6 hours agoGerman president apologises to homosexuals
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, apologised for decades of suffering and injustice due to German depressive laws. He made these comments on the occasion of marking the persecution committed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. The harsh treatment of homosexuals has continued even after World War II, where [...]
He made these comments on the occasion of marking the persecution committed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.
The harsh treatment of homosexuals has continued even after World War II, where homosexuality for years represented criminal acts.
For that reason today I apologize, for all suffering and injustice and silence, which followed”, the German president said.
He added that he wants to convince the “of all homosexuals, bisexuals and lesbians, transgenders and inter-sexuals” that they are protected in modern Germany”.
