"Perhaps at no time in recent memory is the importance of inclusion in museums and places of public memory more urgent. As censorship of content increases at museums and other nonprofit institutions across the United States, there is a deliberate attempt to erase LGBTQ+ representation. Alongside this public erasure, the rights that the LGBTQ+ community gained 10 years ago through marriage equality have also eroded amidst an alarming escalation of attacks against the transgender community."
"Within their collection is the story of Fritz Kitzing, a nonbinary German bookkeeper. Kitzing was born in Neuruppin, Germany, in 1905. They moved to Berlin around 20 years later in search of work as a bookkeeper. At the time, Berlin was the world's leading city for LGBTQ+ life. While still on the margins of society, LGBTQ+ people were able to live openly, socialize at queer clubs and salons, and publish and read queer publications."
Increasing censorship in museums across the United States seeks to erase LGBTQ+ representation while legal and social gains, including marriage equality, face erosion amid a surge in attacks on transgender people. The Illinois Holocaust Museum preserves marginalized histories and holds the story of Fritz Kitzing, a nonbinary German bookkeeper born in Neuruppin in 1905 who moved to Berlin and participated in a vibrant queer culture. Economic collapse and nationalist propaganda empowered violent exclusion under the Nazis. Kitzing was arrested in 1933 for wearing women's clothing, endured repeated arrests and concentration-camp imprisonment, and ultimately survived the Nazi regime.
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