Leo Clasen

Leo Clasen (1906 - 1972)[1] was imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp because of his homosexuality.[2] He wrote about his experiences in 1954–1955 in the homophile magazine Humanitas, Monatszeitschrift für Menschlichkeit und Kultur,[1][3] which was published in seven parts under the pseudonym L. D. Classen von Neudegg.[4] His account is one of the most significant records of the experience of homosexuals persecuted by Nazi Germany. He was born on 26 June 1906 in Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and was educated as a doctor.[4]

See also
  • Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

References
  1. Lorenz, Gottfried (2013). Töv, di schiet ik an : Beiträge zur Hamburger Schwulengeschichte. Berlin: Lit. ISBN 978-3-643-12173-8.
  2. Steakley, James, "Homosexuals and the Third Reich," The Body Politic, issue 11, Canada, 1974
  3. Herzog, Dagmar (2005). Sexuality and German fascism. New York, NY [u.a.]: Berghahn Books. p. 323. ISBN 9781571816528.
  4. Zastrau, Rede von Eberhard (2008). "Funktionshäftlinge mit dem rosa Winkel im Krankenrevier". Die Männer mit dem Rosa Winkel. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.


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