Hidden origins of gay right movement in WW1

Gay soldiers who survived the bloodletting returned home convinced their governments owed them something – full citizenship.

Especially in Germany, where gay rights already had a tenuous footing, they formed new organizations to advocate in public for their rights…

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/12/the-hidden-origins-of-the-modern-gay-rights-movement-in-world-war-i/