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| − | + | 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/ | + | [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/> | |
| − | While estimates homosexuality among men hover around 2% (scientists) or 10% (advocates), the percentage of | + | 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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Revision as of 15:36, November 12, 2008
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".[1]
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 camps. Others were castrated by court order, part of the Nazis' policy of eugenics.[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%.[Citation Needed]