Ep. 9- The Persecution of Transgender and Gay Communities during the Holocaust with Laurie Marhoefer.

Send us a text The Nazi state was built on persecution and multiple groups in addition to Jews were victimized and killed during the Holocaust. Today’s podcast looks not only at Nazi persecution of gay and transgender people along with Nazi homophobic thought, but also explores the history of LGTBQ communities in Germany before the war. We also look at the challenges to doing this historical work as well as the recent assaults on Holocaust history by those aiming to use that past to jus...