life

He 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

1. KrF har tapt mange slag. Kan de overleve dette?. "Tidligere KrFU-leder Anders Gaasland (tidl. Gåsland) husker derimot "
2. NTB (14 March 2008). "Huitfeldt feiret med homokrigerne" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
3. Gåsland, Anders (1968-) (1993). Alltid freidig. Oslo: Gyldendal. ISBN 8205219451.
4. 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.
5. Gjerstad, Tore (7 March 2004). "Det er sikkert like mange homofile i KrF som i andre partier". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-08-12.
6. Lee, Janice W. (2005). Psychology of Gender Identity. Nova Publishers. ISBN 9781594542145.
7. "Byttet ut kona med mann". VG (in Norwegian). 26 February 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
8. Party tickets for the Norwegian parliamentary elections, 2001 - Statistics Norway
9. "Psykiatrisk legevakt i Midtøsten" (in Norwegian). Ullevål University Hospital. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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