Difference between revisions of "Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld"
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Physician and sexologist. Gay rights pioneer, argued for the rights of homosexuals after Oscar Wilde's trial. Continuously attempted to overturn anti-homosexual laws in Germany which classified homosexuality as abnormal and a disease. Fame as a scientific investigator of sexuality through his writings and lectures. | Physician and sexologist. Gay rights pioneer, argued for the rights of homosexuals after Oscar Wilde's trial. Continuously attempted to overturn anti-homosexual laws in Germany which classified homosexuality as abnormal and a disease. Fame as a scientific investigator of sexuality through his writings and lectures. | ||
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| + | * [[Early European LGBTQ Activists]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 7 December 2014
Country
Germany
Birth - Death
1868 - 1935
Occupation
Activist
Description
Physician and sexologist. Gay rights pioneer, argued for the rights of homosexuals after Oscar Wilde's trial. Continuously attempted to overturn anti-homosexual laws in Germany which classified homosexuality as abnormal and a disease. Fame as a scientific investigator of sexuality through his writings and lectures.
