In 1955, there were 1 recorded legal change made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 9 changes made and 2 in the following year. A total of 91 legal changes were made in the 1950s.
- (date unknown)Serving openly in military becomes illegal.When the West German military was founded, gay men were routinely dismissed or systematically exempt from service. Homosexual acts had also been criminalized under Paragraph 175, although there was no written law prohibiting LGBT people from serving.
