Communism for homosexuals
For starters, communism would be the dream of conservatives and republicans alike, not the other way around. Sex was only perceived to be designed for reproduction, therefore heterosexuality was seen as the only sexuality that was "healthy". On top of that, the gender expectations and life conditions where extremely rigid. Plus, the complete censorship of what was deemed as unfit; there was strict control when it came to one's private life.
That being said, I will focus my attention on how it all intruded on same-sex attraction.
Homosexual relationships were considered to be a criminal offence and we're punished by law with 1 year up to 5 years in prison.
It was said that there is no such thing as being homosexual and communist, that it is a capitalistic idea. We were the enemies of the people, opposite to the communist values.
It was illegal to even search for someone of the same sex, you could end up taken by the militia/police for showing mere interest, sometimes just accusations were enough.
Everyone could be an informer, even your neighbour. If one got caught, and they caven in from all the physical and/mental abuse during their interrogation and ended up denouncing others, even under the promise of not ending up in jail, that leniency was not guaranteed.
There was a general fear of not getting caught by the militia. (They kept a file of morals with their names, photos and statements.)
After getting out of prison, they'd lose their jobs and they were marked for the reason they lost it, their family disowned them and everyone knew about it and now, especially, militia had their eyes on you to make sure they behaved.
Intelectuals had the biggest target on their heads, because the regime believed they were more prone to homosexuality, due to their contact with the outside world.
Under the threats imposed by the communist regime, some seeked asylum in foreign countries or just fled the country all together.
There were arrests done even in 1993, the last one was pardoned in 1998, Mariana Centiner spent 3 years in prison.
The article was barely repealed in 2001 at the insistence and pressure of international organisations.
Even after the regime had fallen, homosexuals continued to get harassed on the basis of the Article 200. The orthodox church had a hand in the constant railing up of the people, delaying it to be repealed.
Homophobia from those years is still felt today.