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The Einstein of Sex (also known as: The Einstein of Sex – Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld, German title: Der Einstein des Sex) is a 1999 German film by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the life of the Jewish doctor, sexologist, and gay socialist Magnus Hirschfeld.
1999. a biopic about the life of the revolutionary Jewish doctor, sexologist, and gay socialist Magnus Hirschfeld.
Decades before Alfred Kinsey developed his scale for human sexuality, there was Magnus Hirschfeld — a doctor who dedicated his career to proving that homosexuality was natural.
As well as its research role, the Institute promoted sex education, contraception, marriage guidance counselling, advice for gay and transgender people, the treatment and prevention of sexually-transmitted diseases, gay law reform and women’s rights.
German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld struggles to keep his sexuality clinic open as the Nazis rise to power.
The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century.
His fame became so great that he became known as the “Einstein of Sex.” His goal was to prove, scientifically, that homosexuality was rooted in biology—and thus liberate gay men and lesbians from oppressive German laws. But his ideas soon fell into the wrong hands, with tragic consequences.
