page_title: Paragraph 175
hierarchical_section_title: Paragraph 175
caption_attribution_description: English: Chart of prosecutions under § 175 in years 1902-1987; up to 1943 with bestialityEvents: 1907-1909: Harden-Eulenburg Affair; 1914-1918 WW1; 1924: Fritz Haarmann; 1957: Bundesverfassungsgericht Deutsch: Verurteilungen nach § 175, bis 1943 mit Sodomie, Ereignisse: 1907-1909: Harden-Eulenburg-Affäre; 1914-1918: Erster Weltkrieg; 1924: Fritz Haarmann; 1957: Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts Italiano: Processi per omosessualità e bestialismo celebrati in Germania in base al § 175 tedesco negli anni 1902-1987. Sono evidenziati alcuni eventi e scandali: 1907-1909: Scandalo Harden-Eulenburg; 1914-1918 prima guerra mondiale; 1924: caso di Fritz Haarmann; 1957: Bundesverfassungsgericht. Polski: Wykres liczby skazanych z § 175 w latach 1902-1987
context_page_description: Paragraph 175 was a provision of the German Criminal Code from 15 May 1871 to 10 March 1994. It made homosexual acts between males a crime, and in early revisions the provision also criminalized bestiality as well as forms of prostitution and underage sexual abuse. All in all, around 140,000 men were convicted under the law.
  The statute drew legal influence from previous measures, including those undertaken by the Holy Roman Empire and Prussian states. It was amended several times. The Nazis broadened the law in 1935; in the prosecutions that followed, thousands died in concentration camps as a widespread social persecution of homosexuals took place.
context_section_description: 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 homosexual acts between males a crime, and in early revisions the provision also criminalized bestiality as well as forms of prostitution and underage sexual abuse. All in all, around 140,000 men were convicted under the law.
  The statute drew legal influence from previous measures, including those undertaken by the Holy Roman Empire and Prussian states. It was amended several times. The Nazis broadened the law in 1935; in the prosecutions that followed, thousands died in concentration camps as a widespread social persecution of homosexuals took place.
caption: Graph of convictions under Paragraph 175. Spike occurs during Nazi era, and dropoff after partial repeal in 1969.
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