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New Book Reveals 1930s Berlin's Transgender Treatment Clinic Struggles

7/13/2025

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Brandy Schillace's compelling new book, "The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story," delves into the groundbreaking Institute of Sexual Research in 1930s Berlin, the first transgender treatment clinic. As today's transgender community faces renewed persecution, Schillace powerfully illuminates the courageous battles fought by doctors and patients for LGBTQ+ rights and scientific progress a century ago.

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Brandy Schillace's compelling new book, "The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story," delves into the groundbreaking Institute of Sexual Research in 1930s Berlin, the first transgender treatment clinic. As today's transgender community faces renewed persecution, Schillace powerfully illuminates the courageous battles fought by doctors and patients for LGBTQ+ rights and scientific progress a century ago.