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Line 2: − + − − 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}}
Homosexuals and the Holocaust (view source)
Revision as of 16:26, November 12, 2008
, 16:26, November 12, 2008"many" is misleading - either give a figure or don't say it like that
[http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ United States Holocaust Memorial 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>
[[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/>
[[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.
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