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The forgotten history of the world’s first trans clinic

15 mins | Jul 27, 2021
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How history reveals the diversity of gender and sexuality.

 Many anti-trans arguments centre on the idea that being transgender is a modern concept. However, the existence of the Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin suggests the opposite. Brandy Schillace explores how the revolutionary institute would be a century-old had it not fallen victim to Nazi ideology.

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