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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