From the Archives: War monuments and memorials are a source of contention in the United States. It’s time to reimagine the ways we memorialize the heroes and victims of war
southern U.S. are currently under pressure to take down statues of Confederate leaders, whose publicly sanctioned presence is a constant source of injury to many.
killed by the Nazis. And just around the corner from that is another memorial, to the gays and lesbians killed in the Holocaust. It features a dark concrete cuboid with a window through which visitors can watch looped video footage of gays and lesbians kissing—a voyeuristic peek into the forbidden way of life the Nazis sought to extinguish and a salute to its resilience.Hugh Gusterson
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