Wenche Lowzow (90) first MP in Norway that was lesbian has passed away
Norwegian gay pioneer passed away after prolonged illness.
The Conservative (Høyre) politician, pioneer woman and the Norwegian first gay icon passed away in a care home in Geilo night to today. She got 90 eventful years, the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet writes.
– Of course it hurts. There will be a loss, says Karen-Christine Friele to Aftenposten about the loss of her wife.
The two joined same-sex civil partnership in 1993, after the two through the 80’s was very foremost in the Norwegian struggle for gay rights.
Read more at Dagbladet
R.I.P Wenche Lowzow
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