LGBT In Germany
Contemporary Germany has been one of the more progressive European nations on the issue of LGBT rights. The German Empire and Nazi Germany each reversed the previously tolerant policies using § 175 of the German Criminal Code, with gays being one of the victim groups of the Holocaust. Especially during the Weimar Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, activists campaigned for its repeal. The laws were attenuated in 1950, repealed in practice in East Germany in 1968 and in full in a reunified Germany in 1994. However, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Germany may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents.
Germany presently provides legal recognition for same-sex unions in the form of registered partnerships, and in recent times an increasingly large majority of the German people have expressed their support for legal recognition for same-sex marriage.
Read more about LGBT In Germany: Law Regarding Same-sex Sexual Activity, Progression in East Germany (1949–1990), Progression in West Germany (1949–1990), Recognition of Same-sex Relationships, Military Service, Discrimination Protections, Positions of Political Parties, Openly Gay Politicians, Summary Table, See Also
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