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German president apologises to gays for decades of injustice

German Frank-Walter Steinmeier. [Photo: Courtesy]

Germany's president has asked gays for forgiveness for decades of suffering and injustice they endured as a result of repressive laws in Germany in the Nazi era and after World War II.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke Sunday in a ceremony marking the persecution of gays by the Hitler regime.

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