Jaco Botha
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Some guy 🏳️🌈 stuck in Africa! The Southern 🇿🇦 part. Easily distracted. I have lots of opinions and pretty hair. Sometimes... I sound smart.
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It’s surprising how few people know that some of the first groups targeted by the Nazis were gay & transgender people. The pink triangle, now a symbol of LGBTQ+ resilience, was originally used to mark them in concentration camps. History matters—let’s not forget.
This is how the Nazi pink triangle became a defiant symbol of LGBTQ+ rights
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz we take a look at the history of the Nazi pink triangle, used to identify gay men.
www.thepinknews.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It’s surprising how few people know that some of the first groups targeted by the Nazis were gay & transgender people. The pink triangle, now a symbol of LGBTQ+ resilience, was originally used to mark them in concentration camps. History matters—let’s not forget.