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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

  HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY The Pink Triangle: From Nazi Label to Symbol of Gay Pride Pink triangles were originally used in concentration camps to identify gay prisoners. Before the pink triangle became a worldwide symbol of gay power and pride, it was intended as a badge of shame. In Nazi Germany, a downward-pointing pink triangle was sewn onto the shirts of gay men in concentration camps—to identify and further dehumanize them. It wasn’t until the 1970s that activists would reclaim the symbol as one of liberation. Homosexuality was technically made illegal in Germany in 1871, but it was rarely enforced until the Nazi Party took power in 1933. As part of their mission to racially and culturally “purify” Germany, the Nazis arrested thousands of LGBT individuals, mostly gay men, whom they viewed as degenerate. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum estimates 100,000 gay men were arrested and between 5,000 and 15,000 were placed in concentration camps. Just as Jews were forced to iden

January Issue 2022 Thanks to everyone that helped us raise over £5000 over the last year for different charities.

  January 2022 issue of Scotland's LGBTQ award-winning magazine. A big thanks to everyone that helped us raise over £5000 over the last year for different charities. January Issue

Book Review: Truth to Light by Eddie Newton

Truth to Light by Eddie Newton Publisher:  NineStar Press LLC. Any book that starts off with a mage pulling a dragon out of his hat, only to have the dragon proceed to eat the audience that is watching the magic show has my attention. Yup. That's the opening scene folks. Memorable. But this book is exactly that, in so many ways. Usually in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy realm tales are told with aliens, creatures on new worlds, or in Urban Fantasy you get magic users and occasionally the odd beastie - ghosts, werewolves, demons, angels, the odd elf, or gnome. It's a truly unique read if you are greeted with golems or creatures from legends or urban myths we generally don't see - selkies, manticores, and yuki-ona come to mind. In Truth to Light, you get it all. And what's more, Newton has managed to string them all together in one consistent tale that explains everyone's existence. The Great Lie. Without being all spoilery, I can't very well tell you anything more than this.