Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
4-20-2022
Abstract
During the Holocaust, same-sex desiring men were persecuted alongside Jews, political prisoners, and other minority groups. The punishments that same-sex desiring men faced were directed at the act of homosexuality instead of the identity of homosexual. Incarceration in Nazi camps for same-sex desiring men included sexual violence and an attempt to convert these men to a heterosexual lifestyle. This research explores memoirs by homosexual holocaust survivors, including Heinz Heger and Pierre Seel, as well as experiences with same-sex desiring men written by a communist prisoner of Sachsenhausen, Harry Naujoks.
Recommended Citation
Ryan, Ethan, "Homosexual Persecution in the Holocaust" (2022). Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. 72.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rci_spring/72
