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Sexuality and Gender in Hirschfield's Die Transvestiten: A Case of the "Elusive Evidence of the Ordinary."

Tue, 06/05/2007 - 4:22pm — lmdickey

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Hill, D.B.

Source:

Journal of the History of Sexuality, Volume 14, Number 3, p.316 (2005)

ISBN:

1043-4070

Accession Number:

21034059

Abstract:

The article focuses on disagreements between Magnus Hirschfield and those that he studied for his 1910 book, "Die Transvestiten." Though the primary data for the book was destroyed in 1933, the book still serves as an important artifact of German sexuality and gender in the late 19th century. The origin of terminology for alleged sexual variations is discussed, as well as the late 19th century in which sexuality was a very private matter, but widely explored in academia. The derogatory medical discourse of the time is critiqued, and Hirschfield's theories regarding sexual minorities are explored in detail.

Notes:

Vol. 14 Issue 3, p316-332 17p

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