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| Region | Germany |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 1989 |
| End Date | Oct 3, 1990 |
| Description | East Germany had equalized the age of consent to 14 years old in 1989 after its Supreme Court struck down discriminatory laws. While West Germany maintained a higher age of consent for homosexual acts (set at 18 years old, compared to 14/16 for heterosexuals) for many years under Paragraph 175. |
| Sources | http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-age-consent-around-world-2802173 |
Revision History (6)
edited by nyelvtheelv. law isnt currently active mb
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| End Date | (none) | Oct 3, 1990 |
edited by nyelvtheelv. fixed date and replaced description
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| Value | Equal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Equal | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 1988 | 1989 |
| Description | The age of consent of 14 years is equal for everyone. | East Germany had equalized the age of consent to 14 years old in 1989 after its Supreme Court struck down discriminatory laws. While West Germany maintained a higher age of consent for homosexual acts (set at 18 years old, compared to 14/16 for heterosexuals) for many years under Paragraph 175. |
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| Description | The age of consent of 14 years is equal for everyone. | The age of consent of 14 years is equal for everyone. |
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| Description | The age of consent is 14 equal for both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples in Germany. | The age of consent of 14 years is equal for everyone. |
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| Description | Equal at 14 years of age. | The age of consent is 14 equal for both same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples in Germany. |
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Reports (3)
- Date is incorrect "Age of consent was equalized in East Germany in 1989. Reunification undid this and it wasn't equalized in unified Germany until 1994.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Germany#History_of_laws_regarding_same-sex_sexual_activity"
- Status is not correct "Equal age of consent between adults: 18 years"
- Status is not correct "The link provided has no information about Germany's same-sex age of consent."