Gunter Grau (ed.) "Hidden Holocaust? Gay and Lesbian Persecution in Germany 1933-1945" (Cassell, 1995): ISBN: 188496415X
Drawing on documents, which were kept in the East German State archives until reunification in 1990, this is a history of the Nazis' attitude toward, and treatment of, homosexuals. It demonstrates that even before the National Socialists took power, the eradication of homosexuals was one of their declared aims. The discrimination took an extreme form, including intimidation, castration, incarceration and extermination in concentration camps. It also details the experience of lesbians, who were not legally recognised and therefore afforded no protection. Many were stigmatised as "asocial" and sent to concentration camps where they were forced to work as prostitutes.
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Heinz Heger "The Men with the Pink Triangle" (The Gay Men's Press, 1980)
First-hand account of the experiences of homosexual prisoners in Nazi concentration camps.
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Paragraph 175 (2000)
Documentary about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals during World War II by Jeffrey Frieman and Robert Epstein.
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Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 - 1945
On-line exhibition of the United Stated Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Nazi Persecution of Gays and Lesbians (International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission)
Catalogue of useful resources on this topic by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Web: www.iglhrc.org
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