Verfolgung queerer Menschen im Nationalsozialismus

• City Walks

The queer subculture that flourished in the Weimar Republic was crushed by the Nazi regime within a few years of coming to power. In 1935, Section 175, which criminalized sexual acts between men, was tightened; and as a result, around 10,000 queer men and trans* women were deported to concentration camps. Half of them did not survive the camps. The persecution was not only limited to queer men, but also affected queer women as well as gender-nonconforming and trans* people.

The tour takes place on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia and provides insights into the living situations and persecution of queer people in Hamburg as well as the stories of queer prisoners in the Neuengamme concentration camp. Continuities of persecution and exclusion after 1945 as well as gaps in research on and in memory of queer victims of National Socialism are also discussed.

During QueerHistoryMonth, various Hamburg LGBTIQ* projects and cultural institutions, museums, archives and individuals offer a wide range of events. The QHM is a joint project of Hamburg's queer community that aims to promote engagement with historical and current queer issues.

QueerHistoryMonth Hamburg: www.queerhistoryhamburg.de
Event overview: www.queerhistoryhamburg.de/ events

Implementing organization: Hamburg Memorials and Learning Places Foundation
Speakers: Ansgar Tonya Karnatz and Jona Diwiak (both Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial)
Cost: 5 euros (reduced 3 euros)
Registration: required www.queerhistoryhamburg.de/ events
Meeting point: Main entrance, Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial