For #LGBThistorymonth I will be posting an #lgbtq #womaninhistory every day. Today is Amal Aden, a Somali–Norwegian author, lecturer and lesbian activist.

Aden is a strong voice within the Norwegian LGBT movement. Aden published her first book in 2008. Her writing provides a unique insight into the social and psychological dynamics that exist in the somali community in Norway.

She is a member of the Norwegian Press Complaints Commission and has been a contributor to the newspaper Dag og Tid since January 2013. Aden has received several awards, including the Zola Prize in 2010 for her work with immigration and integration issues and the Gina Krog Prize of the Norwegian Association for Women’s Rights.