Current Version
| Region | Germany |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 1935 |
| End Date | Sep 1, 1969 |
| 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 |
Reports (3)
- 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."
- 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)"
- Status is not correct "There was no death penalty as an form of punishment in the FRG"
Revision History (4)
Revision by Samanthos. Broken source replaced, description slightly changed, date added
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | 1935 | Sep 1, 1935 |
| End Date | 1950 | Sep 1, 1969 |
| Note | 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. |
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| Sources | http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/en/gays/paragraph175.php | https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6 |
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Revision by beeurd
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| Note | 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. |
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Revision by bubblyara
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| 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"
- Note field is incorrect ""homosexual" victims of the holocaust also included other queer identities, ie trans people "
Revision by danlev
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| Note | 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. |
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