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The Topography of Terror museum sits on the former site of the SS and Gestapo headquarters.

Gay victims of the Nazis are still kept in the closet

March 26, 2014Conflict & Justice

In many German museums, curators obscure the last names of those killed or persecuted by the Nazis for allegedly being homosexual. They say it is for privacy, but shame still persists for victims and their families.

The Topography of Terror museum sits on the former site of the SS and Gestapo headquarters.

Gay victims of the Nazis are still kept in the closet

March 26, 2014Conflict & Justice

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