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Germany’s transgender community confronts surge in far-right disinformation

The proposed Self-Determination Act, aimed at easing legal gender change, has become a battleground for misinformation as far-right groups exploit the issue.

LGBTQ Holocaust Victims Remembered for First Time by German Parliament

For the first time, the German Bundestag dedicated its annual Holocaust remembrance to LGBTQ+ people who were killed under Hitler's rule.

Far-Right Party Expected to Win Seats in German Parliament

Polls ahead of Sunday's election predict that far-right Alternative for Germany will receive close to 10 percent of the vote, winning it seats in the Bundestag.

Georgia transgender woman ruthlessly stabbed to death, 26-year-old suspect arrested

37-year-old Kesaria Abramidze was murdered in her home Wednesday night, just one day after the Georgia Parliament passed a law restricting LGBTQ+ rights.

Germany OK's Ban on Conversion Therapy for Youth

The legislation was approved in Parliament and is expected to be signed by the president.

Could Australia Be the Next Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage?

Germany struggled for years to enact marriage equality, and Australia is similarily dragging its feet. 

Germany Finally Clears 50,000 Men Convicted for Being Gay

The German Parliament has voted to overturn post-World War II convictions and compensate the survivors.

Germany Pays Reparations to Gay Men Jailed for Sodomy

Paragraph 175, which outlawed homosexual acts, remained on the books until 1994.

Two Trans Women Elected to Germany's Parliament in Historic Move

Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik will represent the Green party in the country's lower house.

Yes, J.K. Rowling, the Nazis persecuted trans people, burned books

Rowling questioned a social media post that mentioned this, but scholars point out that it indeed happened.

Poll: Germans More Tolerant of LGBTQ People Than Muslims

Germans are comfortable with gays -- and even of insurance companies covering medical transitions -- but not as fond of Muslims in their neighborhood, says a new survey.

Justin Trudeau's Apology Will Resonate Globally

The catharsis that comes from world leaders making amends for past abuses travels beyond borders. 

How Nazi Germany Persecuted Transgender People

New research shows how transgender Germans suffered under Hitler's regime.