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An edition of Gay Berlin (2014)

Gay Berlin

birthplace of a modern identity

First Vintage Books ed.

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In the half century before the Nazis rose to power, Berlin became the undisputed gay capital of the world. Activists and medical professionals made it a city of firsts—the first gay journal, the first homosexual rights organization, the first Institute for Sexual Science, the first sex reassignment surgeries—exploring and educating themselves and the rest of the world about new ways of understanding the human condition. In this fascinating examination of how the uninhibited urban culture of Berlin helped create our categories of sexual orientation and gender identity, Robert Beachy guides readers through the past events and developments that continue to shape and influence our thinking about sex and gender to this day.

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English
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305

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Subjects

Gay culture, Homosexuality, Gender identity, Gay men, Identity, Gays, identity, Gays in popular culture, Berlin (germany), social conditions, Homosexuality, history, Berlin (germany), history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, LGBT history, LGBTQ history, Stonewall Book Awards, New York Times reviewed, collection:randy_shilts_award=winner

People

Johann Scheff

Places

Berlin, Germany

Times

1880-1939
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Gay Berlin: birthplace of a modern identity
2015
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Cover of: Gay Berlin
Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity
2014, Knopf
Hardcover in English - First edition.
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Gay Berlin
2014, Knopf Doubleday / Vintage
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Table of Contents

The German invention of homosexuality
Policing homosexuality in Berlin
The first homosexual rights movement and the struggle to shape identity
The Eulenburg scandal and the politics of outing
Hans Blüher, the Wandervogel movement, and the Männerbund
Weimar sexual reform and the Institute for Sexual Science
Sex tourism and male prostitution in Weimar Berlin
Weimar politics and the struggle for legal reform.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Copyright Date
2014

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HQ76.2.G42 B47 2015, HQ76.2.G42B43 2015

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Paperback
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xx, 305 pages
Number of pages
305

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0307473139
ISBN 13
9780307473134
OCLC/WorldCat
904036541
Goodreads
25430551

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