The Nazi Extermination of Homosexuals

by Frank Rector

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This book takes a deep look into one of the other groups that were killed by the Nazi machine during the holocaust. This takes a hard look at the people that wore the pink triangle: Gay men. It was illegal under paragraph 175 to have any tendencies towards another man if you were a man, but you could be a lesbian. There is little to no evidence that lesbian women were ever put into camps. Reports are that only 6 were put in there. This book really is about gay men and their struggle through World War 2. Also takes a hard look at the people that Hitler surrounded himself with before the extermination of homosexuals began in Germany.

It is a hard book to read if you identify with a minority group because you will feel the pain of the show more statistics and information that he is providing. It is interesting how when we think about the holocaust we only think about one particular group of individuals, but the reality is there were 5 million other people that died during this event as well. This is just one of their stories. show less

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Original publication date
1981
People/Characters
Adolf Hitler; Heinrich Himmler
Important places
Germany; Germany 1933-1945; concentration camp
Important events
Holocaust; World War II
Original language
English

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Genres
Sociology, Nonfiction, Anthropology, History, LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS
301.41Society, Government, and CultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySociology and anthropologyFormerly: Social structure
LCC
HQ76.2 .G4 .R4Social sciencesThe family. Marriage, Women and SexualityThe Family. Marriage. WomenSexual lifeHomosexuality. Lesbianism

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