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Police stop bombing in Berlin at LGBTQ rights rally
A 24-year-old Moroccan man planned to blow up the Russian embassy during the protest.
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Democracy failure: 75% of Germans support equality but it’s still not happening
Angela Merkel, who has stated her adamant opposition to same-sex marriage, has a 74% approval rating. Where’s the disconnect?
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Germany clears path to erase convictions of gay men
The antigay law that dated back to the 19th century was used to vigorously prosecute gay men in the post-war era.
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New telephone company ad is ‘for people who know they’re family’
A new ad campaign from telephone company Deutsche Telekom featured a lesbian couple and their baby and a group of drag queens as different kinds of families.
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American hospitalized after Berlin terror attack that killed his partner
Richard Ramirez of San Benito, Texas moved to Berlin a decade ago to live with his partner, who was among the dozen people killed in the attack.
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German EU official criticized over racist and homophobic comments
Germany’s representative is facing criticism for appearing to make a derogatory reference to Chinese people and mock same-sex marriage.
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Germany to offer $33 million in reparations to gays jailed in Nazi era
A spokesperson for Germany’s Green party called the delayed amends-making “a monstrous disgrace.”
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Will Germany annul post-World War II homosexuality convictions?
Thousands of gay men were convicted under a law criminalizing homosexuality that was applied zealously in post-World War II West Germany.
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The cop who murdered and possibly ate a man has conviction overturned
Detlev Guenzel was found guilty of murdering and probably eating another man in 2013.
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This Berlin LGBT museum just found bullet holes in its front window
The Schwules museum is considering making the hole-ridden window part of its exhibit.