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Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin

The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.

Holocaust Memorial Defaced With 'Death to LGBT' Graffiti

The monument near a pride center in Tel Aviv, commemorating the LGBTQ lives lost in the Holocaust, was defaced Thursday. 

PHOTOS: Israel's First Gay Holocaust Memorial

As many as 15,000 LGBT people were killed in Nazi concentration camps. Tel Aviv is the first Israeli city to unveil a memorial.

Berlin Dedicates Memorial to the Nazis' Gay Victims

Germany on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial to the thousands of homosexuals persecuted and killed under the Nazis, a monument meant both to honor a long-ignored group of victims and to make a statement against ongoing intolerance. The memorial sits on the edge of the capital's Tiergarten park -- across the road from Germany's memorial to the Holocaust's 6 million Jewish victims. The single gray concrete slab is a deliberate echo of the smaller slabs that make up that memorial, but also includes a small window that lets visitors see a film of two men kissing.

Auschwitz Museum Remembers Gay Men Who Were Murdered in the Holocaust

Between 77 and 200 estimated prisoners were persecuted for their sexual orientation, scholars believe.

Berlin Monument to Gay Holocaust Victims Vandalized

The vandals painted over a window through which visitors can view a video of two men kissing.

The World Honors LGBT Holocaust Victims on Day of Remembrance

Events will be held all day Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz from Nazi Germany.

Trump Invokes 'All Lives Matter' Logic to Erase Jews from Holocaust

The White House confirmed it purposely excluded Jewish people from its statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday.

Lessons Learned as a Gay Son of Holocaust Survivors

On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must learn from our past in order to build a safe, secure future for all.

The Lost Pink Triangles

An exhibition of Nazi persecution of homosexuals goes on display in NYC.

Harris Calls Buttigieg Campaign's Stock Photo of Black Woman a Mistake

The Buttigieg campaign's use of a random stock photo of a Kenyan woman for a plan to address racial inequality is the latest in a line of gaffes around the black community. 

Gay Victims of Nazi Germany Remembered at Holocaust Ceremony

An estimated 650 gay people, mostly men, were interned at the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Suspect Arrested For Painting Swastikas on Rainbow Crosswalks

(CNN) The crosswalks are located in front of Atlanta's first LGBTQ+ bookstore.

Millions of Australians Already Voted In Marriage Equality Survey

As the Australian Bureau of Statistics tabulates votes on the marriage equality vote, turnout is higher than expected.