German lawmakers back compensation for gay soldiers

Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr train for "Voluntary military service in homeland security" in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Michele Tantussi)

German lawmakers voted for legislation on Thursday to rehabilitate soldiers who for decades faced discrimination, discharge or convictions on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Until the year 2000, Germany’s military considered that homosexuals posed a threat to the discipline of…