Berlin unveils controversial gay holocaust monument

[Natasha]

Berlin unveils controversial gay holocaust monument

http://www.topnews.in/berlin-unveils-controversial-gay-holocaust-monument-243925
5/26/2008

"A Jewish homosexual, Hirschfeld was a medical doctor who dedicated his life to the scientific study of homosexuality and to lobbying the German government to repeal laws outlawing all same-sex behaviour even amongst consenting adults in private.  The word "transsexual" was coined by Hirschfeld to describe the phenomenon that he argued was a natural extension of human sexuality."



Posted on: May 26, 2008, 12:18:24 AMmore about this story here.

[cindianna_jones]

"But we are sad because it has taken this long to come this far. Gays imprisoned by the Nazis were still in prison well into the 1950s and '60s because of anti-gay laws which were not repealed until 1969," Eckert says.

Everyone here should read this article. This is important. Thanks Natasha for scooping this jewel.

Cindi

[gina]

Well even though it took many years....its nice to see the memorial created for those that suffered from the mind of lunatics. 

gina