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The spectre of the thing: the construction of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust memorial1
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 05:27 authored by Kerby, M, Malcom BywatersMalcom Bywaters, Baguley, MThe Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial is situated on the western side of Green Park in Darlinghurst, in Sydney, Australia. Darlinghurst is considered the heart of Sydney's gay and lesbian population, having been the site of demonstrations, public meetings, Gay Fair Days, and the starting point for the AIDS Memorial Candlelight Rally. It is also very close to both the Sydney Jewish Museum and the Jewish War Memorial. The planning and construction of the Memorial between 1991 and 2001 was a process framed by two competing imperatives. Balancing the commemoration of a subset of victims of the Holocaust with a positioning of the event as a universal symbol of the continuing persecution of gays and lesbians was a challenge that came to define the ten year struggle to have the memorial built.
History
Publication title
Historical EncountersVolume
8Pagination
27-40ISSN
2203-7543Department/School
Library and Cultural CollectionsPublisher
University of NewcastlePlace of publication
AustraliaRights statement
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