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Homosexuals and the Holocaust (view source)
Revision as of 16:29, November 12, 2008
, 16:29, November 12, 2008lose the appeal to emotion
[[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.
[[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.
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>
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".<ref name=USHMM>
[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>