The Intermediaries, 9781324036319
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Germany’s forgotten queer history: science, rights, and resistance against rising fascism.
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The Intermediaries

a weimar story

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    352 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2025

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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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Critics Review

The Intermediaries is irrefutable proof that trans people have always existed, a story of liberation in the face of oppression–and a case study in how institutionalized hatred can grow alongside queer and trans joy.–Mya Byrne, Americana singer-songwriter and trans rights advocate[The Intermediaries] is an indispensable read for historians and enthusiasts seeking to uncover the nuanced and seldom-told stories of transgender people in history.–Erin Reed, journalist and trans rights activist[The Intermediaries] is the crunchy, smart history of sexual science and liberation that we’ve all been waiting for.–Annalee Newitz, best-selling author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban AgeBrandy Schillace is a first-rate medical historian with a novelist’s soul… . The Intermediaries is a slam dunk.–Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian MedicineBrandy Schillace is a wise, witty, humane, and insightful guide in this fascinating and revelatory history. The Intermediaries is essential reading.–Laura Helmuth, former editor in chief of Scientific American

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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