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| − | '''Michael Kühnen,''' (1956-1991), German Neo-[[Nazi]] author and [[homosexual]]. His career demonstrates the falsity of the view that [[Nazism]] is incompatible with [[homosexuality]]. | + | '''Michael Kühnen,''' (1956–1991), German Neo-[[Nazi]] author and [[homosexual]]. His career demonstrates the falsity of the view that [[Nazism]] is incompatible with [[homosexuality]]. |
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| | ==Career== | | ==Career== |
| | Born in Hamburg of prosperous parents, Kühnen attended a grammar school in Bonn. He joined the West German army in 1974, and reached the rank of lieutenant but was expelled because of his [[Nazi]] sympathies. | | Born in Hamburg of prosperous parents, Kühnen attended a grammar school in Bonn. He joined the West German army in 1974, and reached the rank of lieutenant but was expelled because of his [[Nazi]] sympathies. |
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| − | From 1983 onwards he led various outlawed groups "Freizeitverein Hansa", the "NSDAP organization Gau Hamburg", the "SA Sturm Hamburg 8 May" and the "Aktionsfront Nationaler Sozialisten" which used the swastika symbol. He was arrested frequently. In Nuremberg he demonstrated on the "Führempore", and dressed in black leather, he tried to hold a rally in front of the Hamburg war memorial.<ref> Der neue Neonazi: Michael Kühnen http://www.zeit.de/1978/18/der-neue-neonazi-michael-kuehnen</ref> | + | From 1983 onwards he led various outlawed groups "Freizeitverein Hansa", the "NSDAP organization Gau Hamburg", the "SA Sturm Hamburg 8 May" and the "Aktionsfront Nationaler Sozialisten" which used the swastika symbol. He was arrested frequently. In Nuremberg he demonstrated on the "Führempore", and dressed in black leather, he tried to hold a rally in front of the Hamburg war memorial.<ref>Der neue Neonazi: Michael Kühnen http://www.zeit.de/1978/18/der-neue-neonazi-michael-kuehnen</ref> |
| | His followers were blamed for violent attacks on foreigners and homosexuals despite the fact that he was, like so many other Nazis, a [[homosexual]] himself. | | His followers were blamed for violent attacks on foreigners and homosexuals despite the fact that he was, like so many other Nazis, a [[homosexual]] himself. |
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| | {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Kühnen< Michael}} | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Kühnen, Michael}} |
| | [[Category:Nazism]] | | [[Category:Nazism]] |
| | [[Category:German Authors]] | | [[Category:German Authors]] |
| − | [[Category: homosexuals]] | + | [[Category:Homosexuals]] |