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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 08:27 AM
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Gay Concentration Camp Survivor Dies at 98
The last known gay concentration camp survivor imprisoned because of his sexual orientation has died, according to Germany’s Lesbian and Gay Association.

Rudolf Brazda, who was held at the Buchenwald concentration camp for three years until U.S. forces liberated the camp in 1945, died Wednesday at the age of 98, the Associated Press reports.

In a 2008 interview with the French gay magazine Têtu, Brazda spoke for the first time of his imprisonment since he made remarks at the dedication ceremony of a Berlin memorial to gay victims of the Third Reich. “The way Nazis treated the ‘pink triangles’ is unspeakable,” Brazda said, referring to the emblem gays were forced to wear. “They had absolutely no mercy.”

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/04/Gay_Concentration_Camp_Survivor_Dies_at_98/


R.I.P Rudolf.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 08:30 AM
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1. Peace be with you, Mr. Brazda. nt
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 08:36 AM
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2. K&R !!! n/t
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 08:38 AM
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3. Longer and more detailed article here:
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 02:18 PM
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4. Thankfully, his story emerged prior to his passing.
It was just a few weeks back the first story popped up here on DU and now he is gone. What a sad day!
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IrishEyes Donating Member (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-11 06:55 PM
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5. May this gentleman rest in peace.
My condolences to his loved ones.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 12:52 AM
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6. I read his story here recently....Thank you DU for giving me a place where
I might come across stories like his.
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