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