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Founding of the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee

The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee was founded in 1897 by Max Spohr, Magnus Hirschfeld, and others. The committee aimed to repeal criminal statutes and counter the social stigma associated with same-sex love.

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Jan 31, 2026

Max Spohr (LGBT activist). was he related to the jewish community?

Available primary secondary accounts identify as a bookseller and pioneering publisher who helped found the in 1897, but none of the supplied sources identify him as Jewish; the reporting consistently...

Jan 31, 2026

Max Spohr (LGBT activist) life background

who became one of the first systematic publishers of literature on homosexuality and an early public ally to the nascent LGBT emancipation movement . He helped found the with and posthumous honors hav...

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