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First it was the rainbow flag, now it is a pink triangle that bothers some parents of school children. At the Dec. 14 School Committee meeting, 30 parents voiced their opposition to the committee about a pink triangle sticker that appears on windows of some classrooms. The upside-down pink triangle marks a "safe zone" for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth (GLBT) and their adult allies. A place where GLBT students can seek support and advice from someone willing to offer assistance. The stickers have been targeted by parents for a variety of reasons including what they say are health...

Germany is planning to build a memorial to commemorate the thousands of homosexuals persecuted under the Nazis. The memorial should complement a monument to the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust. "Homosexual victims of Nazism have been given too little attention in the past in Germany's culture of remembrance," said a government statement. The monument, planned for Berlin, will serve as a warning against the discrimination of gays and lesbians. Despite passing the Lower House culture committee, the project to build the gay victims memorial is still opposed by the conservative opposition Christian Democrats. Pink triangle The Nazi...