In a first, German parliament spotlights Nazis' LGBTQ victims

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German parliament commemorates people persecuted and killed over their sexual or gender identity. Campaigners in Germany have worked for decades to establish an official ceremony to commemorate the LGBTQ victims. Tens of thousands were accused of homosexuality under the Nazi regime. The hardest hit were the many thousands of men and women who were deported to concentration camps.

Published 4 months ago · Berlin, Germany

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