Norwegian LGBTQIA+ activist Kim Friele, 86, passed away last night

Kim Friele, one of the most visible LGBTQIA+ activists in Norway, passed away yesterday evening and Norway woke up to the sad news this morning. Born in 1935, she was the first openly lesbian to be interviewed on national TV, the first to enter partnership when that became legal, on the frontlines all her life and a true hero. She has paved the way and been such a trailblazer and without her, Norway wouldn't be the country it is today. My coming out earlier this year would've been a lot harder hadn't it been for Kim Friele and everything she's done for the Norwegian LGBTQIA+ community. We've come such a long way but there is still a lot to be done and we will keep fighting in her honor. She will never be forgotten.