Episode 3: Notable Queer Taurus - Magnus Hirschfeld: Part 1 - Magnus Hirschfeld and the Raiders of the Lost Ark cover art

Episode 3: Notable Queer Taurus - Magnus Hirschfeld: Part 1 - Magnus Hirschfeld and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Episode 3: Notable Queer Taurus - Magnus Hirschfeld: Part 1 - Magnus Hirschfeld and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

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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

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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.


Spellbound Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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