International Holocaust Remembrance Day
“Scarcely a word has been written on the fact that along with the millions whom Hitler had butchered on grounds of ‘race,’ hundreds of thousands of people were sadistically tortured to death simply for having homosexual feelings. Scarcely anyone has publicized the fact that the madness of Hitler and his gang was not directed just against the Jews, but also against us homosexuals, in both cases leading to the ‘final solution’ of seeking the total annihilation of these human beings.
May they never be forgotten,
these multitudes of dead,
our anonymous, immortal martyrs.”
Heinz Heger, The Men With The Pink Triangle (1972)
“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
LGBTQ+ Holocaust Victims Remembered
For The First Time By German Parliament
(The Advocate = 01-27-2023)
Persecution Of Homosexuals In Nazi Germany
(Wikipedia)
Remixed Video (Above) Based On Original Video By
World Jewish Congress
ON THIS DAY = JANUARY 27
BIRTHDAYS
1756 = Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart = Austrian pianist and composer
1832 = Lewis Carroll = English novelist, poet, and mathematician
1885 = Jerome Kern = American composer and songwriter
1911 = Anyda Marchant = Brazilian lawyer, publisher, and writer 🌈
1918 = Elmore James = American singer-songwriter
1919 = Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. = American singer-songwriter and Alvin and the Chipmunks creator
1921 = Donna Reed = American actor
1936 = Troy Donahue = American actor
1940 = James Cromwell = American actor
1940 = Reynaldo Rey = American actor and screenwriter
1942 = John Witherspoon = American actor and comedian
1948 = Mikhail Baryshnikov = Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor
1954 = Peter Laird = American author and illustrator
1956 = Mimi Rogers = American actor
1957 = Frank Miller = American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 = Bridget Fonda = American actor
1965 = Alan Cumming = Scottish actor 🌈
1969 = Patton Oswalt = American comedian and actor
1985 = Eric Radford = Canadian pairs figure skater 🌈
EVENTS
1785 = The University of Georgia is founded, the first state-chartered public university in the US.
1880 = Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
1956 = Elvis Presley releases “Heartbreak Hotel” as a single.
1973 = The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War.
1976 = Laverne & Shirley premieres on ABC.
2003 = The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“There are some days when you don't feel like being Alan Cumming.”
Alan Cumming
“My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.”
Alan Cumming
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If there was ever a more important time in the history of the USA to be reminded of theses sad facts and unfortunate lives I don't know when it would have been. Thank you . . .
Sadly, those that need to be reminded likely either never knew it or don’t care. I’m not a prayer kind of guy, but I do my best to spread more love and light than hate and darkness. Seems simple enough…why is it so hard for so many?
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Thank you so much for posting this video. Indeed all of those brave men needed to remembered deeply. I can not imagine what they went through both mentally and physically.
Let's hope this NEVER happens again.
Thanks, Don. I’m hoping too, but realistic enough to know as a species we’re not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Fingers crossed reasonable minds—and hearts—prevail. Peace, love, and light!
So do I Don, but........the orange blob now has to satisfy his voters that returned him. Dangerous times ahead. DougT 🇫🇴
The mob would be just as happy seeing him devoured by gladiators. Here’s hoping they all choke on their own blood-thirsty thirst. And Orange Dingus goes chows down on one too many Big Macs.
Oh and don't forget his caffeine soda (Coke?) to keep him on his YMCA tuned feet 😎
Methinks he remembers dancing to YMCA with Roy Cohn while they enjoyed coke-and-Coke and pretended they were at a bath house. Such an ugh-ly visual of two ugh-ly “human” beings. I wish they had never been born.
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Douglas you're reading my mind this morning. Dangerous indeed and I'm not trying to be melodramatic.
Yuppers we had it with Brexit from Europe. What a nightmare it's caused. However I can't dwell on it, just have to cope the best
I/we can
Yeah. So much of what we’re going through now, you’ve already seen before. Sadly, we tend to do things bigger, though rarely better. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Back to work. It’s the only thing I know to do to rebel and resist.