The History of Gay Sex - "Were There Gays In The Nazi Ranks? Sex In The Third Reich"

"Were There Gays In The Nazi Ranks? Sex In The Third Reich"

10/22/21 • 52 min

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On this episode The History of Gay Sex guest stars our fellow podcast The History of Sex by B.T. Newberg. BT explores the history of homosexuality in Germany during the era of Nazism.
"Were there really gays in the Nazi party, even though they sent thousands of homosexuals to concentration camps or worse? Yes. In fact, Ernst Röhm, the second most powerful man in the party in the early years, was gay - and a close friend of Hitler's. How could this be?"

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