Nina Björk (born May 18, 1967 in Östersund, Jämtland) is a Swedish writer and a feminist activist. She is most well known for Under det rosa täcket (Under the Pink Duvet), a feminist book written in 1996.[1]
She is known for her literary criticism, and her writings with several newspapers and political work. She has also voiced opposition to queer theory from a materialist perspective, having argued in 2018 that she "does not understand what trans people mean"[2] and questioned the validity of gender identity as a concept.[3] She has repeatedly portrayed the self identification and changing of the meaning of gender as a threat to feminism, and she has been described by Swedish commentators as part of a "trans-doubting" current within feminism.[4] In 2025 she took part in the launch of a Swedish organization called Rättssäker, which seeks to restrict transgender healthcare.[5]
She is considered to be a left-wing equity feminist. In 2008 she earned her PhD degree in literary criticism at University of Gothenburg with her doctorate thesis Fria Själar.[6] She is also well known as a columnist in Dagens Nyheter.[7]
She was awarded the Lenin Award (Sweden) in 2021.[8]
Personal life
Nina Björk has a husband and two adult children. [9]
Bibliography
- Under det rosa täcket, 1996, ISBN 91-46-17011-1
- Sireners sång, 1999, ISBN 91-46-17469-9
- Fria själar, 2008, ISBN 91-46-21927-7
- Lyckliga i alla sina dagar, 2012, ISBN 978-91-46-22210-1
- Drömmen om det röda : Rosa Luxemburg, socialism, språk och kärlek, 2016, ISBN 978-91-46-23059-5
- Om man älskar frihet: Tankar om det politiska, 2020,ISBN 9789146236801
References
- "Björk står rak i blåsten". Göteborgs-Posten. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ""Jag förstår inte vad transpersonerna menar"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- "Könsidentitet är inte samma sak som genus". Göteborgs-Posten. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- "Att ta sig rätten att definiera – kön eller feminism". Arbetaren. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- "På konferens med transvårdens motståndare". Etc. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
Agnes Wold och Nina Björk på plats. Transpersoner oroliga
- "Björk avhandlar Mill, Locke och Benedictsson". Sveriges Radio. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- "Den vite mannens norm". Aftonbladet. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- "Kajsa Ekis Ekman's speech to Nina Björk". Leninpriset. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- "Nina Björk: "Människor blir arga för att jag träffar en nerv"". www.vi.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-01-17.