Teaching about the Nazis’ LGBTQ+ Victims

In this session, award-winning historian and educator Dr. Jake Newsome will equip participants with the knowledge and tools they need to confidently teach about how and why the Nazi regime targeted LGBTQ+ people during the era of the Holocaust. The session will include a keynote lecture that provides an overview of the history, an introduction to educational resources, including a primary source activity for the classroom, and a forum with representatives from the Pink Triangle Legacies Project discussing terminology, challenges and opportunities, and alignment with state mandates. Participants will receive exclusive access to digital educator resource packets curated by the experts at the Pink Triangle Legacies Project.