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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
 Danish gays and lesbians who wish to spend eternity together can now do so thanks to a new gay section at a Copenhagen cemetery.
A new gay group has rented space at Assistens Cemetery for 45 urns, distinguished by a triangle of pebbles on the ground and a large rock.
Each space costs 2500 kroner (A$568).
"We founded an association called Regnbuen (Rainbow) and our goal is that gays and lesbians can be buried next to each other," said spokesperson Ivan Larsen.
"The triangle is our old symbol, but it is also a sign of suffering.”
Gays interned in Nazi concentration camps were forced to wear a pink triangle.
A rainbow flag will also be placed at the site.
"We don't want to isolate ourselves but we also feel a need to be together. We see this as a family grave, one that will be taken care of by our family,'' Larsen said.
Assistens Cemetery is also home to many artists, musicians and writers, including existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen.
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