Gorath was training for a nursing career when, at 26, he was denounced as a homosexual by his "jealous lover" and arrested under Paragraph 175 of the criminal code, which defined homosexuality as an "unnatural act".[2]
Gorath was imprisoned at Neuengamme near Hamburg, Germany, and was forced to wear a pink triangle, identifying him as gay and a transvestite.
Because of his medical training, Gorath was transferred to work at a prisoner hospital in a sub-camp of Neuengamme. When he refused to decrease the bread ration for patients who were Poles, Gorath was transferred to Auschwitz. There he wore the red triangle of a political prisoner, which he believed spared him the brutality inflicted on inmates identified as gay. In January 1945, Gorath was freed when the Red Army liberated Auschwitz.
After the war, in 1947 he was sentenced again: “By the same Judge. Rabien his name was. He received me in the courtroom with the words: ‘You are here again!’”[3]
^"Jörg Hutter — Schwul und verfolgt — Ein Rosa-Winkel-Häftling berichtet". Joerg-hutter.de. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
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^"Jörg Hutter — Schwul und verfolgt — Ein Rosa-Winkel-Häftling berichtet". Joerg-hutter.de. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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karl, gorath, december, 1912, zwischenahn, march, 2003, bremerhaven, arrested, 1938, imprisoned, homosexuality, neuengamme, auschwitz, freed, 1945, born, 1912, december, 1912bad, zwischenahn, lower, saxony, germanydiedmarch, 2003, 2003, aged, bremerhaven, brem. Karl Gorath 12 December 1912 Bad Zwischenahn 18 March 2003 Bremerhaven 1 was a gay man who was arrested in 1938 and imprisoned for homosexuality at Neuengamme and Auschwitz He was freed in 1945 Karl GorathBorn 1912 12 12 December 12 1912Bad Zwischenahn Lower Saxony GermanyDiedMarch 18 2003 2003 03 18 aged 90 Bremerhaven Bremen GermanyCriminal statusFreed by the Red Army in 1945Conviction s HomosexualityCriminal penaltyImprisoned at Neuengamme and Auschwitz Gorath was training for a nursing career when at 26 he was denounced as a homosexual by his jealous lover and arrested under Paragraph 175 of the criminal code which defined homosexuality as an unnatural act 2 Gorath was imprisoned at Neuengamme near Hamburg Germany and was forced to wear a pink triangle identifying him as gay and a transvestite Because of his medical training Gorath was transferred to work at a prisoner hospital in a sub camp of Neuengamme When he refused to decrease the bread ration for patients who were Poles Gorath was transferred to Auschwitz There he wore the red triangle of a political prisoner which he believed spared him the brutality inflicted on inmates identified as gay In January 1945 Gorath was freed when the Red Army liberated Auschwitz After the war in 1947 he was sentenced again By the same Judge Rabien his name was He received me in the courtroom with the words You are here again 3 Gorath is one of six gay men who are the subject of a documentary on gay men in Nazi concentration camps The film by producers Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein and narrated by Rupert Everett is called Paragraph 175 See also editPersecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the HolocaustReferences edit Jorg Hutter Schwul und verfolgt Ein Rosa Winkel Haftling berichtet Joerg hutter de Retrieved 2010 03 16 Hidden from history Petertatchell net Archived from the original on 2009 06 05 Retrieved 2010 03 16 Jorg Hutter Schwul und verfolgt Ein Rosa Winkel Haftling berichtet Joerg hutter de Retrieved 2019 06 09 External links editHidden from History The Gay Holocaust Those Who Are Left Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Gorath amp oldid 1191211005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
