Gay Concentration Camp Survivor Dies at 98

[William769]

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.

[xchrom]

1. Peace be with you, Mr. Brazda. nt

[RKP5637]

2. K&R !!! n/t

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3. Longer and more detailed article here:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,772667,00.html

[Behind the Aegis]

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!

[IrishEyes]

5. May this gentleman rest in peace.

My condolences to his loved ones.

[Rowdyboy]

6. I read his story here recently....Thank you DU for giving me a place where

I might come across stories like his.