Gives voice to the experiences of LGBTQ+ persons prior to, during, and after the Holocaust, showing how the Nazi regime instituted a violent, oppressive, and murderous attack on LGBTQ+ life, culture, and identity. Hitler and the Nazis’ reign of power had dire and long-lasting consequences for LGBTQ+ persons in Germany, Europe, and arguably the world. This survey of key topics and themes within the greater landscape of the Holocaust and genocide studies helps identify how deep-seated prejudices against LGBTQ+ persons evolved into eliminationist ideology under the Nazis. Entries consider the...
Gives voice to the experiences of LGBTQ+ persons prior to, during, and after the Holocaust, showing how the Nazi regime instituted a violent, oppressi...