Nazi War on Homosexuals: Persecution of Gay Men Under Hitler
LGBTQ+ Lives: WWII and the Nazi Era
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22m
During the Nazi era, thousands of gay men were arrested, tortured, and murdered simply for who they loved. Marked with the pink triangle, they endured inhuman experiments, brutal labor, and sexual abuse in concentration camps. This documentary uncovers their untold stories of their persecution and of the courage it took to survive.
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