1871 in LGBT Rights

In 1871, there were 1 recorded legal change made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were changes made and in the following year. A total of 34 legal changes were made in the 1870s.

  • May 15
    Homosexual activity becomes male illegal, female legal.
    Section 175 of the Criminal Code of the German Empire criminalized homosexual activity between men over the age of 18. The penalty was imprisonment or a loss of civil rights.