30 Days of Pride Day 14- Magnus HirschfeldMagnus Hirschfeld was a German physician and sexologist wh
30 Days of Pride Day 14- Magnus HirschfeldMagnus Hirschfeld was a German physician and sexologist who was one of the first outspoken medical advocates for sexual minorities, founding the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee and World League for Sexual Reform. He maintained that sexual orientation was innate and not a deliberate choice, and he believed that scientific understanding of sexuality would promote tolerance of LGBTQ people. In addition to publishing works on sexology and sexual reforms, Hirschfeld also wrote about racism, politics, and the history of morals.Hirschfeld was targeted by Nazis for being Jewish and gay; he was beaten by völkisch activists in 1920, and in 1933 his institute was sacked and had its books burned. He was forced into exile in France, where he died in 1935. -- source link
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