Web Spotlight: International Association of Lesbian and Gay Children of Holocaust Survivors

"The International Association of Lesbian and Gay Children of Holocaust Survivors" is an organization for individuals whose parents were Holocaust survivors who come together to share their experiences and stories. The website has this quote "Just as a hidden memory is forgotten... If history is hidden, then history is forgotten!" The organizations mission is also to research the homosexual persecution that went on during the Holocaust and to make sure nobody forgets what happened so that history does not repeat itself.

Demand The U.S. Stand For Global Decriminalization of Homosexuality

The U.N. is scheduled to bring up a legislative vote on decriminalizing homosexuality worldwide. This bill would make it global law that it is illegal to imprison or execute someone solely based on their sexual orientation. There have been protests and anger directed at the Vatican over their refusal to vote in the affirmative. As of right now the United States of America has not pledged to support the legislation.

It is imperative we quickly act to encourage the U.S. a global world leader to take a stance in favor of decriminalizing homosexuality.

Please contact the following high level individuals and tell them to have U.S. representation in the United Nations vote to make sure imprisonment and the death penalty for homosexuals is illegal.

The US President:

The White House
George W Bush, President
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500

Tel: 202 456 1111
Fax: 202 456 2461

Email: president@whitehouse.gov

US Secretary of State

United States Department of State
Secretary of State Dr Condoleeza Rice
2201 C Street NW 

Washington, DC 20520

Tel: 202 647 4000 

TTY: 1 800 877 8339

US Ambassador to the United Nations

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations
140 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017

Tel: 212 415 4000

Email: usa@un.int

You can also urge your local senator and congressman as well as President-Elect Barack Obama to speak out on the issue.

The Office of the President-Elect website has a convenient online contact form.

H/T to Mike Tidmus for listing different contacts for action.

Word of the Gay: "Black Triangle"

The inverted "black triangle" is a symbol that was placed on people deemed "asocial" by the Nazis. While there is no official documentation of persecuted lesbians being forced to wear this symbol under the Nazi regime the Nazis did adhere to a strict gender and heteronormative philosophy. The symbol of the "black triangle" is now one of pride and defiance against oppression in the lesbian community.