German president: 'Tipping point' as LGBT+ rights under threat in US

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2025-04-04

Berlin (dpa) - US political leaders are threatening to "turn back the clock" on equality for the queer community, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned on Friday. "A self-appointed elite wants to turn back the clock in the United States," Steinmeier said in Berlin at an event for the LSVD+ rights organization, which represents the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBT+) community in Germany. The president critic......

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