Why+was+being+homosexual+such+a+big+deal+during+the+Holocaust,+and+what+did+they+do+to+the+ones+that+had+been+captured?

In the first century, they took homosexuality very seriously. Since Christianity was slowly growing throughout the nation, they felt that it was a very “ungodly” thing to do and a violation to God’s law; so it was looked at as a crime back then. “ Death rates for homosexuals were much higher, perhaps three to four times higher, than for other non-Jewish categories of prisoners” (Homosexuals and the Holocaust). Some homosexuals were mistreated very badly. All who were caught were forced to wear a pink triangle, and the guards would torment them purposely Discrimination was a big factor in the reasoning behind their harsh treatments. "In direct relation to the fears of homosexuality came the pretext of restoring "traditional morality" In conclusion, homosexuals were a big deal to the Nazi's because they were trying hard to place specific morals into all of their prisoners heads, and to them, homosexuals were in their own mind set in which they did not agree with. ( Homosexuals in Nazi Germany) (national Archives)

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