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| Region | Germany |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 6, 1919 |
| End Date | May 6, 1933 |
| Description | In 1919 the non-profit foundation Institute for Sexual Science was founded in Berlin by Magnus Hirschfeld, becoming the first sexology research center in the world. The institute provided a range of endocrinologic and surgical services, including an early form of modern sex reassignment surgery in 1931. Ludwig Levy-Lenz, the institute's primary surgeon for transgender patients, pioneered early facial feminization and masculinization procedures, alongside developing hair removal treatments utilizing the institute's X-ray facility. |
| Sources | https://www.magnus-hirschfeld.de/ausstellungen/institute/ https://archive.org/details/gayberlinbirthpl0000beac |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 6, 1919 |
| End Date | May 6, 1933 |
| Description | In 1919 the non-profit foundation Institute for Sexual Science was founded in Berlin by Magnus Hirschfeld, becoming the first sexology research center in the world. The institute provided a range of endocrinologic and surgical services, including an early form of modern sex reassignment surgery in 1931. Ludwig Levy-Lenz, the institute's primary surgeon for transgender patients, pioneered early facial feminization and masculinization procedures, alongside developing hair removal treatments utilizing the institute's X-ray facility. |
| Sources | https://www.magnus-hirschfeld.de/ausstellungen/institute/ https://archive.org/details/gayberlinbirthpl0000beac |