Lesbians under National Socialism: Legal Indifference, Real Oppression

Symbol and ritual under National Socialism

The relationship of symbol and ritual to the 'world-view' of National Socialism has rarely been discussed. In this article however, it is argued that for Nazism, symbol and ritual were essential forms of ideological presentation and reinforcement. The NSDAP reduced political relationships to the workings of an eschatology, constructed upon symbols relating either to the German Volksgemeinschaft...

F. Schneider (ed): Psychiatry under National Socialism – Remembrance and Responsibility

Am 26. November 2010 erhoben sich im großen Saal des Internationalen Congress Centrums in Berlin rund 3.000 Psychiaterinnen und Psychiater, um für eineMinute zu schweigen. Was sie zuvor gehört hatten, war zutiefst beeindruckend und blieb für die Anwesenden unvergesslich. Prof. Frank Schneider, der Präsident der deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde (DGPPN), ...

[National Socialism and the destruction of life].

The victims of unethical human experiments and coerced research under National Socialism

There has been no full evaluation of the numbers of victims of Nazi research, who the victims were, and of the frequency and types of experiments and research. This paper gives the first results of a comprehensive evidence-based evaluation of the different categories of victims. Human experiments were more extensive than often assumed with a minimum of 15,754 documented victims. Experiments rap...

Understanding cervical cancer screening among lesbians: a national survey

BACKGROUND Lesbians have low rates of cervical cancer screening, even though they are at risk of developing the disease. The aim of this study was to examine cervical cancer screening behaviors in a national sample of lesbians. METHODS A standardized internet survey was sent to 3,000 self-identified lesbians to assess cervical cancer screening behaviors and barriers to screening. The sample c...