Entry #290: Homosexual activity in Netherlands

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RegionNetherlands
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateMay 15, 1940
End DateMay 5, 1945
DescriptionDuring the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II homosexuality was criminalized by Paragraph 175.
Sourceshttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/para175.asp
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "The state is referring to the fact germany ruled the netherlands during this time frame. Belgium, which had essentially the same laws because it was also occupied by German forces shows the period from 1940 to 1944 as "Death penalty as punishment""

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