Magnus Hirschfeld

"Before Kinsey there was Magnus Hirschfeld. In Nazi Germany he was demonized. He was Jewish, gay, and left-wing. This is the remarkable story of his pioneering contribution to sexological research, sexual law reform, feminism, and LGBT emancipation. Be inspired!"--Peter Tatchell, human rights & LGBT campaigner "Doses biography fills a major gap by providing the first fully informed study in English of Hirschfelds life and works. Objective and concise, it is a welcome addition to LGBT history."--James Steakley, author, The Homosexual Emancipation Movement in Germany "Elegant and erudite. This is a wonderful introduction to the life and work of Magnus Hirschfeld, the & Einstein of Sex in early twentieth-century Germany. Doses concise account is moving and suspenseful, chock full of revealing details on everything from trans rights to aphrodisiacs and contraceptives to new theories of orientation and desire."--Dagmar Herzog, author, Sexuality in Europe: A Twentieth-Century History "Magnus Hirschfeld is one of the forgotten giants of history. He can rightly be considered the founder of the first gay liberation movement, more than a century ago . . . Ralf Doses biography will help restore Hirschfeld and the movement he led to the pages of history. This history needs to be known."--John D'Emilio, co-author, Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America "The pioneer of the modern homosexual rights movement . . . Doses very readable short biography provides twenty-first century readers with the essential life and times of this charismatic figure."--David Fernbach, author, The Spiral Path: A Gay Contribution to Human Survival