The Intermediaries
a weimar story
$48.79
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2025
Summary
The Institute: Sex Science, Queer Rights, and the Shadow of Nazi Germany
Set in interwar Germany, The Intermediaries tells the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first center for homosexual and transgender rights. Headed by a gay Jewish man, Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, the institute aided in the first gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments, acting as a rebellious base of operations in the face of rising prejudice, nationalism, and Nazi pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324036319 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324036311 |
| Author: | Brandy Schillace |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 548g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 30mm |
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“Brandy Schillace takes a different tack in “The Intermediaries,” widening and deepening the social context of Hirschfeld’s life and work… Schillace’s writing about the new field of what would be called endocrinology is especially vibrant.” – Casey Schwartz - The Washington Post
About The Author
Brandy Schillace
Brandy Schillace is a historian, former professor and museum professional, and editor of Medical Humanities, a social-justice journal. She writes about gender, medical history, and neurodiversity for outlets including Scientific American, Wired, CrimeReads, and Undark. She lives in Ohio.
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