TLDR: I am a history final year and need help with my dissertation after COVID has ruined my dream
A desperate call for help from a young LGBT/holocaust Historian
Hello everyone,
As already said I am a final year History student in the UK looking to complete my dissertation on the persecution of Male homosexuals by the Nazi Party in Germany from the years 1933-1941. I am in desperate need of some help as COVID-19 is making it impossible to carry out research of almost any kind.
Any recommendations of reading/papers/first hand accounts/English translations of documents/primary sources for any of the below categories would be massively appreciated. I am happy to credit anybody that helps with my project. I am hoping to use it to launch further investigation into LGBT persecution on a wider scale by the Nazis.
I am particularly interested in personal accounts of Nazi persecution/personal accounts of Nazis towards homosexuals.
Section 1: Nazi Society
· Nazi views towards homosexuality and homoerotic society – setting the stage and ideology
· Hitler youth/movements – Hans Scholl – jailed for homosexual activities 1937 (case study?)
· Dispelling the myths of Nazi society and their histories of persecution
Section 2: Policy/Laws and methods of persecution
· Nazi takeover and initial crackdown (1933)
· Röhm purge and expanding persecution (1934–1935)
· Peak of persecution (1936–1939)
· World War II – 1939-41
Section 3: The legacy of homosexual persecution in Germany from 1970’s onwards
· Acknowledgement of persecution through memorials etc
· Efforts to cover up persecution/prevent history being shared
If there is any possible way people could help I would appreciate it massively. Thank you in advance, I hope I can do the community justice.
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