#just added the id

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

#transgender #trans history #transsexual #transphobia #Magnus Hirschfeld #holocaust #holocaust denial #book burning #j.k. rowling #jk rowling #just in case you missed what i mean by all this: go fuck yourself anon :) #trans people have always existed #and we will always exist #if you really wanna pick a fight with me over well-documented history then you better bring in some sources to back your shit #queer history #queer #lgbt+ #lgbta+ #lgbt #lgbt history #edit: i finally got around to those damn image IDs. i am so very sorry for totally forgetting that's my bimbo moment of the month #also real quick i thought about adding an image of the actual building but the only one i can find has a Nazi parade in front of it #it was taken the day of the book burning raid and honestly if i were to include it then i'd add it to the first few paragraphs #and i think the story's better told when you uphold the hope Magnus Hirschfeld and all the researchers he worked with had #also keeps being brought up: yes Hirschfeld was a eugenicist. it was a popular belief set that was only discredited after WW2 #Hirschfeld died in 1935. he literally didn't live long enough to see science turn against those beliefs and practices #considering how he changed his mind on transitions i like to think he would've changed his mind on eugenics too if he'd lived

[secondbeatsongs]

#personal #meme #the treachery of images #rene magritte #this is not a pipe #id in alt text #ceci n'est pas une pipe #now that's what I call music #had to make this #just had to #ETA: the bottom right corner looked empty #so I added magritte's signature #I think it balances it out

[l0stw00d]

Day 2! This one's prompt was Red and it sure came out striking! look at this fancy little gentleman :D

Editing to say: this piece is now available on Inprint if you want a physical copy of your own!

#l0stw00d #amphibiuary #amphibiuary2024 #frog (unspecified) #gouache painting #traditional art #he's just a lil fella!! #id in alt text #tunglr please don't eat this post bc i added a link okay? okay

[araneapeixes]

fuck it. sketch poast

#i have 3 comms to finish rhen i finish this then maybe another one for me THEN id like to open coms again:) #so idk when i finish this so i wanted to shareee #its the first time ive drawn all of them #i decided to do modern clothes just because but the added bonus of not having to draw armor is a life saver #anyways whoever wins gets to fuck shadowheart in the bathroom #its not the point of the arm wrestle or anything but it is an implied outcome #bg3 #sketch #karlach #lae’zel #shadowheart #astarion #gale dekarios #wyll ravengard #bg3 tav

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i don't know what this is. the plush has invaded my brain. it has the controls now

#three of us! just three of us! look closely you will see... #dhmis but its the different wall..eys. ies. eyes. walleyes. WHAT IS THE PLURAL #fr tho i need the plush. i need it #thank FUCK there's a 21 day window #otherwise!! i would never have him!! and id be Crushed!! #he needs to be in my arms.... #scribble salad #welcome home #honestly though the plush is In My Brain #ive rewatched the ad so many times already... #its endeared me to howdy further. wally as well but thats a given #howdy my beloved....

[greenieflor]

Hey maybe a group of creatives deciding that they want control over their content and don't want to waste time and resources begging for ad revenue is like. A good thing

#lav rambles #watcher #its literally just what dropout did #i understand being upset at having to get another subscription #but did yall watch the video? #this is something theyre excited about #that will allow them to make more and better shows #and youtube just wasnt working for them anymore #like honestly id rather have a couple small subscriptions to companies i love #and want to support #than get their stuff for free with countless ads that hinder their creativity and freedom

[tortilla-of-courage]

[ID: A golden star on a transparent background. It reads "I survived calling it BOTW2 for 3 years" in all caps. End ID.]

honorary badge for all of us

edit: for everyone asking it's "tears of the kingdom"/totk

#tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild 2 #it feels so good to tag that #nintendo direct #legend of zelda #edit added an id i was too excited when i first posted i forgot #described #edit 2: you guys.... when i say botw2 i dont mean that you were using the exact acronym #just that we were calling it breath of the wild 2 / the sequel

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

"Sacha! How will we sell all this leftover Valentine chocolate?"

"Perhaps, Monsieur Suchard, we could advertise it for a new holiday."

"Non, non, by Easter all the chocolate will be bad."

"There is another special day, boss."

"You're a genius, Sacha!"

#this is a real 19th century chocolate ad #ides of march #chocolat suchard #julius caesar #jlrrt speaks #art #just roman memes

[biblically-accurate-dca]

♡ happy valentine's! ♡

( og image under the cut! )

#my art #daycare attendant #dca fandom #sundrop #sunnydrop #moondrop #BRO YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW RUSHED THIS IS MANNN #i finished it TODAY i only had a rough sketch before this..... #i started it BEFORE february but i draw so slowly that i panicked and just finished it all today....... #ougughhghg i feel ill. im gonna go eat now havr a good day everyone #edit: added the image id!! :]

[bugbuoyx]

Shoutout to all my fat transmascs, my long haired transmascs, my short transmascs, and all my transmascs who get misgendered from behind and on the phone.

All my transmascs with "feminine" hobbies, "feminine" gestures, "feminine" ways of talking. My transmascs who don't voice train, who still wear clothes from the women's section.

Every transmasc experience is unique and amazing. You're all so wonderful and handsome and bring something that's just you into this world. Don't stop breaking boundaries and rules, reshape them and force the world to conform to you.

#transmasc #transmasc positivity #this applies to all trans men who dont id as transmasc too #PLEASE add more to this i just added what mostly applies to me

[the-nerdy-fangirl]

#time for crab #crab #tumblr #crabs #image desc added #my first time doing alt text let me know if I need to change them #i just was another person reblog this as no id #IS THE ID IN THE ALT TEXT OR NOT I MOSTLY USE MOVILE BUT I DID PUT THEM #5k #10k #this looks like it might become an accursed 20k post #cursed 20k #ok i don’t care abiut this post anymorw bye #nix explanation

[mochasucculent]

She!!

Image description courtesy of @anistarrose: digital art of Luz from The Owl House in her Titan form. Instead of her witchy clothes, she wears a t-shirt and green overalls, with claws poking out from her sandals. She's leaping in the air with Stringbean's staff in one hand, laughing and channeling a spell. End description.

#the owl house #toh #luz noceda #titan luz #toh spoilers #the owl house spoilers #titan!luz #obviously very inspired by dana's art of titan luz with casual clothes over top lol #i thought it'd be funny to have the claws poking outta the berks #fanart #for some reason (tumblr cannot handle basic post functions) i was having trouble adding the description as alt id on the image #so for this one i guess we just get a description in the post body for now lol #thanks anistarrose for the description!

[hypogryffin]

Thoughts on Akesumi?

not my cup of tea romantically but i do love their platonic dynamic

#its mostly i only see akechi dating men and imagine sumire heavily prefers women #i can deffo see the appeal its just not something that clicks fo me #asks & requests #akesumi #persona 5 #p5 #p5r #goro akechi #sumire yoshizawa #kasumi yoshizawa #ive done akesumi [metaverse] outfit swaps before but as a royal trio thing and im pretty sure before? i really solidified my #black mask redesign. also: i put akechi in sumis casual clothes for the outfit swap bc sumi doesnt modify her uniform except for the shoes #so id just be drawing akechi in the girls uniform for shuujin which is less recognisable as an ''outfit swap'' #but i put sumi in akechis uniform/coat bc its MORE immediately recognisable as an outfit swap #sumire would wear akechi's casual clothing 100% its just an argyle vest and slacks #i also added a waist tie in a bow bc i put her hair down so she was missing her ribbon :> end notes

[bleh1bleh2]

"Hey Keith, what else is in your belt pouches?"

Keiths belt pouches 2/2

#and then later #keith: i nailed the comforting thing!!!! #lance: you guys will never believe what just happened #voltron #klance #keiths belt pouches #also are these in the same timeline or different ones? you decide #personally think its kinda funny if keith just has. a weird assortment of earth snacks #and keeps it a secret from everyone until the time is Right #but also having literally no clue what he has in the pouches and seeing him hold out gummy worms (months into space) is so fucking funny #another mystery: does lance eat the worms?? #(yes he does. they all try a gummy worm. the question is if theyre still good) #my art #edit: i tried adding an ID but let me know if its weird and ill fix it

[moonshinemagpie]

ok bluesky is making me laugh and bluesky never makes me laugh

#henry kissinger #also I just added alt text to all of these and Tumblr immediately erased them #if anyone wants to add IDs I'd be grateful

[daily-linkclick]

saw this in the comments of kdj's wiki and i haven't stopped laughing. its so true

[ID: Comments on a wiki page which read:

Coconuthamster: Who is this and why do people thirst over him so much

Hachnk: It is not even thirst he is just jesus for the mentally ill

Coconuthamster: Oh?? End ID]

#not dlc #ok i just finished orv i am inconsolable. #15/10 would let it give me mental illness again #ALSO THIS IS STILL A LINK CLICK BLOG. I JUST WANTED TO GO INSANE FOR ORV IN A BIT RJCIEKDK #i cant do that on main everyone is so scary on main #kim dokja #orv #edit: added an ID!