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May 4, 2021 · Paragraph 175 was a German statute that criminalized sexual relations between men. The Nazis revised it in 1935 to make it broader and harsher, and used it to persecute and imprison gay men and men accused of homosexuality.
Paragraph 175 (known formally as §175 StGB; also known as Section 175 in English) was a provision of the German Criminal Code from 15 May 1871 to 10 March 1994. It made sexual relations between males a crime , and in early revisions the provision also criminalized bestiality as well as forms of prostitution and underage sexual abuse .
May 28, 2021 · Learn how the Nazi regime persecuted gay men using Paragraph 175, the statute that banned sexual relations between men. Explore the history of gay communities and networks in Germany before and during the Nazi era.
Learn how the Nazis expanded and strengthened the criminal code to persecute men accused of homosexuality in Germany from 1933 to 1938. See the timeline of events related to the Holocaust and the revision of Paragraph 175.
The film chronicles the lives of several gay men and one lesbian who were persecuted by the Nazis. The gay men were arrested by the Nazis for the crime of homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German penal code, dating back to 1871.
May 15, 2024 · The Nazis rewrote and strengthened Paragraph 175 in 1935 and established the Reich Central Office for the Combating of Homosexuality and Abortion in 1936. The strengthened text of Paragraph 175 continued to exclusively criminalize and punish gay men.
Jun 11, 2019 · When Paragraph 175 of the German Penal Code was abolished 25 years ago, homosexuality ceased to be separately regulated. DW takes a look back at a history of persecution in West and East...
