In current months, Germany has seen a pointy rise in hate crimes concentrating on the queer group. Figures from the Federal Prison Police Workplace and the Federal Ministry of the Inside recorded 1,765 prison offences in 2024 beneath the subcategory “sexual orientation” – a rise of round 18 % in comparison with the earlier yr. The surge in assaults is essentially attributed to the far proper and is inflicting deep concern inside the LGBT+ group, in a rustic lengthy considered tolerant towards sexual and gender minorities – significantly within the capital Berlin. Our correspondents report.[/gpt3]