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Paris Unveils Memorial Honoring LGBTQ+ Victims of Persecution
- On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Paris unveiled a three-ton monument near the Bastille honoring individuals targeted for their homosexuality during World War II as well as throughout history.
- The memorial follows decades of near-silence about these persecutions in France, a recognition process initiated by former leaders Lionel Jospin and Jacques Chirac.
- Mayor Anne Hidalgo highlighted the memorial's importance as both a means to acknowledge past injustices publicly and as a way to counter contemporary attempts to deny LGBTQ+ diversity.
- Historians estimate that 5,000 to 15,000 Europeans were deported for homosexuality under Nazi rule, with French figures ranging from 60 to 200; artist Verna described the memorial's symbolism reflecting past suffering and changing public opinion.
- This memorial highlights ongoing discrimination challenges, echoed by rights groups reporting rising anti-LGBTQI+ hate crimes and calls to enforce laws addressing growing online and physical harassment in France.
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Paris unveils memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi atrocities
A new memorial in Paris honoring the memory of the forgotten LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust and throughout history was formally unvelied on Saturday, the French-language Strobomag reports.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo unveiled the memorial sculpture on Saturday, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia near Bastille and the Bas…
New memorial to gay victims of Nazi persecution unveiled in Paris
A new memorial honouring and remembering LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust has been unveiled in Paris. Designed by French artist Jean-Luc Verna and unveiled on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on Saturday ( 17 May), the monument consists of a giant star wand lying on the ground, which is dark on one side and silver on the other. Verna, who is also an LGBTQ+ activist, said there is a “black side in front of us…
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