Homosexuality in Germany
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[edit] Portraits: German-speaking countries / Ritratti: Area germanica / Portraits: nations Allemandophones
- This is a subsection of the gallery at Homosexuality.
- For portrait of women, please see Lesbian history.
[edit] 1800-1899 ca.
 Swiss writer and earliest homosexual activist Heinrich Hössli (1784-1864) as a young man. Early 19th century miniature. |
 Heinrich Hössli (1784-1864) - drawing by Caspar Mueller, undated, but circa 1833. |
 Heinrich Hössli (1784-1864) in his late age. |
 The only extant picture of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895) - L'unica foto che possediamo di Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895). |
 Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895) |
 Karl Heinrich Urlich's cataloguing of "Uranism". From John Addington Symonds' 1891 book A Problem in Modern Ethicsìì (this edition 1896). |
 Karl Maria Kertbeny (1824-1882) in his youth, around 1845/50. |
 Károly Mária Kertbeny (1824-1882), a.k.a. Karl-Maria Kertbeny (Benkert), 1850/60 - Károly Mária Kertbeny (1824-1882), o Karl-Maria Benkert, 1850/60. |
 Austrian neurologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840-1902) with his wife Marie Luise. He wrote the highly successful Psychopathia sexualis. |
 Prince Philipp von Eulenburg (1847-1921), the main accused in the so-called "Round table" scandal. |
 Kuno von Moltke (1847-1923) in 1900. |
 Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854-1902) in 1900. Krupp committed suicide after a homosexual scandal in Capri, Italy. |
 Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931) in 1891 (self-portrait). For a gallery of his male nude pictures, see Wilhelm von Gloeden. |
 Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931) before 1910. From magazine Varietas n. 75, july 1910, p. 401. |
 Wilhelm von Gloeden's self-portrait from his grave. |
 Wilhelm von Gloeden's last portrait. |
 Photographer Wilhelm von Plüschow (1852-1930) portraied by his cousin Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931) (circa 1890). |
 Plüschow portraied by Gloeden (circa 1890). For a gallery of Plüschow's male nude pictures, see: Wilhelm von Plüschow. |
 Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857-1915): selfportrait in 1882. |
 Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857-1915) around 1885. |
 Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857-1915): selfportrait in 1894. |
 Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857-1915): selfportrait in 1894. |
 Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857-1915) in Capri, 1898. |
 Baron Hermann von Teschenberg (1866-1911) in female dress. |
 Baron Hermann von Teschenberg (1866-1911) in male clothes. |
 German homosexual activist Benedikt Friedländer (1866-1908). |
 Austrian philosopher Otto Weininger (1880-1903). |
[edit] 1900-1933
[edit] 1907 - The Eulenburg affair / Lo scandalo Eulenburg
 "Guglielmo in Grecia", "L’Asino", 1907. |
 "All’hotel Guglielmo II" - "L’Asino", 20.10.1907. |
 "I due papi - La religione ci divide, la Tavola rotonda ci unisce" – "L’Asino", 10.11.1907. |
 "Confessioni" - "L’Asino", 17.11.1907. |
 "Il dovere del soldato in Germania" - L’Asino, 17.11.1907. |
 "Auguste lamentazioni" - "L’Asino, 12.01.1908. |
 VI. "Non fornicare" - "L’Asino", 23.02.1908. More images are More images here. |
[edit] other 1900-1933
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Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), founder of WHK (Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, an early gay rights groups) at the beginning of 20th century. |
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Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) |
 The WHK "headquarter" in 1901. |
 Frontispice of the issue #1 (1896) of the first homosexual periodical in the world, "Der Eigene" published by Adolf Brand. |
 Cover of 1906 issue of "Der Eigene". |
 German right wing activist Hans Blüher (1888-1952) circa 1910/1915. |
 Alfred Redl (1864-1913) was blackmailed into becoming a spy for being gay, which gave rise to a huge scandal. |
 Stefan George (1868–1933) in 1910. Picture by Jacob Hilsdorf. |
 Stefan George (1868–1933) in 1910. Picture by Jacob Hilsdorf. |
 Stefan George (1868–1933) in 1910. Picture by Jacob Hilsdorf. |
 Grave for the victims of Fritz Haarmann (a homosexual serial killer) in Hannover. |
[edit] 1933-1945 Nazis and the "Gay holocaust" / Nazisme et "holocauste homosexuel" / Nazismo ed "omocausto" )
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The grave of Werner von Fritsch, who was involved in the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair in 1938. |
 The mark used by Nazis for gay people. See also: Nazi concentration camp badges. |
 Mark for a Jewisk "pink triangle" |
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Gay Holocaust victims. |
 The "Homomonument" in Amsterdam. |
 Memorial to Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and his Institute for Sex Research, Berlin Tiergarten |
 Monument in Berlin, Nollendorfplatz. |
 Invalidated OdF identity card: The Magistrate of East Berlin refused any pink-triangle prisoner the right to receive a pension as a "victim of fascism" |
[edit] 1945-1999
 Popsinger Klaus Nomi. |
 Film maker de:Frank Ripploh in 1986. |
[edit] 2000-....
 Openly "out" German politician Klaus Wowereit, mayor of Berlin. |
 Openly "out" singer Peter Plate (left) sings for German group Rosenstolz. |
 Openly "out" Green politician Volker Beck. |
 Openly "out" Green politician Volker Beck in 2005. |
 Openly "out" singer Ross Antony, Ex-Member from the German group Bro'Sis |
[edit] § 175
 Chart of prosecutions under § 175 in years 1902-1987 |
