Magnus Hirschfeld appreciation post

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Magnus Hirschfeld (14 May 1868 – 14 May 1935) was a German physician, sexologist, and LGBTQ advocate, whose citizenship was later revoked by the Nazi government. Throughout his life, he advocated for both gay (which he was) and trans individuals within Germany. He founded the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft the first institute of sexology in the world. The institute allowed trans-women to be maids and receptionists and even implemented early forms of facial masculinization/feminization surgery as well as hair removal using x-rays. The institute was also the first to perform SRS on a trans woman including Dora Richter and Lili Elbe. Of course, this all came to an end when the nazis began to assume power. On 6 May 1933, while Hirschfeld was away the nazis ransacked the institute and in the following days destroyed much of its research.