Language:
German
Year of publication:
2018
Titel der Quelle:
Aschkenas; Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Kultur der Juden
Angaben zur Quelle:
28,1 (2018) 85-117
Keywords:
Hirschfeld, Magnus,
;
Sexologists Biography
;
Jewish physicians Biography
;
Sexology History
Abstract:
Magnus Hirschfeld was the trailblazer of modern sexology and he defined homosexuality as a variation in western sexual life - and no longer as a perversion or vice. Moreover, he campaigned for sexual liberation with petitions to the parliament, leaflets and even movies. He popularized terms that are still in use, such as "transsexualism" or "homosexuality". But he also became an admirer of sexual eugenics. Lastly, he never achieved the decriminalization of homosexual desire and he also died without any successors. Throughout his life he saw himself as a German citizen. His Jewish background was more relevant to his enemies than to himself.
DOI:
10.1515/asch-2018-0006
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