A stretch of the Spree River in central Berlin was named after gay-rights activist and sexual researcher Magnus Hirschfeld in a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, May 6.
On the same day 75 years ago, the Nazis plundered his offices and later burned hundreds of his books.
Hirschfeld had founded the world's first institute dedicated to fighting discrimination against homosexuals. He went into exile in France and died there in 1935.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Berlin Pays Tribute to Gay-Rights Activist Persecuted by Nazis
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