According to Nazi ideology, sexuality should function to produce children to make the German “national community” grow larger and stronger. The Nazi regime treated sexual activity that did not produce children as a threat to the nation. Authorities tried to repress sexual desires that did not conform to Nazi goals—this included same-sex relationships. At the same time, Nazi policies also upended social traditions and provided new opportunities for sexual contact and exploration.
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German Police and the Nazi Regime
Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust"Protective Custody Order" for Herbert Fröhlich
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Sexuality, Gender, and Nazi Persecution
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleAdvertisement for "Violetta Ladies Club"
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Gendered Experiences of Jewish Persecution
Jewish Perspectives on the HolocaustGad Beck: "Do You Remember, When"
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Sexuality, Gender, and Nazi Persecution
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleLithograph by Richard Grune
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Sexuality, Gender, and Nazi Persecution
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleOral History with Albrecht Becker
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Sexuality, Gender, and Nazi Persecution
Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi RuleOral History with Teofil Kosinski
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Sexuality, Gender, and Nazi Persecution
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Everyday Encounters with Fascism
Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the HolocaustPhoto of the Eldorado Club
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Sexuality, Gender, and Nazi Persecution
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Gendered Experiences of Jewish Persecution
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