The Ten Stages of Genocide: Applied to The LGBTQ Community

Understanding Historical and Contemporary Persecution

https://www.hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the-holocaust-and-genocides/what-is-genocide/the-ten-stages-of-genocide/

Examine the picture above..

If you can identify yourself as allowing or participating in one of these actions. No matter how fleeting or unimportant you think your actions are, consider carefully that the people participating in the activities at each step are standing on your shoulders to reach the next one.

This graphic is used by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. It was based on research from Dr. Gregory H. Stanton that was published on

https://www.genocidewatch.com/

. It is not off the mark at all.

Think about this in terms of LGBTQ people and how this graphic can be used to bring the struggles we face into focus.