A memorial for gay victims that have been designed a long time for the Nazi regime and for everyone Gay people The persecution has been revealed throughout history in Paris on Saturday.
The memorial, the huge solid star designed by French artist Jean -Luke Verna, is located in the heart of Paris, in public parks near Pastel Plaza. It aims to fulfill the duty to remember and combat discrimination.
“Historical recognition means saying” this happened “and” we do not want this to happen again, “Hidalgo said.
The sculpture that seems to be a star stick dumped on the floor, Verna, a visual artist who is also a gay rights activist: “There is a black side in front of us, forcing us to remember … … at certain times of the day, cast a long shadow on the ground, which raises the risks that overwhelm the sad.”
The other side of the star, silver, reflects the sky. It represents “the color of the chronological corridor, as the Paris sky moves at the speed that it can change at any moment.”
Historians estimate between 5,000 and 15,000 people who were deported throughout Europe by the Nazi regime during World War II because they were gay.
In 2005, Jacques Chirac was the first president in France to recognize these crimes, as she confessed to gay people, “they were caught, arrested and deported.”
“We did not know, unfortunately, this monument would be opened in one of the worst moments that we are going through now,” said Jean -Luke Romero, Deputy Mayor of Paris and LGBTQ.
Referring to US President Donald Trump’s administration policies“We have not tested such a setback in the United States, with what is happening to the converting people,” Romero said.
Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has issued orders to admit people as Only a man or a womanKeeping girls and women transgendering Sports competitions For women, firefighters Sexual military forcesand Restriction of federal financing To care for the confirmed sexes for transgender people under the age of 19 and Research financing threat For institutions that provide care. All efforts Challenge.
In Europe, Hungary’s parliament approved this year an amendment to the constitution that allows the government To prohibit public events by LGBTQ+ societiesA decision that legal scholars and critics have described another step towards tyranny by the popular government.
