{"product_id":"9781487558451-berlins-3rd-sex","title":"Berlin's Third Sex","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBerlin's Third Sex reveals a vibrant subculture of sexual minorities in early twentieth-century Berlin, documenting same-sex attraction and gender non-conformity as sources of fulfilment and belonging amid oppression.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1904, Berlin did not exactly look like a haven of tolerance. Sex between consenting males and gender non-conformity were illegal, and other forms of sexual expression faced oppressive societal taboos. But despite fear, secrecy, and blackmail, Germany’s imperial capital nurtured a vibrant and diverse queer subculture.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBerlin’s Third Sex\u003c\/em\u003e, German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld offers a sympathetic glimpse into this queer life, depicting spaces such as gyms, bars, cafés, aristocratic drawing rooms, and tenement apartments that drew the \"third sex\" – exiles from contemporary gender and sexual norms. Intimate, striking, and surprisingly sentimental, Hirschfeld’s account takes us from drag king cavaliers at all-night lesbian balls to \"uranian\" men darning socks for their soldier sweethearts, and from cigar-smoking trans men to sex workers in moonlit parks. Hirschfeld reveals vast networks of clandestine connections: coded vernacular, camp aliases inspired by pop culture, encrypted classified ads, and even a pre-Grindr telegraphic service for summoning temporary companions. \u003cbr\u003eFeaturing extensive notes, an informative afterword, and an earlier pamphlet on same-sex attraction by Hirschfeld, this volume is of crucial importance for students, scholars, and readers interested in queer history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55736680448374,"sku":"9781487558451","price":14.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34749406.jpg?v=1749721827","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781487558451-berlins-3rd-sex","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}