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- ↑ Aldrich, Robert; Garry Wotherspoon (2001). Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to World War II . Lisbeth Nilsen. Routledge. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-415-22974-X.
- ↑ Nilsen, Lisbeth (2 January 2006). "Kim Friele" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- 1 2 Blåblå homovennlighet er en blåblå skrøne [Blue-Blue gay-friendliness is a blue-blue fib]
- ↑ "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ Nilsen, Lisbeth. "Wenche Lowzow". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ↑ "Norway passes law approving gay marriage". Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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