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1. German newspaper advertisements for pubs, restaurants, and ball rooms for lesbians. (Newspaper clip, unknown origin, Magnus-Hirschfeld-Society, Berlin)

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Date:: 1928 July 21?

2. An official medical certification signed by sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) reads (translated from German), <<Eva Katter is in clinical terms a transvestite. To maintain her mental well-being and her ability to work, it is necessary that she is enabled to wear clothing of the male gender, which corresponds to her nature.>> From November 23, 1928. (Magnus-Hirschfeld-Society, Berlin)

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Date:: 1928 November 23

3. Front page of the February 1929 issue of "Der Stuermer," a Nazi newspaper edited by Julius Streicher, showing a caricature of Magnus Hirschfeld.

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Date:: 1929

4. Advertisement for the "Ladies Club Violetta," a club frequented by lesbians in Berlin's Kruezberg district. (Newspaper clip, unknown origin, Magnus-Hirschfeld-Society, Berlin)

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Date:: 1928 November 21?

5. Identificaiton card which allows the bearer to dress in clothing of the opposite sex.

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Date:: 1928 December 06

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