The city of Paris inaugurated a memorial dedicated to people persecuted for being homosexual during the Second World War but also "throughout history", mayor Anne Hidalgo said.
The monument, by artist Jean-Luc Verna, consists of an large star-shaped structure made of steel. The three-ton installation was erected near the Bastille in central Paris to mark International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
"Recognition means to say 'this happened' and to say 'we don't want this to happen again'," Hidalgo said. "We must fight against denial and trivialisation," she said, adding: "Today there are powerful and extremely dangerous headwinds that would like to deny this kind of diversity."
According to historians' estimates, between 5,000 and 15,000 people in Europe were sent to concentration camps by the Nazi government for being homosexual.
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