Magnus Hirschfeld Quotes

1868–1935 Germany

Magnus Hirschfeld (14 May 1868 – 14 May 1935) was a German physician, sexologist and LGBTQ advocate. Hirschfeld founded the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, which researched homosexuality and transgender healthcare, before it was destroyed by the Nazis.

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Soon the day will come when science will win victory over error, justice a victory over injustice, and human love a victory over human hatred and ignorance.

Homosexuality was part of the plan of nature and creation just like normal love.

Testimony at a trial during the Eulenburg affair (1907)

In the ranks of a relatively small party, the anarchist, it seemed to me as if proportionately more homosexuals and effeminates are found than in others.

Die Homosexualität des Mannes und des Weibes (1914)

The more we delve into the essence of personality, the more we learn that in this world, certainly rich with natural beauty and things worthy of seeing, nothing is more attractive and worthier of knowing and experiencing than people.

Die Transvestiten: Eine Untersuchung über den Erotischen Verkleidungstrieb (1910)

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