German Vet/LGBTQ+ activist warns over ‘worrying’ hate crime rise

Above: Anastasia Biefang, 49, prominent German LGBTQ+ rights activist, attends the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride parade in Berlin, Germany, July 22, 2023. (REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben)

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Via Reuters: “Prominent German LGBTQ+ rights activist Anastasia Biefang has expressed concerns about an increase in homophobic and anti-transgender violence and abuse in the country, comparing it to rhetoric used by the Nazis.

Biefang, who made headlines as the first trans person to serve as a commander in the German military, spoke this weekend as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin to celebrate Christopher Street Day and demand LGBTQ+ equality.”

Read the full Reuters article here: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-lgbtq-activist-warns-over-worrying-hate-crime-rise-2023-07-23/.