LGBT people murdered by the Nazis remembered
Cllr Mike Jones laid a wreath for LGBT people who lost their lives during the Second World War at the remembrance day service this morning, Sunday, November 10, which took place at the War Memorial on the Old Steine in Brighton. The text on the wreath read: “In remembrance of the tens of thousands o
Cllr Mike Jones laid a wreath for LGBT people who lost their lives during the Second World War at the remembrance day service this morning, Sunday, November 10, which took place at the War Memorial on the Old Steine in Brighton.
The text on the wreath read:
“In remembrance of the tens of thousands of LGBT men and women who were persecuted, tortured and murdered in concentration camps throughout Europe by Nazi Germany.
“In remembrance too of LGBT persons who have served and died for their country past and present.
“We Will Remember Them.”
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