HMLA | LGBTQI+ Persecution and The Holocaust

During the Holocaust, LGBTQI+ persons occupied varying roles, including victims, perpetrators, bystanders, resisters, and everything in between. Despite their presence across every aspect of this history, their stories have often been relegated to the shadows due to postwar politics and the queerphobia that both predated and outlasted the Nazi regime.

Join us in welcoming Dr. Alexis Herr, author of LGBTQI+ Persecution and the Holocaust: An Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Perseverance, as she sheds light on the LGBTQI+ experiences during this period by sharing stories that are crucial to remember but too often overlooked. It this talk, you will hear about lesbian and gay resisters, bisexual and gay perpetrators, a transgender member of the Hitler Youth, and much more. These stories challenge us to reconsider familiar narratives of the Holocaust and to recognize the diverse experiences that have long remained at its margins.

Dr. Alexis Herr is a scholar and educator dedicated to studying and preventing genocide and mass atrocity through research and education. She earned her doctorate in Holocaust History from the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University and has taught at universities on both U.S. coasts. Herr co-founded and directs the Cambodian Genocide Resource Center. Her work has received major fellowships and awards, and she has authored and edited several books on the Holocaust, Rwanda, Sudan, and LGBTQI+ persecution, advancing public understanding of genocide, human rights, and historical memory worldwide across diverse communities and educational settings globally.

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