Possibly related Fun fact, not following gender norms was illegal in Germany at the time
Okay, that’s not the fun fact, it’s rather sad, but the following is:
By 1908 the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft worked together with law enforcement to allow doctors to prescribe “Transvestitenschein” which was basically a doctor’s note prescribing “cross dressing”
Meaning Germany unofficially recognized trans people more than a 100 years before trans people became society’s hot political topic.
However, back to sad facts, this came to a sad end in the 1930’s when Hitler came to power and the Nazis burned all research the institute had done on sexuality and gender.
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Side note: Our national library [kbr.be](http://kbr.be) has an extensive collection of newspapers and other periodicals digitally available for consultation and sometimes download. Belgicapress for newspapers and Belgicaperiodicals for magazines.
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Possibly related Fun fact, not following gender norms was illegal in Germany at the time
Okay, that’s not the fun fact, it’s rather sad, but the following is:
By 1908 the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft worked together with law enforcement to allow doctors to prescribe “Transvestitenschein” which was basically a doctor’s note prescribing “cross dressing”
Meaning Germany unofficially recognized trans people more than a 100 years before trans people became society’s hot political topic.
However, back to sad facts, this came to a sad end in the 1930’s when Hitler came to power and the Nazis burned all research the institute had done on sexuality and gender.
Side note: Our national library [kbr.be](http://kbr.be) has an extensive collection of newspapers and other periodicals digitally available for consultation and sometimes download. Belgicapress for newspapers and Belgicaperiodicals for magazines.