Annual of Sexual Intermediaries, Volume IX (1908) Edited by Magnus Hirschfeld Translated by Michael Lombardi-Nash
This daring and illuminating anthology captures a moment when the boundaries of law, identity, and desire were being renegotiated across disciplines and continents. In this ninth volume of The Annual of Sexual Intermediaries, pioneering minds examine themes of homosexuality and gender variance through legal criticism, medical inquiry, historical portraiture, and classical scholarship.
Inside, you'll find Dr. Numa Praetorius' bold legal dissection of Paragraph 175, Alfred Kind's nuanced view of medical classification, and Elisar von Kupffer's poetic tribute to painter il Sodoma. From the subversive youth of Sweden's Queen Christine to the shadows of Greek pederastic poetry, these essays pull back the curtain on forgotten legacies and unspoken truths.
Rich in scholarship and radical in spirit, this volume is an essential resource for anyone exploring the cultural roots of LGBTQ+ thought before it bore a modern name.
Uncover the lives, laws, and loves history tried to forget. A century before Pride: the forgotten voices that shaped queer discourse. Essays at the threshold of modern queer thought.