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| − | + | Starting in 1897, with the founding of the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and others, a German homosexual emancipation movement was under way. | |
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| + | The committee's goals were to abolish the German law against male homosexuality, to change the public's generally negative opinion of homosexuals, and to interest homosexuals themselves in the struggle for their rights. | ||
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| + | The committee campaigned for law reform, published emancipation literature and the ''Yearbook for Sexual Intermediate Types'' (1899-1923), held public forums, and sent speakers on lecture tours. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Hirschfeld, Dr. Magnus (May 14, 1868 - May 14, 1935)]] | ||
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| + | <div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">• Go to [[Otto_Spengler:_"People_just_faint,"_1906 | Otto Spengler: "People just faint," 1906]]</div> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:58, 15 May 2012
The German Homosexual Emancipation Movement
Starting in 1897, with the founding of the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and others, a German homosexual emancipation movement was under way.
The committee's goals were to abolish the German law against male homosexuality, to change the public's generally negative opinion of homosexuals, and to interest homosexuals themselves in the struggle for their rights.
The committee campaigned for law reform, published emancipation literature and the Yearbook for Sexual Intermediate Types (1899-1923), held public forums, and sent speakers on lecture tours.
