German government to pay €30m in compensation to gay men convicted under historical sex laws
German government to pay €30m in compensation to gay men convicted under historical sex laws
- Homosexual acts were first criminalised in 1871 when Germany was formed but the law was strengthened during the Nazi era when the regime used it to convict thousands of gay men and send them to concentration camps.
- Homosexual acts were first criminalised in 1871 when Germany was formed but the law was strengthened during the Nazi era when the regime used it to convict thousands of gay men and send them to concentration camps.
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