Holocaust History & The Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights
Presented by the Holocaust Museum Boston and Boston LGBTQ+ Museum
Homosexual prisoners at the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, Germany, wearing pink triangles on their uniforms on December 19, 1938. Credit: Corbis/Getty Images
Jun 9, 2025
REMINDER: Next week, on Tuesday, June 17, we’re hosting a free virtual program exploring the history and transformation of the pink triangle—from a Nazi symbol of persecution to a powerful emblem of LGBTQ+ pride and resistance.
Presented in partnership with the Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture, this special virtual conversation features historian and author Dr. Jake Newsome, who will share rare archival insights and personal stories from LGBTQ+ Holocaust victims and their lasting legacy.
This conversation will explore how queer communities reclaimed the pink triangle and why its message of resilience, identity, and justice is more relevant than ever.
Free and open to all, but registration is required. Sign up: https://ow.ly/Hohx50W5JGR