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Netflix announces new Queer Eye: Germany spinoff

It looks like a new Fab Five is on its way to Netflix in the upcoming  Queer Eye: Germany series. Over the last few years, the reboot of Queer Eye has won the hearts of viewers all over the world. Now the popular streamer is expanding the property internationally with Queer Eye: Germany. According to a report from Deadline, the series will be headed by a brand new Fab 5 that includes: beauty guru David Jokobs, nutrition and health expert Aljosha Muttardi, work/life coach Leni Bolt and fashion expert Jan-Henrik…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles germany Law LGBTQ+ News Life News Second World War

Germany compensates hundreds persecuted by Nazi-era anti-gay law

Hundreds of people have been compensated after a law criminalising homosexuality continued to be enforced after the Second World War. The legislation saw people investigated or persecuted for their sexuality, which German authorities are now trying to make up for. Paragraph 175 was created in 1871 before being repealed in 1994, with it being most severely implemented under Nazi rule. Up to 50,000 men were convicted under it between 1949 and 1969 and it was predominantly used against gay men. On 13 September, the country’s Federal Office of Justice shared…

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Articles Bishop Christian Stäblein germany LGBTQ+ News Life News Protestant

German Bishop apologises to queer community for church’s anti-LGBTQ+ treatment

A German protestant bishop has asked for forgiveness from the LGBTQ+ community during a recent service. According to a report from The Irish Times, bishop Christian Stäblein spoke about the church’s previous abuse towards queer congregation members and staff. Stäblein is the bishop of Berlin-Brandenburg which is part of Germany’s Evangelical Church federation (EKD). During the service, Stäblein discussed the harmful discrimination of LGBTQ+ people that included abusive questioning, dismal from church jobs and forced celibacy. The prominent religious figure went on to say that he was “appalled by the…

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