Magnus Hirschfeld
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| - | In [[1897]], Hirschfeld founded the [[Scientific Humanitarian Committee]] with [[Adolf Brand]], [[Benedict Friedlaender]] and other leaders of ''[[Der Eigene]]'', a homosexual campaign and publication. The group aimed to undertake research to defend the rights of homosexuals and to repeal ''[[Paragraph 175]]'', the section of the German penal code that since [[1871]] had criminalized homosexuality. | + | In [[1897]], Hirschfeld founded the [[Scientific Humanitarian Committee]] to undertake research to defend the rights of homosexuals and to repeal ''[[Paragraph 175]]'', the section of the German penal code that since [[1871]] had criminalized homosexuality. |
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Magnus Hirschfeld (Kolberg, May 14, 1868 - Nice, May 14, 1935) was a prominent German-Jewish physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate.[1] [May 2007]
Scientific Humanitarian Committee
In 1897, Hirschfeld founded the Scientific Humanitarian Committee to undertake research to defend the rights of homosexuals and to repeal Paragraph 175, the section of the German penal code that since 1871 had criminalized homosexuality.
