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PHOTOS: Israel's First Gay Holocaust Memorial

PHOTOS: Israel's First Gay Holocaust Memorial

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As many as 15,000 LGBT people were killed in Nazi concentration camps. Tel Aviv is the first Israeli city to unveil a memorial.

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Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai (left) and German ambassador to Israel Andreas Michaelis (center) inaugurate a memorial to thousands of gay Holocaust victims killed by the Nazi during the Second War at the Gan Meir (Meir Park) on January 10 in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv joins Berlin, Amsterdam, Sydney and San Francisco as cities with similar memorial sites.

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Israeli men take part in the memorial service to inaugurate the monument.

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Attendees at the memorial.

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People lay flowers at the memorial.

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An Israeli man participates.

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Observers at the memorial.

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White roses were laid on the memorial by participants in the ceremony.

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According to bbc.co.uk, writing on the monument in English, Hebrew, and German reads: "In memory of those persecuted by the Nazi regime for their sexual orientation and gender identity."

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Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.