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

§Hirschfeld, Magnus (1868-1935) -1900.jpg Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), founder of WHK (Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, an early gay rights groups) at the beginning of 20th century.	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".
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" )

Grab Werner von Fritsch. Berlin. Invalidenfriedhof 2004-09-25.jpg 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"	Gayvictimsofholocaust.jpg 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