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Subject: Gay Persecution (was Re: WATCHMAN #5 (Spoilers))
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[I sent this as a reply, but I think it's worth posting.  Note Subject change!]

> >>Homosexuals in Nazi occupied countries were required to wear pink triangles.

> >I thought that was only in the Mel Brooks universe...

> No, Andy, it was true.  Very true. 
> 
> People often ask why gay people need to "flaunt their existence".  
> 
> Here's an example of why.

I agree with you, but as an aside, did you know that until the recent spate of
Holocaust movies (and possibly even after them) an unbelievably large
percentage of high-school students never knew that the Holocaust happened?
(Sorry, I've forgotten the numbers.)

BTW, I use "Holocaust" here to refer to all 9 million who were killed.  Though
I am Jewish, I feel the current trend toward emphasizing the "6 million" is an
insult to the other 3 million who were equally persecuted, tortured, and
killed.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
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