Homosexuality and Fascism

Johann Hari is an award-winning journalist, playwright, and a columnist for the UK Independent. He is also self-described as a progressive gay person. With these characteristics in mind, it's interesting that he should write at some length about the very close historical and present-day relationship between homosexuality and fascist movements. In Mr. Hari's words,

Fascism isn't something that happens out there, a nasty habit acquired by the straight boys. It is - in part, at least - a gay thing, and it's time for non-fascist gay people to wake up and face the marching music.

Hari details the prevalence of homosexuality in the leadership of fascist organizations in Europe throughout the 20th Century. And, being a proud homosexual himself, Hari's argument has substance. Via John Ray, who adds some of his own research on the subject of rampant homosexuality in the Nazi Party. Take a look.