The Hidden Holocaust?: Gay and Lesbian Persecution in Germany 1933-45

Draws on original records, including many newly available from the former East Germany, to examine the legal and judicial discrimination against gay individuals and organizations during the Nazi regime, and the resulting incarceration, castration, medical experiments, and execution as exemplified by a case study from Buchenwald. Also places the events in historical context by discussing the 19th-century laws against homosexuals and their persistence in German law until 1994. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR