Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism, marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on 27 January 1945. On this day, the victims of National Socialism are commemorated, especially the murdered Jews and all other persecuted and disenfranchised people.

Among those persecuted were also queer people, including homosexual, transgender, and other individuals who did not conform to Nazi ideology. The day is therefore also of great significance to the queer community. It serves as a reminder of historical responsibility, the protection of minorities, and the clear rejection of antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia, and all forms of hatred.