It just makes for a funny blog title is all… But is that OK in the Black Metal community? To be out? Just wondering…

I really like Gaahl’s 19 year old boyfriend (pictured to the right). He not only looks really happy to be there, totally not Black Metal but also a little like Jodi Foster. I also really like the story of how they met… “Suddenly I saw a glowing figure in the door. That was Robin. I thought to myself that he must be mine.” White wine can be a bitch.

Last week the annual Bergen Gay Galla was held, and various awards were presented to persons and institutions that have contributed to the gay community in Bergen, Norway. The most prestigious award was given to Kristian Espedal (a.k.a. Gaahl). The former GORGOROTH vocalist was named “Homosexual Of The Year” and accepted the award in person.

“I don’t need an award to be myself. But if this can help other people in the same scene as me, it’s a positive thing,” Gaahl told local newspaper Bergensavisen.

Gaahl, 34, is involved in a relationship with 19-year-old Robin Jakobsen (pictured below with Gaahl). When asked how he met his current partner, Gaahl said, “It was after closing time. I was at Fincken (gay bar in Bergen). Robin came to the club to look for his former boyfriend. I was buzzed on white wine, and suddenly I saw a glowing figure in the door. That was Robin. I thought to myself that he must be mine.”

Was it love at first sight? “No…I had to work a little for it.” Were people surprised when you came out as a homosexual? “I think it’s strange that it wasn’t known before, but I never had a need to go public with it. Finally a German journalist had the guts to ask the question, and I answered him. It wasn’t any more painful than that.”

I know John Prolly really fucking hates Gorgoroth without Gaahl and I could actually see John settling down with a dude like Gaahl. Farming, raising a few chickens and goats, setting some churches on fire, cycling through the countryside. John, would you like to spend the rest of your life with Gaahl?

So congrats to Gaahl! I’m sure being gay within the Black Metal scene is no fucking picnic; hell I’m sure it isn’t even as pleasant as a blood sacrifice in the woods.

via Blabbermouth via Berginsavisen

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