Never Again is Now: Learning from LGBTQ+ History to Fight for the Future
About the Event
The AHEC is proud to partner on a virtual program with the Seattle Holocaust Center for Humanity! Join the Holocaust Center for Humanity for an exploration of LGBTQ+ history to establish context for understanding challenges in the present. Dr. Jake Newsome will identify the top 10 key lessons for understanding the Nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ people and its relevance for today. Attendees will also be equipped with action items that will help them confront homophobia and transphobia in their own communities. This event is free but registration is required. Register using the link below!
About the Speakers
Dr. Jake Newsome
Dr. Jake Newsome is an award-winning scholar of German and American LGBTQ+ history and the Founder and President of the Pink Triangle Legacies Project, which honors the Nazis’ LGBTQ+ victims and fights queer and transphobia through education and advocacy. He is the author of Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust, tracing the pink triangle’s transformation from a Nazi concentration camp badge into a global symbol of pride.