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鈥淗istorical recognition means saying 鈥榯his happened鈥� and 鈥榳e don鈥檛 want it to happen again,鈥欌�� Hidalgo said.

Describing the sculpture that looks like a big star wand lying on the ground, Verna, a visual artist who also is a LGBTQ+ rights activist, said : 鈥淭here鈥檚 a black side in front of us, forcing us to remember. ... At certain times of the day, it casts a long shadow on the ground, evoking the dangers looming over, sadly.鈥�

The other side of the star, silvery, reflects the sky. It represents 鈥渢he color of time passing, with the Paris sky moving as quickly as public opinion, which can change at any moment,” Verna said.

Historians estimate between 5,000 and 15,000 people were deported throughout Europe by the Nazi regime during World War II because they were gay.

Jacques Chirac in 2005 was the first president in France to recognize these crimes, acknowledging LGBTQ+ people have been 鈥渉unted down, arrested and deported.鈥�

Jean-Luc Rom茅ro, deputy mayor of Paris and a longtime LGBTQ+ rights activist, said 鈥渨e didn鈥檛 know, unfortunately, that this monument would be inaugurated at one of the worst moments we鈥檙e going through right now.”

Referring to , Romero said 鈥渨e鈥檝e never experienced such setback in the United States, with what鈥檚 happening to trans people.鈥�

Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has issued orders to recognize people as being , keep transgender girls and women out of for women, oust , for gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 19 and for institutions that provide the care. All the efforts are being .

In Europe, Hungary鈥檚 parliament passed this year an amendment to the constitution that allows the government , a decision that legal scholars and critics have called another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government.