Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume 22 (1922)

By Magnus Hirschfeld

A Landmark Window into the Early History of Sexual Science
This volume brings together some of the most compelling and influential writings from the formative years of the international sexual-reform movement. Spanning continents, disciplines, and political struggles, these issues illuminate a world in which scientists, activists, and cultural critics worked-often at great personal risk-to challenge prejudice and expand human understanding.

From reports on the International Conference for Sexual Reform in Berlin (1921) to pioneering studies of same-sex life in Japan, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, the contributors document a global conversation taking shape in real time. Rare insight into the scientific, social, and political conditions that shaped early twentieth-century debates on sexuality are offered.

Numbers 3 and 4 present a remarkable centerpiece: the Festschrift celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Scientific Humanitarian Committee, the world's first organization dedicated to homosexual rights. This commemorative collection captures a movement reflecting on its past, assessing its present, and imagining its future.

Essays range from biological and psychological inquiries to literary criticism, legal history, and cultural analysis-including a striking study of a "lyrical sex change" in Walt Whitman and an exploration of sexuality in the works of Herodotus. Together, they reveal a vibrant intellectual landscape committed to scientific rigor, human dignity, and social reform.

This edition also includes a complete table of contents for all 23 volumes (1899-1923), offering readers and researchers an indispensable guide to one of the foundational archives of modern sexual science.

A vital resource for historians, scholars of gender and sexuality, and anyone interested in the origins of LGBTQ+ thought, this book preserves a moment when knowledge itself became an act of courage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJSBJ6PK
• ISBN13: 9798245568478
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"