This memorial is located in Green Park, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial was designed by Russell Rodrigo and Jennifer Gamble and opened in 2001. In the form of a pink triangle and black poles, it commemorates the gay men and lesbian women who were murdered, tortured or persecuted because of their sexuality, by the Nazis during World War II. The pink triangle was one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, used to identify male prisoners who were sent there because of their homosexuality. Green Park is near the Sydney Jewish Museum and Darlinghurst is considered the heart of Sydney's gay and lesbian population.
Linked to: Theme Day, Weekend Reflections, Pink Saturday, All Seasons.
Very poignant.
ReplyDeleteI knew this was part of the holocaust but I didn't know about the pink triangles. This part of history is too well hidden.
ReplyDeletethanks for this eye-opener, Jim.
ReplyDeleteNever again!
By reading the text I now understand the color. Normally unusual for a monument.
ReplyDeleteNice choice for the theme, Jim !
ReplyDeleteGood one, Jim!
ReplyDeleteThe worst of times hopefully never to be repeated. A sobering reminder Jim ✨
ReplyDeletea symbol of sad times
ReplyDeleteThe negative badge image became a symbol of perseverance over evil. - Margy
ReplyDeleteAwful times. Knew nothing about these symbols, about the nazis yes. sad.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea. Thanks for sharing, Jim. We need to know and remember.
ReplyDeleteWe are still all discovering parts of the last World War that were atrocities:( Thank you for sharing this one with All Seasons. Didn't know there was a memorial for them -fitting you post it now, close to D-day.
ReplyDeleteNever knew that! WOW! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHappy Pink Saturday, Jim. Thank you for joining us to make Pink Saturdays even more special.
ReplyDeleteThis post is being featured on my Pink Saturday post this week as "the one with the most clicks".
Wow. Thanks, Beverly.
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