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'''Magnus Hirschfeld''' (14 May 1868 – 14 May 1935) was a [[Germans|German]] [[Jewish]] physician and [[sexologist]] educated primarily in Germany; he based his practice in [[Berlin-Charlottenburg]]. An outspoken advocate for [[Sexual minority|sexual minorities]], Hirschfeld founded the [[Scientific-Humanitarian Committee]]. Historian Dustin Goltz characterized this group as having carried out "the first advocacy for [[LGBT social movements|homosexual and transgender rights]]".<ref name="goltz2008">Goltz, Dustin (2008). "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Movements", In Lind, Amy; Brzuzy, Stephanie (eds.). ''Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality: Volume 2'', pp. 291 ff. Greenwood Publishing Group, {{ISBN|978-0-313-34039-0}}</ref>

==Early life==