This year marks the 85th anniversary of Magnus Hirschfeld's visit to San Francisco. Hirschfeld was a physician and a prolific author renowned for his work on sexual and gender diversity. In 1897 in Berlin, he cofounded the first homosexual emancipation organization in the world. During his 1930-1931 tour of the United States, the Hearst newspaper chain dubbed him "the Einstein of Sex."
"Through Knowledge to Justice: The Sexual World of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935)" offers an introducti...
This year marks the 85th anniversary of Magnus Hirschfeld's visit to San Francisco. Hirschfeld was a physician and a prolific author renowned for his work on sexual and gender diversity. In 1897 in Berlin, he cofounded the first homosexual emancipation organization in the world. During his 1930-1931 tour of the United States, the Hearst newspaper chain dubbed him "the Einstein of Sex."
"Through Knowledge to Justice: The Sexual World of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935)" offers an introduction to Hirschfeld's life, work and legacy through a display of historical materials largely drawn from the collection assembled by curator Gerard Koskovich over three decades — inscribed first editions, vintage magazines and ephemera.
Among the scarce artifacts included is one of a handful of volumes known to have survived the first book-burning of the Nazi regime, where the library of Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin was consigned to the flames.
The exhibition opens August 19 and runs through December 2016. For more information, visit www.glbthistorymuseum.org.
OPENING RECEPTION
August 19 • 7:00–9:00 p.m.
The GLBT History Museum
4127 18th St., San Francisco
Admission: $5.00
SPONSORS
The exhibition is sponsored by the Hermes Foundation and cosponsored by the German Consulate General, the Consulate General of France, the Goethe-Institut San Francisco and the Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft (Berlin).