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Lecture: Pink Triangle Legacies — Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust
February 9, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FreeThe Ida Wise East Memorial Lecture by Dr. Jake Newsome
Dr. Jake Newsome, author of “Pink Triangles Legacies: Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust,” will present the University of Lynchburg’s 2023 Ida Wise East lecture.
Dr. Newsome is an award-winning scholar of German and American LGBTQ+ history whose research and resources educate global audiences. His new book Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming Out in the Shadow of the Holocaust tells the dynamic and inspiring history of the LGBTQ+ community’s original pride symbol by tracing the transformation of the pink triangle from a Nazi concentration camp badge into a widespread emblem of queer liberation, pride, and community.
- This event is free and open to the public.
- A book signing will follow the lecture.
Sponsored by the John Franklin East Distinguished Chair in the Humanities.
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