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Although about 5,000 to 15,000 homosexual men were interned, "Nazi Germany did not seek to kill all homosexuals."<ref>

During Germany's [[Third Reich]], about 5,000 to 15,000 [[homosexual]] men were interned.  According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, "Nazi Germany did not seek to kill all homosexuals. . . [but] the Nazi state, through active persecution, attempted to terrorize German homosexuals into sexual and social conformity, leaving thousands dead and shattering the lives of many more".<ref name=USHMM>

[http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ National Holocaust Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945]</ref>

[http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945]</ref>

Yet [[gay rights]] activists claim that the Nazis targeted [[homosexuals]] during the holocaust in a way comparable to the Jewish population.

[[Gay rights]] activists claim that the Nazis targeted homosexuals during the [[holocaust]] in a way comparable to the [[Jewish]] population. In fact, homosexuals were not exterminated as Jews were, though many  died in the harsh conditions of prisons, asylums and [[concentration camp]]s.  Others were [[castration|castrated]] by court order, part of the [[Nazis]]' policy of [[eugenics]].<ref name=USHMM/>

While estimates homosexuality among men hover around 2% (scientists) or 10% (advocates), the percentage of homosexual [[concentration camp]] internees marked with the "pink triangle" was only 0.1%.

While estimates of homosexuality among men hover around 2% (according to scientists) or 10% (according to advocates), the percentage of concentration camp internees marked with the "pink triangle", identifying them as homosexual, was only 0.1%.{{fact}}

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