Entry #21584: Equal age of consent in Germany

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RegionGermany
IssueEqual age of consent
StatusVaries by Region
Start Date1968
End Date1969
DescriptionIn 1968, East Germany removed the old Paragraph 175. However, it set the age of consent at 18 for same-sex relations, while heterosexual consent was 14.

While in West Germany homosexual activity was still a crime.
Sourceshttps://www.the-berliner.com/politics/lgbt-berlin-a-short-history/


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StatusVaries by Region
Start Date1968
End Date1969
DescriptionIn 1968, East Germany removed the old Paragraph 175. However, it set the age of consent at 18 for same-sex relations, while heterosexual consent was 14. While in West Germany homosexual activity was still a crime.
Sourceshttps://www.the-berliner.com/politics/lgbt-berlin-a-short-history/