Speaking yesterday at the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, King Charles listed as victims of the Holocaust, along with the six million Jews, “Sinti, Roma, disabled people, members of the LGBT community, and political prisoners.”
A number of Poles, including the former ambassador to the United States, have complained that he left out their compatriots. And it was an odd omission, especially when you consider that Poles make up one of the largest immigrant groups in England. But the king is not a politician dependent on votes. Which makes his statement, or its wording, even more curious. In the 1940s, there were homosexuals – and they were targeted by the Nazis – but there was no “LGBT community.”
