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 A German bishop gave a nod to blessing same-sex couples on Friday, following a meeting with Pope Francis who has voiced his opposition to the practice. https://www.thelocal.de/20210611/german-bishop-says-why-not-to-blessing-same-sex-unions Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:35:58 +0200 german-bishop-says-why-not-to-blessing-same-sex-unions Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Wednesday agreed a draft bill that would compensate gay soldiers who faced discrimination in the armed forces between 1955 and 2000. https://www.thelocal.de/20201125/germany-to-compensate-gay-soldiers-over-discrimination Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:08:17 +0100 germany-to-compensate-gay-soldiers-over-discrimination A senior member of the church tasked with training new priests has come under fire for calling homosexuality "the consequence of a failed psychological development". https://www.thelocal.de/20190510/german-priest-calls-homosexuality-a-sickness Fri, 10 May 2019 11:43:45 +0200 german-priest-calls-homosexuality-a-sickness Germany will on Tuesday open a shelter for homosexual refugees with space for more than 120 people, the association behind the project said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160223/berlin-opens-germanys-first-gay-refugee-centre Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:50:27 +0100 berlin-opens-germanys-first-gay-refugee-centre A gay man is being blocked from collecting his title as King of the Marksmen in Düsseldorf because he plans on collecting the prize with his husband. https://www.thelocal.de/20151002/gay-shooting-champ-must-name-female-queen Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:41:13 +0200 gay-shooting-champ-must-name-female-queen 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 Tolerance of homosexuality has increased in nearly all German states since the fall of the Wall 25 years ago, but acceptance of immigrants who keep their traditions has declined, according to a study published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140512/german-social-cohesion-study-places-west-above-east Mon, 12 May 2014 14:46:00 +0200 german-social-cohesion-study-places-west-above-east Germany's first burial area for lesbians will open on Sunday in Berlin. One of the founders told The Local that the leafy resting spot is for homosexual women to be buried as they lived – with those of the same sex. https://www.thelocal.de/20140402/germanys-first-lesbian-cemetery-opens-in-berlin-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:27:00 +0200 germanys-first-lesbian-cemetery-opens-in-berlin-2 Churches in Dresden are to deliver sermons on love and sex. Among the themes to be explored is the "tender love" between men in the Bible and “everyday eroticism”. https://www.thelocal.de/20130919/51995 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:55:00 +0200 51995 A German author has penned a book exploring homosexuality in the popular cartoon series The Simpsons. Erwin In het Panhuis, a Cologne-based librarian, analysed 490 gay scenes and over 70 homosexual characters which featured in the show. https://www.thelocal.de/20130630/50603 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:50:00 +0200 50603 A German court told a lesbian who had fled persecution in Iran, to go back and simply live discreetly and hide her sexuality. Iranian courts sentence lesbians to whippings and, in a fourth instance, death. https://www.thelocal.de/20120628/43435 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:28:00 +0200 43435 Europe’s first career fair for homosexuals comes to Munich this weekend. Moritz Honert from Der Tagesspiegel spoke with the founder of Milk 2010 about job prospects for gays and lesbians in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20100304/25665 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:41:00 +0100 25665 Gay and lesbian couples in the German state of Bavaria may now officially register for civil unions, according to a bill approved by the State Parliament in Munich this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20090702/20331 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:28:00 +0200 20331 A left-wing politician who changed sex to become a man has protested a ban on marrying his female partner. Christian Schenk, formerly Christina Schenk, was in a registered partnership while he was a lesbian, but now that he is straight, he wants to marry. The Berlin politician underwent a surgical sex change procedure in order to be recognized as a man. The medical procedure was a prerequisite for legal recognition as a man. https://www.thelocal.de/20080121/10187 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:58:00 +0100 10187