
In our latest episode, Ryen and Megan talk about queer rights pioneer - Magnus Hirschfeld and his ground-breaking research and advocacy. In this first of three parts, we learn about Magnus's beginnings, his studies, travels and his beginnings as Germany's foremost sexologist in pre-Weimar Germany. CW: contains mention of suicide, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and fascism - please take care while listening
Sources:
Beachy, Robert. Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity. Vintage. 13 October 2015.
Brook, Daniel. The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin. W.W. Norton & Company. 13 May 2025.
Cantu, Benjamin, Kriegsheim, Felix. Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate. Cantu, Benjamin. Narrated by: Robert Beachy, Katrin Himmler, Ben Miller, Klaus Mueller, Zavier Nunn, Morgan M. Page. Film Base Berlin, Netflix Studios, The Thursday Company. 28 June 2023.