Brandy Scalace

Daniel Brook, historian and author of The Einstein of Sex, teams up with Brandy Schillace, a medical historian and author of The Intermediaries, to explore the groundbreaking work of Magnus Hirschfeld. They delve into Hirschfeld's pioneering Institute for Sexual Science and his tragic legacy during Nazi Germany, including the chilling book burnings. Their discussion spans from early queer activism to the intersection of masculinity, antisemitism, and the political manipulation of sexuality in Weimar Germany.