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Italy begins stripping lesbian mothers of their parental rights (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by sam_uk@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.world

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One mom said she cried for 10 days after hearing she was being removed from her daughter's birth certificate.

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[–] Rosriv@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's something I learned from reading too many books about WWII. It all started with the little things. What's that "first they came" quote again?

First they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You know what's ironic about that quote, especially in the context of this thread? The group who they really came for first was the LGBTQ, not the Communists. Even in the act of lamenting his failure to speak out, Niemöller failed to speak out about them.

Another related "fun" fact: the very first NAZI book burnings "included around 20,000 unique works on intersexuality, homosexuality, and transgender topics" from the Institute of Sex Research.