Entry #250: Homosexual activity in Germany

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Region	Germany
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start Date	Sep 1, 1935
End Date	May 8, 1945
Description	Section 175 of the Criminal Code was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Sources	https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6

Revision History (6)

Nov 29, 2024

edited by danlev. Adjusting -- on May 8, the Nazi regime effectively ended. Enforcement of law.

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End Date	Sep 1, 1969	May 8, 1945

Jan 7, 2023

edited by Samanthos. Broken source replaced, description slightly changed, date added

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Start Date	1935	Sep 1, 1935
End Date	1950	Sep 1, 1969
Description	Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.	Section 175 of the Criminal Code was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Description	Show Difference Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. Section 175 of the Criminal Code was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Sources	http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/en/gays/paragraph175.php	https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6
Sources	Show Difference http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/en/gays/paragraph175.php https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6

Reports (4)
Date is incorrect "After 1945, homosexuality was punishable by imprisonment in Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Germany"
Jul 22, 2024
Newer law has been passed "Section 175 remained tight in the Federal Republic of Germany but the death penalty was abolished by article 102 of the German constitution. This means that the date needs to be corrected."
Jun 15, 2023
Date is incorrect "There should be a distinction considering the death penalty information as the constitution has outlawed it way before the change of this specific law (In west Germany)"
Jun 3, 2023
Status is not correct "There was no death penalty as an form of punishment in the FRG"
Apr 22, 2023

Jun 18, 2022

edited by beeurd

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Description	Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.	Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Description	Show Difference Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.

Feb 6, 2022

edited by bubblyara

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)

Reports (2)
Status is not correct "While many homosexuals died in concentration camps, the official punishment has never been the death penalty"
May 22, 2022
Note field is incorrect ""homosexual" victims of the holocaust also included other queer identities, ie trans people "
Feb 27, 2022

Oct 1, 2014

edited by danlev

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Description	Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. Abolis	Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Description	Show Difference Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. Abolis

Sep 16, 2013

created by bradcoffey106

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	Original entry
Status	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start Date	1935
End Date	1950
Description	Paragraph 175 was amended during Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior. Imprisonment was to range from three (3) months to ten (10) years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to. Abolis
Sources	http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/en/gays/paragraph175.php