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Start of Magnus Hirschfeld Collection AR 1700 FROM LEO BAECK INSTITUTE – Center for Jewish History
Originally published in The Advocate on Sep 15, 1987. While Amsel was president of the Mattachine Society, he witnessed the Stonewall Riots. He recounts his experiences and how the events became legend.
A 1988 pamphlet detailing strategies to defeat gay rights legislation. Published by Coalitions for Amerca, founded by Paul Weyrich (the founder of The Heritage Foundation, the Free Congress Foundation, and the American Legislative Exchange Council).
Ar a trial three people had been charged with various offences connected with prostitution. Gloria Greaves, a transexual, was convicted inter alia of living on the earnings of prostitution contrary to s30 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, and Brian Greaves, with whom he/she had gone through a ceremony of marriage, was convicted of living…
These newsletters were published by The XX Club from 1988 to 1997. The newsletter was originally titled Twenty Minutes but was rebranded Twenty in 1991. These publications provided information to and support for members of the transgender community by publishing personal accounts as well as academic writings. Topics include gender realignment surgery and hormone therapy,…
The study of psvchoerotic pathology dates back no farther than the last quarter of the last century. Before that time very little was known of sex, ex- cept its pathological anatomy. Complete silence reigned on sex psychology. No textbooks dared to lift the veil over this important part of the human psyche.
Im textlichen Teile des Buches: „Die Transvestiten“ sprachen wir die Absicht aus, in einem besonderen illustrierten Teile die in diesem Werke bekundeten Ausführungen durch instruktive Abbildungen zu ergänzen, sofern danach in größerer Anzahl Wünsche an uns heran treten würden. Solche Anliegen sind uns bei dem über Erwarten großen Interesse, das dem Buche „Die Transvestiten“ entgegengebracht…
In a former work, “Men in Women’s Guise,” we dealt with some curious examples of the human species: the Abbé de Choisy, the Abbé d’Entraignes, Philippe d’Orléans, the Chevalier d’Eon, Savalette de Lange, and many others. Of those strange personalities, we propose to select two to serve as a kind of introduction to the present…
A survey of essays about men in who wished to “pass as women,” beginning in the 17th century and ending with the author’s contemporaries. Each chapter is dedicated to different individual, including biographical information and attempts at psychological analysis. Translated from the original French. Made and printed in Great Britain at The Mayflower Press, Plymouth.