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Evaluate an article (Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany)

 * Name of article: Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article in order to better establish conditions surrounding the persecution within the gay community in Germany. I am interested in LGBT studies around the world, which led me to this topic in particular. In terms of eugenics, I was surprised that the Holocaust page for homosexual persecution was not in depth as it is a very significant instance of homosexual persecution in the 20th century.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the topic sentence is clear and direct encompassing how gays were part of the Holocaust victims
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, the lead includes mentions to the sections that are included in the current article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is a little concise. It can include a little bit more information on the memorials constructed in modern day.

Content

 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes - the content that is currently on the page is up to date - despite having some gaps (addressed later)
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * There is a lack of evidence to establish how homosexuals were treated in concentration camps (little primary sources). Additionally there not much information on LGBT life in German prior to the rise of the Nazis.

Tone and Balance:
There are not any major concerns in terms of the bias or lack of viewpoints mentioned in the article as the article uses a diversity of viewpoints. However, there are less mentions of the pro-LGBT sentiment that was found in certain German circles prior to the rise of the Nazis.

Sources and References
The links provided in the sources do work, however the sources are older in general and do not include much of the more current research accomplished in the past two decades on this field, (many sources come from the 20th century.) However, the sources that are provided are reliable and credible.

Organization
There are not any major grammatical/spelling errors, while the article is written chronologically which makes sense. However, the "Homosexuality and the SS" section is quite brief in comparison to analogous sections. There could be more sources which include the viewpoints of the SS and the fact that numerous and prominent SS members were in fact gay. Additionally, there is no mention of more prominent gay resistance figures that were executed (e.g. Hans Scholl from the White Rose Revolution)

Images and Media
While the images are included in accordance with regulations and are captioned, there is a notable dearth of images found within the sections dealing with the purge and homosexuality and the SS. This large section of text would benefit from being broken up with images and diagrams.

Checking the talk page

 * Current discourse on the page debate the place that the gay purge and treatment has in the context of the wider Holocaust - especially with claims that the gays were treated worse than other prisoners.
 * Additionally, there is debate about the inclusion of trans victims to the Holocaust and how they should be included within this category.

Overall impressions

 * Overall the article is moderately developed. The article is quite thorough in the sections that it does have but has notable gaps in the literature regarding LGBT life in Germany prior to the height of the purge. Additionally, there are fewer primary sources and quotes from the treatment of homosexuals in concentration camps to give more color to the abuses highlighted in the article.

Optional activity

 * I left a question on the talk about the potential inclusion of more details of LGBT nightlife and culture prior to the height of the Nazi purges to give context to what was lost.


 * Link to feedback: Talk:Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany