homocaust
nounEtymology
Blend of homosexual + Holocaust. Possibly coined in 1986 in the pseudoacademic, Holocaust-denial-focused Journal of Historical Review; possibly attested already by the 1970s.
- derived from *keh₂w-✻
- derived from ὁλόκαυστον
- derived from holocaustum
- derived from holocauste
- derived from holocauste
Definitions
A systematic persecution of homosexuals, especially the one which occurred in Nazi…
A systematic persecution of homosexuals, especially the one which occurred in Nazi Germany (the Homocaust), when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them.
- However, the empirical basis for these arguments was established as early as 1977 by scholars who refuted the notion of a "homocaust," an idea that had been awarded wide currency by German gay groups in the early 1970s.
- To speak of a "final solution" or a "homocaust" for homosexuals is an absurdity that denigrates the homosexual cause.
- Another view sometimes heard is that the Nazis' loudly trumpeted policy of 'eradicating' homosexuality amounted to a ‘homocaust’ somehow comparable to the extermination of the Jews.
The persecution of homosexuals which occurred in Nazi Germany, when seen as constituting…
The persecution of homosexuals which occurred in Nazi Germany, when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them.
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