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endusviolence · 3 months

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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

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pinkblondie · 9 months

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It's ok, I won't mind suffocating you with my boobs

Paypal ♡ Wishtender ♡

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longdaytogo · 1 year

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they're both touch starved

#hpdm #drarry #harry potter #draco malfoy #despite popular belief i like to think draco initiates touch too #not just always harry

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ghoulgeists · 24 days

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OKAYYYYYY *doodles chimera falin*

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ando666detonao · 1 year

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alt designs for their game counterpart

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sixohsixoheightfourtwo · 1 year

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I actually love glass onion being set deep in covid times but where's the post that was like . Glass Onion should have ended with benoit blanc getting home and testing positive for covid . I really think that would've tied the whole thing together

#glass onion #fr coulda been a post credits scene! u don't want to disrupt the power of the final scene tho i guess #do u think the stuff ethan hawke shot in their mouths was a spurious miles bron vaccine or just like. ivermectin #anyway . I have seen this post thsi is not an original idea. where is it.#please can more media reference covid it's gonna be TOO ! WEIRD! if our popular culture just flat out ignores this major thing #that disrupted THEE entire world for so long.#saw someone be like 'covid happened two years ago why are people still talking about it' uh !#anyway . glass onion handshake emoji the borat sequel . for having covid in it #they fully all got covid that weekend. this is my belief

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kastalani123 · 6 months

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There's something about the idea that gods change according to belief.

There's something about Aphrodite having to drop her sword and shield and pick up a makeup brush and mirror.

There's something about Zeus's Crown overtaking his hospitality.

There's something about Ares being scrubbed of his care with blood.

There's something about Hera's care being thrown in her face because of her cruelty.

There's something about Dionysus having his artistry and wildness ripped away from him due to his partying.

There's something about Hermes losing his chthonic connections in favour of his trickery.

There's something about Demeter surrendering her fierce, protective love and power over life and death to become a hysterical mother.

There's something about Athena's femininity and protectiveness fading to make her grip her spear and grasp her thoughts tighter.

There's something about Hephaestus forgetting his creations' finesse and intricacy to focus on pure function and efficiency.

There's something about Poseidon's earth-shaking rage that causes waves to rise above the tallest mountains being reduced to occasional vengefulness.

There's something about Apollo giving up his herds and truth and wisdom and plagues to speak the future and heal the wounded through song.

There's something about Artemis turning from children and childbirth to fixate on the wilderness.

There's something about the idea that gods change according to belief.

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ricky-mortis · 25 days

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Have some Ted doodles- as a treat.

#was counting up all the times I’ve drawn my little guys and Ted is now at around 71 #highest of the hatchetfield characters for sure #he’s just fun to draw #I get it Tinky #I understand your obsession #did these while listening to exam review #rip long hair Ted #never gonna stop thinking of you #yall ive got so many WIPs it’s crazy #after exams are over I’m not going to stop drawing #anyways how’re you #hope you’re doing well #all good things i hope #I don’t feel like going and grabbing my fact book so today you get one off the top of my head #fun fact: contrary to popular belief- tomatoes are not fruits; they are a category of vegetable called fruit vegetable #there is a heart scene in Stardew Valley with Demetrius and Robin in which Demetrius asks you if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable and #if you say vegetable he gets all huffy #this frustrates me because he says ‘oh you are a farmer you should know’ and DUDE I DO KNOW #ITS YOU WHO DOESNT KNOW #Anyways yeah #this has been the fun fact corner ft. me ranting about tomatoes #ted spankoffski #tinky npmd #tinky #tnoy karaxis #theodore spankoffski #tgwdlm #hatchetfield #Starkid #Joey richter

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bug-hearted · 21 days

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contrary to popular belief, the forbidden fruit hadn't been a fruit at all.

#not contrary to popular belief: the serpent had been involved #good omens fanart #still a bit rusty at painting but im getting there #im not apologizing for the lack of a proper background #i was tired okay #aziracrow #aziraphale x crowley #good omens #🐛

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viv-url · 1 year

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let’s make some... bad decisions

#claudevain #my art #(I want you OOHH BABY all of the time)#contrary to popular belief they in fact did not woohoo in this comic #they both just got naked and claude did magic tricks

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aro-in-danyl · 28 days

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Platonic Radioapple Marriage

after Lucifer and Alastor start to get along

Lucifer: A year ago today I married my best friend

Charlie: Aww that's so sweet- wait haven't you and mom been married for centuries?

Alastor, popping up from the shadows and showing off a ring: Your mother was very cross.

Lucifer, showing his two rings: We were drunk and it was hilarious!

#my best work is always in the tags #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor #hazbin alastor #hazbin lucifer #appleradio #radioapple #they now play hot potato with the king of hell title #Everytime so much as a sheet of paperwork crosses Lucifer's desk he pawns the crown off to Alastor #Lucifer slamming his crown on top of Alastor's head: Tag you're it!#Alastor: >:(#cue looney tunes inspired chase sequence #The other overlords who saw Alastor become King of Hell: Maybe we should consider redemption...#they do NOT want to be here anytime Alastor has the crown #Contrary to popular belief Alastor does not in fact want to rule Hell #He's too much of a free spirit to be chained to *shudders* responsibility #Alastor: I want a divorce #Lucifer: No

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messiahzzz · 2 months

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assorted morena dekarios headcanons:

she possesses a sharp wit and is very perceptive, but is also incredibly kind and gentle

strong presence & really eclectic taste. she loves bright colors, extravagant patterns, collecting paintings, and all kinds of knick-knacks. her house is a reflection of her personality: warm, welcoming, and cluttered with ✨precision✨

has a penchant for big jewelry (especially necklaces)

gale deems her “unavoidable” because she has a way of seeing right through him, sometimes even going beyond motherly intuition (and because you’d spot her everywhere)

she always strongly supported gale’s individuality and wanted to give him every opportunity to grow into the person he wants to be

this often clashes cause she does worry about his safety constantly

on that note: would do absolutely everything for her son

her ex-husband had little interest in raising gale and deemed him too exhausting/high maintenance. morena eventually encouraged his decision to split, knowing his presence would do more harm than good

loves books but doesn’t bother to keep them in good condition (much to gale’s horror)

as he got older their dynamic grew to resemble a friendship, which is also why he refers to her by her first name

they banter a lot and it is very entertaining to watch/makes their similarities even more obvious

surprisingly strict whenever the situation calls for it. it’s a sudden 180. don’t mess with morena dekarios

claims she’s not interested in gossip, but is very curious nonetheless

possesses extensive mixology knowledge, but hates being drunk. life needs to be experienced to the fullest with all senses at all times

she’s a natural dancer despite not having a whole lot of practice

very welcoming to a romanced!tav and the rest of gale’s new friends. she has already been filled in by tara and withers. naturally, as long as her prince is happy she is as well

almost rivals gale in the duration of his crying during his own wedding. once he begins to read his vows she’s immediately brought to tears

actively tries to get to know a romanced!tav and makes sure they feel included in their family whenever possible, but will also respect if there’s no interest/some apprehension

she is very respectful of gale’s privacy and knows when to step back, albeit no less worried

she has dark, long, curly and thick hair that is hard to tame. (the envy of all her neighbors her age) she usually puts it up in a claw

tara has her own corner in morena’s sitting room, including her very own cozy armchair. no one else is allowed to use it.

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #morena dekarios #gale dekarios #bg3 headcanons #it speaks #will forever mourn that we didn't get to see these two interact #it would have been so nice to get the added context to gale's story since she is obviously incredibly important to him #(and actually integral to his character. but oh well)#contrary to popular belief i don't think she's that overbearing #nor ditzy. quite the opposite actually - this woman KNOWS #i also think that she and gale share many similarities. part of the reason why they get along so well

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piosplayhouse · 2 months

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I love it when people headcanon binghe as being really interested in modern home appliances like refrigerators and vacuums I just think it's really cute

#young wife excited about purchasing a slow cooker #contrary perhaps to popular belief i dont think he would like Roombas i think hed prefer to just have a #good quality vacuum and clean himself #however he would be a good vacuum. which is why i support everyone naming their roombas binghe

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saeist · 1 year

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sae giving y/n the BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE after offering to split the bill he's so offended and dramatic i love him

no but ur so right anon........

i can totally imagine it being on your first date with sae too. the moment the words "let's split the bill" came out of your mouth, sae instantly snatches the bill from your hands.

his eyebrows obviously furrowed as he places his black card (😋) on the lil check-holder and snaps it shut before handing it to the waiter.

"sae.. i wanted us to half..." you pout, obviously feeling deflated, putting away your card back to your bag.

sae scoffs, catching you off guard. feeling a little offended by his reaction there. before you can open your mouth to protest, sae cuts you off.

"not gonna let you pay for anything starting today. it's my duty as your boyfriend to take care of you and your needs"

"boyfriend?" you paused, raising your brows. last time you checked, this was your first date with the red head.

there was a minute of silence after that. sae really didn’t think too far ahead after that bit. he watches your face for a reaction in case he really did fuck up ON THE FIRST DATE. not that he was gonna tell a soul but he was sweating. his palms were sweating. sae doesn’t even break a sweat during games but this... this crucial moment is where he draws the line

"i like the sound of that" you smile, reaching over the table for his hand. sae breathes out the air he was unconsciously holding in. before he takes your hand though, he does wipe them on his pants. not that you noticed though. yeah, you definitely did not just witness the sae itoshi break into cold sweat

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interoteme · 2 months

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i refuse to look up references for this guy

#borderlands #borderlands 2 #handsome jack #granted: i draw everything from memory. and have said this countless times #but i don't [want to look at him more than i have to]#contrary to popular belief i am not a fan of him #i just happen to understand how he works and thinks entirely.#he and i are linked in our own little way. sigh.

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flatsodapop · 1 year

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❥ it gets boring in the parable

narrator tops stanley REAL (NOT CLICKBAIT) /J /J

#the stanley parable #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #tsp #tspud fanart #tsp narrator #tspud #contrary to popular belief he still bottoms /j #ITS A JOKE IM SORRY IM SO #i forgot vince's accessories ugh #the meow meows #ignore the shoes im tired #tsp stanley #stanley parable #stanley parable ultra deluxe

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