In 1994, such things still weren't discussed in Germany. It wasn't a topic we discussed at school. I didn't know anyone else who was gay. Role models in the media were scarce. All of that has truly changed, which is a good thing. - Patrick Dorr
The so-called 'gay paragraph' was written in the 19th century. When the German Empire was founded in 1871, the law was introduced to punish 'unnatural fornication' between men with up to six months in prison. - Article
During the Nazi era, around 100,000 homosexuals were abducted, tortured and murdered. Following World War II, West Germany preserved the Nazi version of the law, mostly unchanged. - Article
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