Exhibition- Homosexuals as persecuted minority
Homosexuals under the Nazi regime suffered from legal persecution, sustained by Nazi laws. To “cleanse” Germany from any homosexual activity, passage 175, that issued with amendments in 1935 discussed punishment for “inappropriate relationships” between men was widened. The renewed 175 passage included the exclusion of all LGBT organizations from Germany and ruled that any homosexual activity or suspicion of any homosexual activity would be considered a major violation of the law and would lead to imprisonment. As a result, more than 100,000 people were arrested and 50,000 individuals were imprisoned. Furthermore, during the years of the Nazi regime, 5,000 to 15,000 men were sent to Nazi death camps due to their sexuality and were forced to wear a pink triangle on their uniform to mark their sexual preference.
