The Local Germany 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 AfD backtracks after saying gay people should be jailed The far-right populist AfD party is trying to literally rewrite history over statements made by its representative who seemed to say gay people in Germany should be thrown in jail. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/afd-backtracks-after-politician-says-gay-people-should-be-jailed Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:00:41 +0200 afd-backtracks-after-politician-says-gay-people-should-be-jailed 1,000s of gay men in Germany still live with criminal records Homosexuality hasn’t been a crime for decades. But thousands of men still have criminal records based on a law that was wiped from the books in 1969. https://www.thelocal.de/20160511/injustice-of-1000s-of-gay-men-who-still-have-criminal-records Wed, 11 May 2016 17:29:41 +0200 injustice-of-1000s-of-gay-men-who-still-have-criminal-records Homosexual couples win limited adoption rights The German parliament ruled on Thursday evening that gay and lesbian people in a civil union may legally adopt their partner's adopted child. But opposition politicians criticized the bill for not going far enough. https://www.thelocal.de/20140523/homosexual-partners-gain-limited-adoption-rights Fri, 23 May 2014 12:44:00 +0200 homosexual-partners-gain-limited-adoption-rights Parents protest bid to teach about sexuality More than 65,000 parents and teachers in southern Germany have signed an online petition against plans to teach children about homosexuality in school. https://www.thelocal.de/20140109/petition Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:30:00 +0100 petition Homophobia now has a 'pronounced opponent' Ex-footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger came out on Wednesday. His says his decision means homophobia now has a "pronounced opponent" making him The Local's German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140109/thomas-hitzlsperger-gay-german-football-homosexual Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:01:00 +0100 thomas-hitzlsperger-gay-german-football-homosexual Lesbian Holocaust memorial plan upsets historians Holocaust scholars on Thursday attacked a bid to include images of kissing lesbians in a monument dedicated to the thousands of homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis, saying it distorted history. https://www.thelocal.de/20100325/26127 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:40:00 +0100 26127 Westerwelle to kick off Gay Games in Cologne this summer German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has agreed to be the official patron of the eighth annual Gay Games in Cologne this summer, the organisation reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100325/26123 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:12:00 +0100 26123