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Magnus Hirschfeld in Greece

1997; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 34; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1300/j082v34n01_02

1540-3602

Panayiotis Vyras,

Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

In 1932 Magnus Hirschfeld, the eminent German sexologist, visited Greece. It was after a long journey that took him round the world, lecturing about the new science he had created. In the Greek capital his unconventional theories concerning an intermediate "third sex" and his ideas about sexual reform became the object of an attack in the local press. Close examination of the debate which followed reveals some interesting points regarding Hirschfeld's approach to publicity and his attempts to foster an emancipation movement for homosexual issues.