https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's parliament voted Thursday to quash the convictions of 50,000 gay men sentenced for homosexuality under a Nazi-era law which remained in force after the war and offer compensation. https://www.thelocal.de/20170623/germany-finally-clears-gay-men-convicted-under-nazi-era-law Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:34:34 +0200 germany-finally-clears-gay-men-convicted-under-nazi-era-law The Green Party agreed upon their manifesto on Sunday for the upcoming national elections, saying they wouldn't go into government without marriage being opened up to gay and lesbian couples. https://www.thelocal.de/20170619/no-coalition-deal-without-gay-marriage-clause-green-party-pledges Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:49:36 +0200 no-coalition-deal-without-gay-marriage-clause-green-party-pledges A new Europe-wide comparison shows that Germany continues to lag behind its Western neighbours when it comes to LGBT rights, which advocates say is a problem given its outward message of tolerance to the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20170517/why-germany-needs-to-get-its-message-straight-on-gay-rights-report Wed, 17 May 2017 14:00:16 +0200 why-germany-needs-to-get-its-message-straight-on-gay-rights-report Chancellor Angela Merkel's biggest rivals in the upcoming national election in September are set to put pressure on her conservative party to pass same-sex marriage ahead of the vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20170328/social-democrats-fighting-to-pass-same-sex-marriage-before-national-vote Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:28:51 +0200 social-democrats-fighting-to-pass-same-sex-marriage-before-national-vote Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday approved a measure to wipe the criminal records of gay men convicted under a Nazi-era law, and offer them compensation. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/germany-prepares-to-clear-gay-men-convicted-under-nazi-era-law-lgbt Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:13:03 +0100 germany-prepares-to-clear-gay-men-convicted-under-nazi-era-law-lgbt Germany moved closer on Wednesday to clearing the names of gay men who suffered under a Nazi-era law. Now victims reflect on a life led for too long in the shadows. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/how-modern-germany-persecuted-gay-men-long-after-nazi-era Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:05:31 +0100 how-modern-germany-persecuted-gay-men-long-after-nazi-era Germany might not grant full equal rights to its gay residents, but it’s still among the best locations for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender employees in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20170126/germany-among-best-places-for-lgbt-workers-in-europe Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:25:01 +0100 germany-among-best-places-for-lgbt-workers-in-europe The travel site GayCities this week announced the winners of its 2016 Best of Gay Cities guide, naming Berlin as the top place to be LGBT and single. https://www.thelocal.de/20161216/berlin-named-best-city-to-be-gay-and-single Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:29:23 +0100 berlin-named-best-city-to-be-gay-and-single The percentage of the German population which identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) is higher than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20161021/more-germans-identify-as-lgbt-than-in-rest-of-europe Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:22:21 +0200 more-germans-identify-as-lgbt-than-in-rest-of-europe Hundreds of thousands of people joined the Gay Pride parade on Sunday, with marchers waving rainbow flags and honouring the victims of the Orlando massacre. https://www.thelocal.de/20160704/cologne-gay-pride-parade-honours-orlando-victims Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:08:39 +0200 cologne-gay-pride-parade-honours-orlando-victims It's not easy starting a family as a gay couple in Germany, where same-sex marriage still isn’t granted. But this international pair have managed to do it - mainly because one is an expat. https://www.thelocal.de/20160623/how-two-gay-dads-cut-through-german-red-tape-to-start-a-family Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:48:20 +0200 how-two-gay-dads-cut-through-german-red-tape-to-start-a-family Gay couples in Germany have limited rights when it comes to starting a family. But what if a child is born in a country with full same-sex marriage rights? One of Germany’s highest courts has given an answer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160615/germany-strengthens-lgbt-family-and-citizenship-rights Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:47:43 +0200 germany-strengthens-lgbt-family-and-citizenship-rights A new report shows how Germany continues to fall behind its counterparts on gay rights, which may be due to its "lack of strong leadership". https://www.thelocal.de/20160510/germany-scared-to-take-leadership-on-gay-rights-report-lgbt-lgbti-same-sex-marriage Tue, 10 May 2016 17:27:24 +0200 germany-scared-to-take-leadership-on-gay-rights-report-lgbt-lgbti-same-sex-marriage A blue checkered shirt, brown lederhosen shorts with embroidered braces and wild tufts of hot pink hair -- James Rozeboom is ready to party Sunday at Gay Oktoberfest, which fought for a place at the table at Germany's giant beer festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20150920/gay-oktoberfest-brings-pride-to-munich Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:02:37 +0200 gay-oktoberfest-brings-pride-to-munich Members of the Berlin faction of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) voted against gay marriage in a poll on Friday, denting hopes the Chancellor’s staunch opposition could be swayed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150724/berlin-conservatives-say-no-to-gay-marriage-cdu-same-sex Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:14:47 +0200 berlin-conservatives-say-no-to-gay-marriage-cdu-same-sex Wednesday sees the launch of new magazine "Straight," aimed at gay women across Germany – but the magazine's advert is already causing something of a stir, reports Der Tagesspiegel. https://www.thelocal.de/20150722/angela-merkel-appears-in-lesbian-magazine-ad Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:00:00 +0200 angela-merkel-appears-in-lesbian-magazine-ad Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, voted on Friday in favour of a resolution calling for full marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples. https://www.thelocal.de/20150612/upper-house-calls-for-marriage-for-all Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:19:33 +0200 upper-house-calls-for-marriage-for-all Saarland's minister-president stirred anger on Wednesday by comparing the prospect of gay marriage to incest and polygamy. https://www.thelocal.de/20150603/state-leader-equates-gay-marriage-with-incest Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:12:27 +0200 state-leader-equates-gay-marriage-with-incest Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved a raft of draft measures to extend the rights of same-sex couples, but faced criticism for allowing only civil unions, not full gay marriage. https://www.thelocal.de/20150528/cabinet-okays-more-rights-for-same-sex-couples Thu, 28 May 2015 10:43:49 +0200 cabinet-okays-more-rights-for-same-sex-couples Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is feeling the pressure from opposition MPs, its own gay supporters and its Social Democratic Party (SPD) allies to look again at allowing gay marriage after Ireland's popular "yes" vote on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150526/ireland-vote-builds-gay-marriage-momentum Tue, 26 May 2015 10:44:23 +0200 ireland-vote-builds-gay-marriage-momentum