Parigi svela un memoriale alle vittime LGBTQ del regime nazista e altre persecuzioni
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Parigi svela un memoriale alle vittime LGBTQ del regime nazista e altre persecuzioni
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/paris-unveils-memorial-lgbtq-victims-nazi-regime-persecutions-rcna207691
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a powerful step in acknowledging a painful part of history. Memorials like this help ensure these stories aren’t forgotten
>A memorial to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime and to all LGBTQ people persecuted throughout history has been unveiled in Paris on Saturday.
>The monument, a massive steel star designed by French artist Jean-Luc Verna, is located at the heart of Paris, in public gardens close to the Bastille Plaza. It aims to fulfill a duty to remember and to fight discrimination, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said.
>“Historical recognition means saying ‘this happened’ and ‘we don’t want it to happen again,’” Hidalgo said.
>Describing the sculpture that looks like a big star wand lying on the ground, Verna, a visual artist who also is a LGBTQ rights activist, said: “There’s a black side in front of us, forcing us to remember. … At certain times of the day, it casts a long shadow on the ground, evoking the dangers looming over, sadly.”
>The other side of the star, silvery, reflects the sky. It represents “the color of time passing, with the Paris sky moving as quickly as public opinion, which can change at any moment,” Verna said.
>Historians estimate between 5,000 and 15,000 people were deported throughout Europe by the Nazi regime during World War II because they were gay.
>Jacques Chirac in 2005 was the first president in France to recognize these crimes, acknowledging LGBTQ people have been “hunted down, arrested and deported.”
>Jean-Luc Roméro, deputy mayor of Paris and a longtime LGBTQ rights activist, said “we didn’t know, unfortunately, that this monument would be inaugurated at one of the worst moments we’re going through right now.”
The Paris memorial specifically honors LGBTQ victims of the Nazi regime, similar to the Berlin memorial which commemorates homosexual victims of National Socialism; both serve as important reminders of persecution based on sexual orientation. The Paris memorial was designed by artist Jean-Luc Verna and highlights the long-ignored history of LGBTQ persecution during the Holocaust.
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