What is the pink triangle? How a Nazi symbol became an emblem of LGBTQ+ rights
The pink triangle, used to identify LGBTQ+ prisoners in concentration camps, has since been reclaimed by queer activists.
MARCH 17, 2025
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Berlin Monument to Gay Holocaust Victims Vandalized
The vandals painted over a window through which visitors can view a video of two men kissing.
AUGUST 20, 2019
The Lost Pink Triangles
An exhibition of Nazi persecution of homosexuals goes on display in NYC.
JULY 6, 2015
Harris Calls Buttigieg Campaign's Stock Photo of Black Woman a Mistake
The Buttigieg campaign's use of a random stock photo of a Kenyan woman for a plan to address racial inequality is the latest in a line of gaffes around the black community.
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Defense agency erases recognition of Pride, Black History Month & other commemorations, leaked memo shows
A message to employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency spelled out the changes.
JANUARY 31, 2025
Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin
The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.
AUGUST 15, 2023
Berlin Dedicates Memorial to the Nazis' Gay Victims
Germany on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial to the thousands of homosexuals persecuted and killed under the Nazis, a monument meant both to honor a long-ignored group of victims and to make a statement against ongoing intolerance. The memorial sits on the edge of the capital's Tiergarten park -- across the road from Germany's memorial to the Holocaust's 6 million Jewish victims. The single gray concrete slab is a deliberate echo of the smaller slabs that make up that memorial, but also includes a small window that lets visitors see a film of two men kissing.
MAY 28, 2008
The World Honors LGBT Holocaust Victims on Day of Remembrance
Events will be held all day Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz from Nazi Germany.
JANUARY 27, 2015
Trump Invokes 'All Lives Matter' Logic to Erase Jews from Holocaust
The White House confirmed it purposely excluded Jewish people from its statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday.
JANUARY 29, 2017
Gay Victims of Nazi Germany Remembered at Holocaust Ceremony
An estimated 650 gay people, mostly men, were interned at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
JUNE 25, 2019
Holocaust Memorial Defaced With 'Death to LGBT' Graffiti
The monument near a pride center in Tel Aviv, commemorating the LGBTQ lives lost in the Holocaust, was defaced Thursday.
OCTOBER 29, 2018
PHOTOS: Israel's First Gay Holocaust Memorial
As many as 15,000 LGBT people were killed in Nazi concentration camps. Tel Aviv is the first Israeli city to unveil a memorial.
JANUARY 10, 2014
Auschwitz Museum Remembers Gay Men Who Were Murdered in the Holocaust
Between 77 and 200 estimated prisoners were persecuted for their sexual orientation, scholars believe.
APRIL 26, 2023
Lessons Learned as a Gay Son of Holocaust Survivors
On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must learn from our past in order to build a safe, secure future for all.
JANUARY 27, 2022
Suspect Arrested For Painting Swastikas on Rainbow Crosswalks
(CNN) The crosswalks are located in front of Atlanta's first LGBTQ+ bookstore.
AUGUST 22, 2022