By Magnus Hirschfeld, 1923
The Intersexual Constitution is the transcription and adaptation of a 1923 speech detailing Magnus Hirschfeld’s endeavor to create a typology of queer and transgender people. It is the first time the term “transsexualism” (“transsexualismus”) appeared in print. It covers queer and transgender physiognomy, categorization, and diagnosis in his work.
Hirschfeld, Magnus. (1923) ‘Die intersexuelle Konstitution’ [The Intersexual Constitution], Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen 23(1): 3–27.
A DeepL translation is available at https://transreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/theintersexualconstitution.pdf
