Norway is perceived as an egalitarian society, providing freedom for diverse minority groups to live their lives without facing discriminatory practices. However, the lived experiences of groups who simultaneously occupy multiple minority positions might be testimony to the complex ways a society enables or hinders identity formation. Taking an intersectional approach and drawing upon in-depth, semi-structured interviews with nine queer individuals with an ethnic minority background, we explored how they negotiate where they belong, relating to social and structural elements of Norwegian society. We also examined how having multiple minority positions may affect belonging to a collective where they are or are not problematized. We developed five themes from the participants’ interviews: 1) exclusion based on being visibly different, 2) having to explain oneself, 3) struggling with heteronormativity, 4) non-acceptance by family and ethnic ingroup, and 5) majority queer community as a place of exclusion. Our analysis underlines the potentially dilemmatic ‘nature’ of having multiple minority identities. Dealing with both majority’s expectations and demands and tackling the norms and demands of family and ethnic ingroup is construed as a problem by our participants. We detail and discuss the ways in which our participants experience and relate to majority culture, racism, and heteronormativity.

挪威被​​认为是一个平等的社会，为不同的少数群体提供自由，让他们可以在不受歧视的情况下过上自己的生活。然而，同时占据多个少数群体职位的群体的生活经历可能证明了一个社会以复杂的方式促成或阻碍了身份的形成。我们采用交叉方法，对九名具有少数民族背景的酷儿进行了深入、半结构化的访谈，探讨了他们如何就挪威社会的社会和结构因素进行归属谈判。我们还研究了拥有多个少数群体职位如何影响他们是否存在问题的集体归属感。我们从参与者的访谈中得出了五个主题：1）基于明显不同的排斥，2) 必须解释自己，3) 与异性恋作斗争，4) 家庭和种族内群体的不接受，以及 5) 多数酷儿社区是一个被排斥的地方。我们的分析强调了具有多个少数族裔身份的潜在困境“性质”。处理大多数人的期望和要求以及处理家庭和族裔群体的规范和要求被我们的参与者解释为一个问题。我们详细介绍并讨论了我们的参与者体验和关联多数文化、种族主义和异性恋规范的方式。处理大多数人的期望和要求以及处理家庭和族裔群体的规范和要求被我们的参与者解释为一个问题。我们详细介绍并讨论了我们的参与者体验和关联多数文化、种族主义和异性恋规范的方式。处理大多数人的期望和要求以及处理家庭和族裔群体的规范和要求被我们的参与者解释为一个问题。我们详细介绍并讨论了我们的参与者体验和关联多数文化、种族主义和异性恋规范的方式。