Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Pink Triangle, Holocaust History/Gay Liberation

This article is relevant to the brief discussion we had a couple of classes ago, as it connects Holocaust history and the oppression of gay individuals in WWII to the American civil rights movement. Evidently, it took a while for the treatment and persecution of gay individuals in Nazi Germany to reach the consciousness of American culture as the pink triangle wasn't reclaimed and inverted until gay liberation. There are also a number of plays about the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust, notably Bent by Martin Sherman.
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  1. UnknownMarch 18, 2017 at 1:11 PM

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  2. UnknownMarch 18, 2017 at 1:13 PM

    Thank you for sharing the article. I just realized that Athenaeum invited Geoffrey Giles to discuss persecution of Homosexuals in Germany during and After the Holocaust last year. Luckily, there is recording available online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ccauXODDc

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