im so fucking tired of people demanding watered-down versions of queerness i am a queer im a faggot i'm a transsexual i wear a pink triangle patch and pride flag pins on my jackets and if you can't handle that then too fucking bad
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My friend who wrote a book about queer Holocaust victims and reclamation of the pink triangle symbol has started a nonprofit dedicated to "fighting homophobia and transphobia today through education, empowerment, and advocacy" (Mission Statement).
Quote from the website I particularly appreciated:
"History is the foundation of our work because there can be no justice without first acknowledging and remembering injustice. But knowing the history is not enough. Remembering must have consequences."
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I made these in my time at college for research + more practical work. The first one is heavily inspired by the artist sweatermuppet, as I really love his queer graphic designs. I want to continue to make things similar to this in the future.
The second is one I made without any reference, using the pink triangle that was used to label gay people in Germany during the second world war. Subtly hinting at queer discrimination. I really enjoyed making it and yeah :)
Btw i mostly use my tumblr to document my college work so yeah :)) Follow along if u so dare to see my bullshit!
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In Nazi concentration camps, each prisoner was required to wear a downward-pointing, equilateral triangular cloth badge on their chest, the color of which identified the reason for their imprisonment; A pink triangle was established for prisoners identified as homosexual men, which also included bisexual men and transgender women. The pink triangles were slightly larger than the other colored triangles so that guards could identify them from a distance. It is said that those who wore the pink triangles were singled out by the guards, and when the guards were finished with them, some of the other inmates would harm them as well. At the end of the war, when the concentration camps were finally liberated, virtually all of the prisoners were released except those who wore the pink triangle. Those with a pink triangle on their pocket were put back in prison and their nightmare continued. Prisoners imprisoned for homosexuality were re-incarcerated by the Allied-established Federal Republic of Germany. The Nazi amendments to Paragraph 175, which turned homosexuality from a minor offense into a felony, remained intact in East Germany until 1968 and in West Germany until 1969, though West Germany continued to imprison those identified as homosexual until 1994. 1994, only 26 years ago. The holocaust did not end for everyone in 1945.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gay-prisoners-germany-wwii/
https://www.history.com/news/pink-triangle-nazi-concentration-camps
http://auschwitz.org/en/history/categories-of-prisoners/homosexuals-a-separate-category-of-prisoners/robert-biedron-nazisms-pink-hell/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragraph_175
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/classification-system-in-nazi-concentration-camps
Posted by Jenni B Wyrick on Facebook April 27, 2020.
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📷 From the documentary film “Forbidden Love – Queer Victims of the Nazi Dictatorship”
Documentary shows three poignant fates of queer Nazi victims
Persecuted, arrested and murdered: The documentary “Forbidden Love – Queer Victims of the Nazi Dictatorship” shows, with celebrity support, what it meant to be a queer person who was an enemy of the Nazi state.
Auto-translate from German [original from Queer.de]:
The documentary will be broadcast on January 27th, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust.
The approximately 45-minute documentary by Sebastian Scherrer shows how the Nazis increased punishments and terrorized queer people. For this purpose, the fates of the three queer protagonists Elli Smula, Liddy Bacroff and Rudolf Brazda are not only examined, but the voices of historians and well-known faces are also sought. …
The documentary does not force the protagonists into the role of victims
All three take on a “sponsorship” for one of the protagonists in order to shed light on their fate. These include Elli Smula, who was persecuted as a lesbian, and Liddy Bacroff, who was harassed by the authorities as a "transvestite", as well as Rudolf Brazda, who was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp because of his homosexuality.
Over 50,000 queer people were demonstrably persecuted at the time, many of whom were oppressed, imprisoned or murdered. But as cruel as the Nazi era was for LGBTI people, the documentary proves that despite the most adverse circumstances, some managed to live out their identity and assert themselves during the Nazi era.
And although the protagonists actually became "victims" of the Nazi regime, they are not presented in the documentary in a "victim role", but as self-confident people who did not want to let the Nazi regime change them.
All three take on a “sponsorship” for one of the protagonists in order to shed light on their fate. These include Elli Smula, who was persecuted as a lesbian, and Liddy Bacroff, who was harassed by the authorities as a "transvestite", as well as Rudolf Brazda, who was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp because of his homosexuality.
Over 50,000 queer people were demonstrably persecuted at the time, many of whom were oppressed, imprisoned or murdered. But as cruel as the Nazi era was for LGBTI people, the documentary proves that despite the most adverse circumstances, some managed to live out their identity and assert themselves during the Nazi era.
And although the protagonists actually became "victims" of the Nazi regime, they are not presented in the documentary in a "victim role", but as self-confident people who did not want to let the Nazi regime change them.
Other fates during the Nazi era are also discussed.
In addition to the events surrounding Smula, Bacroff and Brazda, other fates from the Nazi era are also highlighted, such as that of SA leader Ernst Röhm. The homosexual officer was murdered on behalf of Adolf Hitler in 1934.
But Magnus Hirschfeld, who worked as a sex researcher for the decriminalization of homosexuality, is also remembered. For his efforts, the Nazi regime punished him by storming his institute.
The right degree between personal stories and education
The documentary manages to find the right degree between the narration of personal fates and the factual education about the Nazi era. In addition to the protagonists, historical documents are shown from which shocking evidence emerges.
At that time, sexual acts between men were described as “fornication” and homosexuality as a “popular plague”. The so-called “Pink Angle” publicly stigmatized homosexual men in concentration camps. Czech Holocaust expert Anna Hájková sums it up aptly: "Queer people embodied everything the Nazis hated."
And the prominent faces and activists always find the right words, express criticism or ask legitimate questions. Finally, on some of the stumbling blocks, for example, there are deadnames of deceased trans people, which denounces them.
Finally, reference is made to the current situation of queer people, because hate is increasing again. That's why the documentary ends with an impressive sentence:
Love should never become a crime again.
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