The pink triangle, a symbol of Nazi persecution of homosexuals, has been reclaimed and transformed into powerful monuments worldwide, from Amsterdam to San Francisco to Paris. • Amsterdam's Homomonument (1987) was the world's first and largest LGBTQ+ memorial, with a triangular design pointing to significant locations including Anne Frank's house • Berlin's Holocaust Memorial at Nolendorfplatz station (1989) features an upside-down pink triangle plaque commemorating homosexual victims of Nat...
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The pink triangle, a symbol of Nazi persecution of homosexuals, has been reclaimed and transformed into powerful monuments worldwide, from Amsterdam to San Francisco to Paris. • Amsterdam's Homomonument (1987) was the world's first and largest LGBTQ+ memorial, with a triangular design pointing to significant locations including Anne Frank's house • Berlin's Holocaust Memorial at Nolendorfplatz station (1989) features an upside-down pink triangle plaque commemorating homosexual victims of Nat...
EP68: Solidarity Not Charity; Why Mutual Aid Is Essential for Our Collective Future
Life Through a Queer Lens
23 minutes
6 months ago
EP68: Solidarity Not Charity; Why Mutual Aid Is Essential for Our Collective Future
Mutual aid represents the foundation of human civilization, beginning with our ancestors' willingness to care for each other and continuing through indigenous practices that have existed for centuries before the concept was formally named. • Origins of mutual aid as a philosophical concept from Peter Kropotkin, countering social Darwinism with the idea that cooperation, not competition, is key to survival • Distinction between charity (which reinforces us/them dynamics) and mutual aid (based...
Life Through a Queer Lens
The pink triangle, a symbol of Nazi persecution of homosexuals, has been reclaimed and transformed into powerful monuments worldwide, from Amsterdam to San Francisco to Paris. • Amsterdam's Homomonument (1987) was the world's first and largest LGBTQ+ memorial, with a triangular design pointing to significant locations including Anne Frank's house • Berlin's Holocaust Memorial at Nolendorfplatz station (1989) features an upside-down pink triangle plaque commemorating homosexual victims of Nat...
