Nazi Persecution and Modern
The Nazi regime considered the elimination of all manifestations of homosexuality in Germany one of its goals, claiming it was a Jewish conspiracy to undermine the German people. Men were often arrested after denunciation, police raids, and through information uncovered during interrogations of other homosexuals. They were galvanized into action by the nationalization of the Prussian penal code, which criminalized homosexual behavior between men in Paragraph He also established the Institute for Sexual Science ISS in Berlin in to provide psychological and medical services to gay and transgender patients. Gay Men and Lesbians under the Nazi Regime
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Eric Marcus about the latest season of his series Making Gay History, which explores the lives of LGBTQ people during the Nazi era. Some of the websites linked below are in foreign languages, but internet browsers like Chrome allow you to access them in English translation. Selected resources about some of the topics and people discussed in the episode:. How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
The Nazi regime harassed and targeted gay men and lesbians by banning their organizations, shuttering their presses, and raiding and closing their meeting places. The Nazi regime’s actions effectively destroyed the networks and communities that gay men and lesbians had established before the Nazis came to power. John Broich does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. It was repealed in Persecution of gay people in Nazi Germany
While there were some Nazis who were tolerant of homosexuality, the Nazi desire to gain power as well as Nazi plans regarding women and the Aryan family led to the Nazis implementing anti-gay policies. Germany can't become a huge empire and "colonize" Eastern Europe without almost all men breeding and likely raising large families. The Nazis intensified the enforcement of Paragraph , a provision in the German criminal code that criminalised homosexual acts between men. This led to the arrest of approximately , men, with around 50, convicted and many sent to concentration camps, where they faced brutal treatment and high mortality rates. 
What if the Nazi's endorsed homosexuality and gay marriage
The Nazi period saw a significant intensification of the persecution of gay people in Germany. Prior to their accession to power in , under section of Germany’s Civil Code, male homosexuality was illegal in Germany. However, prosecutions were relatively rare, though by no means unknown. The Nazi regime harassed and targeted gay men and lesbians by banning their organizations, shuttering their presses, and raiding and closing their meeting places. For gay men, harrassment worsened over the course of the s, eventually turning into brutal persecution.
Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany
The roots of the modern LGBTQ+ movement lie in Germany, where a community of self-conscious and openly gay men and women began to emerge in the second half of the 19th century. .
Podcast series explores how LGBT people were treated
The s and early ‘30’s looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis. .
Overview Part I
Eric Marcus, founder and host of the award-winning Making Gay History podcast discusses the experiences of LGBTQ people during the rise of the Nazi regime, World War II, and the Holocaust. .