May 6th, 1933: the Institute of Sexology in Berlin is looted. they had not just trailblazing work on trans healthcare, but also provided medical care for trans patients.
every single book was burned 4 days later.
https://hmd.org.uk/resource/6-may-1933-looting-of-the-institute-of-sexology/
we are here again, and there's a lot more they could burn
every single book was burned 4 days later.
https://hmd.org.uk/resource/6-may-1933-looting-of-the-institute-of-sexology/
we are here again, and there's a lot more they could burn
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This photo is one of the most famous images of nazi book burning, and yet it is typically divorced from its historical context.
The books the fascists burned that night in Berlin included research about trans healthcare, contraception, & intersex people.
Many of those volumes were irreplaceable.
The books the fascists burned that night in Berlin included research about trans healthcare, contraception, & intersex people.
Many of those volumes were irreplaceable.
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