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| − | Although about 5,000 to 15,000 homosexual men were interned, "Nazi Germany did not seek to kill all homosexuals." | + | Although about 5,000 to 15,000 homosexual men were interned, "Nazi Germany did not seek to kill all homosexuals."<ref> |
| − | [http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ National Holocaust Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945] | + | [http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ National Holocaust 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. | Yet [[gay rights]] activists claim that the Nazis targeted [[homosexuals]] during the holocaust in a way comparable to the Jewish population. | ||
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 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%. | ||
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Revision as of 15:16, November 12, 2008
Although about 5,000 to 15,000 homosexual men were interned, "Nazi Germany did not seek to kill all homosexuals."[1]
Yet gay rights activists claim that the Nazis targeted homosexuals during the holocaust in a way comparable to the Jewish population.
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%.