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== This Book Cites ==
== This Book Cites ==
* Kaspar Wirz, "Der  Uranier (Urning)  vor  Kirche  und  Schrift."
* Kaspar Wirz, "Der  Uranier (Urning)  vor  Kirche  und  Schrift." (published by Max Spohr)
* K.H. Ulrichs
* K.H. Ulrichs
* Krafft-Ebing
* Krafft-Ebing

Revision as of 02:47, 22 July 2022

Die Sexuelle Frage ("The Sexual Question" in English), is a book written by Auguste Forel in 1904 which attempts an examination of human sexuality from a scientific perspective and does touch on some LGBTQ topics.

Notable Topics

  • The book discusses early models of conversion therapy through "psychoanalysis combined with hypnosis". It attributes the success to experiments by Steinach.
  • In the chapter discussing homosexuality, states that Urningism (an early term for gay men) is "very widespread" in Brazil and other European cities.

Cited By

This Book Cites

  • Kaspar Wirz, "Der Uranier (Urning) vor Kirche und Schrift." (published by Max Spohr)
  • K.H. Ulrichs
  • Krafft-Ebing
  • Lipschütz
  • Magnus Hirschfeld, "Geschlechtsübergänge"
  • Otto Weininger
  • Steinach