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Magnus T. Hirschfeld (14 May 1868 – 14 May 1935) was a Jewish German physician and sexologist, whose citizenship was later revoked by the Nazi government. [2] Hirschfeld was educated in philosophy, philology and medicine. An outspoken advocate for sexual minorities, Hirschfeld founded the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee and World League for Sexual Reform. He based his practice in Berlin ...
Die Transvestiten: Eine Untersuchung über den Erotischen Verkleidungstrieb is a classic 1910 book on crossdressing and transvestism that was written by German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld. [1][2][3] An illustrated companion second volume to the book was published by Hirschfeld and Max Tilke in 1912. [4][5][6] In addition, a second edition of Die Transvestiten was published by Hirschfeld in ...
The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee (‹See Tfd› German: Wissenschaftlich-humanitäres Komitee, WhK) was founded by Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin in May 1897, to campaign for social recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and against their legal persecution. [1][2][3] It was the first LGBT rights organization in history. [3][4][5] The motto of the organization was " Per ...
The first homosexual movement was a socio-political confluence in Germany criticizing Paragraph 175, the 1871 criminalization of sex between men. German writers coined the word homosexual, while the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee was founded in 1897 by Magnus Hirschfeld to improve public tolerance of homosexuality and repeal Paragraph 175.
Vita homosexualis, a 1902 collection of August Fleischmann's popular pamphlets on third gender and against Paragraph 175, confiscated by Nazis on 6 May 1933. The Institute of Sex Research was founded by Magnus Hirschfeld and his collaborators Arthur Kronfeld, a once famous psychotherapist and later professor at the Charité, and Friedrich Wertheim, a dermatologist.
Die Homosexualität des Mannes und des Weibes is a classic 1914 book on homosexuality in men and women that was written by German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld. [1][2] A second edition was published in 1920. [3] Hirschfeld was himself gay and an occasional crossdresser, known by other Berlin crossdressers as "Aunt Magnesia". [4][5] The book was part of the series Handbuch der Gesamten ...
Yearbook for Intermediate Sexual Types. The Yearbook for Intermediate Sexual Types (Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen) was an annual publication of the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee (German: Wissenschaftlich-humanitäres Komitee, WhK), an early LGBT rights organization founded by German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld in 1897.
1919 – In Berlin, Germany, Doctor Magnus Hirschfeld co-founds the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute for Sex Research), a pioneering private research institute and counseling office.