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The gay German men who were convicted during the last century are finally being forgiven and compensated in a long overdue act of justice.
Germany has just offered compensation and recognition to over 50,000 gay men who were convicted and persecuted over the course of the last century.
The measure, which was approved by the German Parliament on Thursday, was celebrated by lobbyists who have spent years pushing for the act of justice.
The measure, which was approved by the German Parliament on Thursday, was celebrated by lobbyists who have spent years pushing for the act of justice.
While it first came into effect in 1871, Paragraph 175 only became strictly enforced by the Nazis in WWII. The sentence for "engaging in sexual acts contrary to nature" resulted in 10 years of hard labor, although there was no legislation addressing gay women. The article was only repealed in East Germany in 1968, while West Germany also dropped the legislation in 1994.
The German Parliament reportedly overturned the sentences of the men convicted during the war in 2002, but they failed to forgive the convictions that followed – until now.
"More than two decades after article 175 was finally wiped from the books, this stain on democratic Germany's legal history has been removed," said Sebastian Bickerich of the government's anti-discrimination office in a statement.
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