Paragraph 175

An aspect of the Reichstag Criminal Code, made in 1871, that made homosexuality a crime. In 1929, a Reichstag Committee votes to repeal Paragraph 175. However, the Nazi rise to power prevented its implementation. In 1945, when concentration camps are liberated, gays were not freed but made to serve out their sentence under Paragraph 175. In 1950, East Germany partially abolished Nazi emendations to Paragraph 175. In 1968, East Germany repealed Paragraph 175. It was repealed in West Germany in 1969.