The Intermediaries - In conversation with Brandy Schillace
Tue 21 Oct
|Queer Lit
Join us in discussing the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first centre for homosexual and transgender rights - a bastion of rebellion in the fight against fascism.
Time & Location
21 Oct 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
Queer Lit, 27 Great Ancoats St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5AJ, UK
About the event
The Intermediaries – In Conversation with Brandy Schillace
Queer Lit | Monday 21st October | 7PM
Before there was Stonewall, before the word “transgender” existed, there was the Institute for Sexual Science—a radical hub in 1920s Berlin that offered gender-affirming care, queer support, and a bold scientific challenge to sexual norms. It was visionary. It was vibrant. And it became one of the first targets of Nazi book burnings.
Join us at Queer Lit for an evening with Brandy Schillace, author of The Intermediaries, as we uncover the hidden history of this revolutionary institute and the people who made it possible. From early gender-affirming surgeries to global networks of queer solidarity, The Intermediaries brings to life a world on the brink—both of liberation and devastation.
In conversation, we’ll explore:
The groundbreaking work of Magnus Hirschfeld and his collaborators
Tickets
General Admission
£5.00
+£0.13 ticket service fee
General Admission & Book
£23.99
+£0.60 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00