The SPD's Support for the Repeal of Paragraph 175

Magnus Hirschfield, the leading sexologist and proponent of the normality and democratic rights of LGBT people, was a vocal supporter of the SPD. August Babel, the most prominent worker leader in the SPD, was an early proponent of the repeal of paragraph 175. The SHC set out to educate the public on the reality of homosexuality. In part, the papers intended to show the hypocrisy of homosexual oppression. If a capitalist magnate like Alfred Krupp was engaging in homosexual activity, why was this still being punished under the law?