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Campaigners celebrate ‘strong message’ as Germany updates gender laws
"Germany’s new law sends a strong message that trans people exist and deserve recognition and protection, without discrimination"
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Germany appoints first ‘queer representative’ to look after LGBTQ community
"Everyone should be able to live free, safe and with equal rights."
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German car park sets aside spaces specifically for LGBTQs and migrant drivers
Authorities have yet to figure out exactly how to monitor who's using the spaces.
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Germany compensates 249 people convicted under Nazi-era anti-gay law
The law, brought in in the 19th Century was more strictly enforced by the Nazis and continued after the Second World War.
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German bishop apologises to LGBTQ community for church homophobia
Bishop Christian Stäblein said he was “appalled by the stigmatisation we have perpetrated” upon LGBTQ people.
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German Catholics are defying the Vatican’s ban on same-sex blessings
The Vatican has previously said the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions.
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Actor Jannik Schümann comes out in cute Insta post: ‘I cannot put my feelings into words’
"I am overwhelmed by all the messages!" says star.
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Germany bans gay ‘conversion’ therapy for minors
It is just the world's fifth country to issue a nationwide ban on the abusive practice.
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German bishops rule homosexuality is a ‘normal form of sexual predisposition’
The ruling was made at the Commission for Marriage and Family of the German Bishops’ Conference
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Germany’s Foreign Ministry call for impartial investigation into the murder of Russian activist Yelena Grigorieva
Yelena's body was found with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation in St Petersburg
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The untold gay stories of Auschwitz
80 per cent of gay men sent to the notorious Nazi concentration camp died there - some finding love among the horror or saving the lives of others first. That’s worth remembering this Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January).
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Senior Catholic cardinal claims there is a connection between homosexuality and sexual abuse
Cardinal Walter Brandmuller is one of the most senior figures in the Catholic Church
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DJ Felix Jaehn on coming out, finding love, and the next generation of LGBT artists
A lot has changed for the 24-year-old 'Cheerleader' producer since he came out publicly earlier this year.
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Teenager arrested for allegedly planning to bomb a gay club in Germany
The anonymous teenager was refused bail by the judge
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Popstar Daniel Kueblboeck gone missing after jumping overboard from cruise ship
The singer found fame on the German spin-off series of 'Pop Idol' back in 2002
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New exhibition to pay homage to Tom of Finland
From August 17, the exhibition will showcase unknown works by the iconic artist
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GCHQ advertise for gay code-breakers 64 years after the death of Alan Turing
The security service has had a bad record with the LGBT community
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Germany’s president has asked for forgiveness from the LGBT community for years of persecution
Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke at a ceremony to remember the abuse during Hitler's reign
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Three gay sex workers attacked with crowbars in Germany
One of the men is in a life-threatening coma while his friends also suffered serious injuries
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Why Nazi atrocities against gay men must never be forgotten
The horrors suffered by gay men under the Nazis remind us of the terrible human cost of homophobia, writes Hugh Kaye.