Entry #14237: Homosexual activity in Austria

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RegionAustria
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start DateMar 12, 1938
End DateApr 27, 1945
DescriptionAustria joined to Nazi Germany, which is homosexualty is illegal and has death penalty. During Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Sources
https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6


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StatusIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Start DateMar 12, 1938
End DateApr 27, 1945
DescriptionAustria joined to Nazi Germany, which is homosexualty is illegal and has death penalty. During Nazi rule to create harsher penalties for homosexual behavior between men. Imprisonment was to range from three months to ten years in prison. Many homosexual men died in the Nazi concentration camps they were sent to.
Sources https://lexetius.com/StGB/175,6