Berlin psychology professor Reiner Werner with writing a book titled Homosexuality: A Call to Knowledge and Tolerance, which appeared in 1987. Its initial run of 50,000 copies sold out in a matter of weeks.
I was also interested in that. As far as I can tell, the english-translated title only exists here, the book is called Homosexualität : Herausforderung an Wissen und Toleranz. I did not conduct extensive diving for it, but seems not to exist in any digitized form that I can detect.
However it is available for a few euros or pounds in paper copy. Which supports the idea that it was widely circulated. Hopefully, someone will take one of these and do a good scanning job to put it online, for the sake of history. A seller listing the table of contents is the best I found
Homosexualität TOC (translated by firefox)
Output: 1.Edition * Scope/Format: 187 pages : illustrations, graph. Darst. ; 21 cm * Notes: Literaturverz. Pages 179 - 184 * Year of publication: 1987 * Type of cover and original sale price: cartoned : M 25.00, M 18.00 (GDR-Pr.) * Subject: Psychology ; 14 Sociology, Society Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Fears of contact 14
Suffering in the force field between culture and nature 20
Consequences of lazy compromises 26
Coming out 29
Homosexuality between social constraints and self-development 37
SIGMUND FREUD or game of hide-and-seek with the libido 41 Theoretical preliminary remarks 41 Mechanisms of adaptation and its importance for homosexuality 52
On the thesis of seducibility 65
About Lot and Torment of Ageing 76
Gay partnerships and environment 83 Solid partnerships without a common residence 87 Fixed partnerships with common residence 89 change of connection partnerships 90 Habitual partnerships 92 Final observations 93
Problematic partner behavior of homosexuals 95 Partnership with unilateral-altruistic features 97 Partnership with infantile hypochondric traits 98 Partnership with demonstrative-hysteroid trains 100 Partnership with fearful-defensive features 103 Partnership with tuny-ascetic features 106
Homosexuality in the discord between partnership and adaptation 109
Terms, Facts, Classification of Homosexual Relationships 117
Homosexuality in constraints of social needs 152 Preliminary remarks 152 Specific consultation centres 154 Creation of communication possibilities 156 Processing of housing applications 158 Community of goods instead of ? Marriage" 158 On the age of protection of young people 160 advertisements as a means of dating 161 professional suitability issues 162 journalism and homosexuality 164 Integration of homosexuals ? complex social concern 167
Postscript 169
Addendum: Viewpoints 172 Helga E. Hörz (Berlin) ? Ethical Positions on Homosexuality 172 Günther Dörner (Berlin) ? Hormone-dependent brain development and homosexuality 175
Bibliography 181
Catalogue 185 neat copy, cover and book block with small reading tracks, book block according to age browned, overall condition: good * Publisher: Berlin : Verlag Volk u. Health * Binding: paperback.
Judging by the above, he is very influenced by the post-WW2, nazi-influenced western ideas about LGBTQ people, rather than the pre-nazi Berlin progress.
Reiner Werner - Wikipedia (de -> en via firefox) gives a small clue regarding my questions in other comments:
In 1988, together with Marcus Schütz, he founded a “Magnus Hirschfeld Working Group” at the Club of Cultural Workers in Berlin, which had to cease its work under this name in 1991 under the pressure of the West Berlin namesake.
Hopefully, someone will take one of these and do a good scanning job to put it online, for the sake of history
It seems to be a softcover, so it should be pretty easy, just put it through a flatbed scanner. If you want to you can make a post at !book_requests@hexbear.net, I might even get to it some day.
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Judging by the above, he is very influenced by the post-WW2, nazi-influenced western ideas about LGBTQ people, rather than the pre-nazi Berlin progress.
I didn’t include it as I felt I was already getting very wordy, but Huneke mentions that the book was widely criticized. It’s moreso that the state sponsored a study at all that was the groundbreaking part. Quoting Huneke on page 209,
True, the book had numerous problems and was widely criticized. One Stasi report noted that, “among hetero- and homosexual individuals there is an overwhelmingly deprecating view” of the book. Not only had Werner devoted the vast majority of the text to gay men, as Ursula Sillge, among others, complained, he had also invented a nonsense term “lesbicity” (“Lesbizität”) with which to discuss female homosexuality. Yet, for all its flaws, the book signalled a rupture with decades-old taboos.
And even though he was cooking up some wack ass ideas, it was the first domino in a serious of efforts towards public education.
Other authors pressured the regime to adopt school texts that addressed homosexuality more tolerantly. A doctor in Jena campaigned for the publication of a book that would help the parents of gay and lesbian children. Although authorities initially resisted his entreaties, by 1987 his manuscript was under consideration at a press.
A state sponsored text aimed at parents of queer children! In 1987!!! This is so wild to think about given the tantrum the right wing in the US is throwing over the mere implication that children could be queer 40 years later.
I was also interested in that. As far as I can tell, the english-translated title only exists here, the book is called Homosexualität : Herausforderung an Wissen und Toleranz. I did not conduct extensive diving for it, but seems not to exist in any digitized form that I can detect.
However it is available for a few euros or pounds in paper copy. Which supports the idea that it was widely circulated. Hopefully, someone will take one of these and do a good scanning job to put it online, for the sake of history. A seller listing the table of contents is the best I found
Homosexualität TOC (translated by firefox)
Introduction
7Fears of contact
14Suffering in the force field between culture and nature
20Consequences of lazy compromises
26Coming out
29Homosexuality between social constraints and self-development
37SIGMUND FREUD or game of hide-and-seek with the libido
41Theoretical preliminary remarks41Mechanisms of adaptation and its importance for homosexuality52On the thesis of seducibility
65About Lot and Torment of Ageing
76Gay partnerships and environment
83Solid partnerships without a common residence87Fixed partnerships with common residence89change of connection partnerships90Habitual partnerships92Final observations93Problematic partner behavior of homosexuals
95Partnership with unilateral-altruistic features97Partnership with infantile hypochondric traits98Partnership with demonstrative-hysteroid trains100Partnership with fearful-defensive features103Partnership with tuny-ascetic features106Homosexuality in the discord between partnership and adaptation
109Terms, Facts, Classification of Homosexual Relationships
117Female homosexuality and Lesbicity
128Homosexual devotions
133pedophilia, pederasty138fetishism140transvestism141voyeurism143Exhibitionism144Masochism and sadism146Transsexuality
148Homosexuality in constraints of social needs
152Preliminary remarks152Specific consultation centres154Creation of communication possibilities156Processing of housing applications158Community of goods instead of ? Marriage"158On the age of protection of young people160advertisements as a means of dating161professional suitability issues162journalism and homosexuality164Integration of homosexuals ? complex social concern167Postscript
169Addendum: Viewpoints
172Helga E. Hörz (Berlin) ? Ethical Positions on Homosexuality172Günther Dörner (Berlin) ? Hormone-dependent brain development and homosexuality175Bibliography
181Catalogue 185 neat copy, cover and book block with small reading tracks, book block according to age browned, overall condition: good * Publisher: Berlin : Verlag Volk u. Health * Binding: paperback.
Judging by the above, he is very influenced by the post-WW2, nazi-influenced western ideas about LGBTQ people, rather than the pre-nazi Berlin progress.
Reiner Werner - Wikipedia (de -> en via firefox) gives a small clue regarding my questions in other comments:
It seems to be a softcover, so it should be pretty easy, just put it through a flatbed scanner. If you want to you can make a post at !book_requests@hexbear.net, I might even get to it some day.
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I didn’t include it as I felt I was already getting very wordy, but Huneke mentions that the book was widely criticized. It’s moreso that the state sponsored a study at all that was the groundbreaking part. Quoting Huneke on page 209,
And even though he was cooking up some wack ass ideas, it was the first domino in a serious of efforts towards public education.
A state sponsored text aimed at parents of queer children! In 1987!!! This is so wild to think about given the tantrum the right wing in the US is throwing over the mere implication that children could be queer 40 years later.