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- ↑ Erla Hlynsdóttir (23 December 2021). "Arna er loksins laus úr búrinu – "Ég vissi að ég var stelpa þegar ég var fjögurra ára"". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Anna María Björnsdóttir (12 February 2023). "Uppeldið var samfelld bælingarmeðferð". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Erla Hlynsdóttir (15 September 2023). "Að verða ónæm fyrir hatrinu". Heimildin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Hörður Vilberg (25 October 2023). "Saga transkonu í sjávarplássi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 October 2023.(subscription required)