» Smashed.
A Berlin-based monument to the Holocaust's gay victims was vandalized this weekend. A thug or thugs smashed the memorial's window, through which visitors viewed video of two men kissing. [J'lem Post] |
» A Kiss.
Berlin's new gay Holocaust memorial features a video of two men kissing. It's exactly what it sounds like and, quite frankly, a bit boring. There's not even any groping! [Towleroad] |
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» Hyperbole.
Social conservatives can be so over dramatic! Anti-gay group Save California equates issuing gay marriage licenses to killing Jews: "Ask your county clerk if they were a Nazi officer during WWII and had been ordered to gas the Jews, would they? At the Nuremberg trials, they would have been convicted of murder for following this immoral order." In what universe does two men or women marrying resemble piles of dead bodies? Seriously, these people must have shit for brains. [Save California via Slog] |
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It takes the form of a gray concrete slab, with a window to allow visitors to view a video. It cost 600,000 euros (£450,000). Those of you interested in the horrors of gay life under the regime should check out I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual, a Frenchman's memoir of his experience in (and out) of concentration camps. It's not for the faint of heart, but should be read by everyone. |
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As you can see, the designers have been inspired by the ever-important pink triangle, which gay men wore while in concentration camps. Lesbians, meanwhile, were meant to wear a black patch, which doesn't seem to have found its way into this particular structure. |
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Right-wing extremists shouting pro-fascist slogans ransacked a gay cultural association in Rome. Locals blame a tense pre-election climate for the invasion. We blame bad parenting. |
» Gay Holocaust Memorial Near Completion
The $890,000 monument honoring the Nazi's gay victims should be done within the next few months, said officials in Berlin. Then they'll start working on a memorial for fallen Roma. |
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Lest you forget, Monday is Britain's national Holocaust Memorial Day. 150 young Brits will stage a remembrance performance at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. And, yes, gay victims are included… |
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Ellen Andersen Can't Resist Venting
I recognize that Savage is being hateful to score ratings points and that the more I react to him the more he's "won." But at the same time, Savage’s reflexive invocation of Nazis and the Holocaust is dangerous. The scariest part: about 7 million Americans voluntarily watch Savage's show. |
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…The gay pogrom in Germany started exactly 70 years ago, in the summer of 1937. Gestapo men in leather trench coats entered [Alsterhaus department store] during business hours and rounded up about 40 gay employees, who were hauled off in vans waiting out on the street — where this year's gay pride rally will be held. Bill O'Reilly just came in his pants. It's the first time he's ejaculated since 1937. |
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With the installation of a memorial in the middle of our capital, the resolution by the German government to commemorate the homosexual victims of the Nazi regime is realized. At least 44, 231 gays died under the Nazi's monstrous "Master Plan". |
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• For a state that doesn't seem to like the gays all that much, there sure is going to be a lot of "gay" on the Colorado ballots this November. [Rocky Mountain News]
• A group of skinheads in São Paolo attacked two men and two women on Saturday, leaving man critically injured with stab wounds. [Made In Brazil & Washington Blade] • Gays participated today for the first time in Israel's Holocaust memorial services. [365 Gay] • The German Catholic Church decides not to hold a Gay Pride service in Bavaria because it might send the wrong message. [Pink News] • As if we needed another reason not to go to Long Island, the domestic partnership registry has been voted down in a sneak attack by its opponents. [Newsday] |