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Remember.§ 175

Between 1871 and 1994, the German state criminalized love. The men it persecuted deserve to be named, remembered, and never forgotten.
100K+
Men convicted · 1933–1945
15,000
Sent to concentration camps
123
Years § 175 was law
Remember
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Resist
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Never Again
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We Name the Dead
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We Honor Survivors
1871
Year § 175 enacted
1933
Year enforcement intensified under Nazism
1994
Year § 175 finally repealed
2002
Year Germany formally acknowledged the injustice
What This Site Does
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Names the Dead
We compile, verify, and publish the names of those convicted under § 175 and sent to concentration camps, drawing from court records, camp documents, and survivor testimony.
Search the Names →
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Honors Survivors
The men who survived were often silenced for decades. This platform preserves their testimonies, their words, and their insistence on being seen.
Read Testimonies →
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Connects to Now
§ 175's legacy is not only historical. Laws criminalizing homosexuality remain active in over 60 countries today. History is a warning only if we hear it.
Global Context →

The pink triangle was not a symbol they chose.
We chose to take it back.

Gay men in Nazi concentration camps were forced to wear downward-pointing pink triangles. In the 1970s, gay rights activists inverted it — point up — as a symbol of resistance and remembrance. We carry it still.

Historical Markers
1871
§ 175 Enacted
Unified German Empire criminalizes male homosexuality.
1897
Resistance Begins
Hirschfeld founds the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee.
1933
Nazi Takeover
Institut für Sexualwissenschaft burned. Arrests intensify.
1945
Liberation
Camps liberated — but § 175 remains law in both German states.
1969
Partial Reform
West Germany raises age of consent under § 175 to 21.
1994
Repeal
Unified Germany finally repeals § 175 entirely.
2002
Recognition
Germany formally acknowledges § 175 victims as victims of injustice.
Take Action
History demands a response.
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Research

Access our archive of court records, camp documents, and academic papers.

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Share

Share testimonies and historical facts. Silence is complicity.

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Remember

Find memorials near you. Visit. Witness. Name the dead.

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Educate

Curriculum resources and classroom materials available free.

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Advocate

LGBTQ+ criminalization affects 60+ countries today. Act now.

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Contact

Submit research, corrections, names, or testimonies for inclusion.

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