Hate crimes against homosexuals on the rise in Germany

Deutsche Welle ^ | 08.09.2017 | Carla Bleiker

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The number of crimes against gays and lesbians in Germany has increased by almost a third in the past year. Is a lack of action by politicians, police and schools to blame?

German parliament, the Bundestag, may have passed a bill to allow gay marriage in June, but that doesn’t mean that homosexuals are automatically accepted in all parts of German society. Information revealed Wednesday by the German Interior Ministry shows that the number of crimes committed against homosexuals and bisexuals has in fact risen significantly in 2017.

In the first half of this year, from January 1 to July 28, there were 130 hate crimes reported connected with the victim’s sexual orientation. Over the same period in 2016, 102 crimes of the same nature were reported. That represents an increase of roughly 27 percent. […]

The rise in homophobic crime shows that the fact the law had finally passed did not mean the job had been done, according to [Green Party MP Volker] Beck. “We have equal rights now, but we can only live our lives freely if we don’t have to be afraid of violence and discrimination anymore,” he said in a press statement. “Homophobia and transphobia are problems that need to be addressed.”

Hate crimes under the subcategory “sexual orientation” are defined by the Interior Ministry as “all criminal acts motivated against LGBTI (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans- and intersexuals).” …

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I’m assuming lots of Germans aren’t happy that same-sex mirage was made legal. Also, the figures of attacks may be made up. One thought: homosexuals may be making more advances on straights due to the promotion of homosexual sex and receiving the consequences, so, too frigging bad.

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Just read the posts. Didn’t think of the Muslim immigrants.

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Muslim animals. Look no further but the worst park is the queers probably cheered their arrival.