{"id":51600,"date":"2017-03-28T10:20:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T14:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/martin-dubermans-jews-queers-germans-probes-the-gay-underground-of-pre-nazi-germany\/"},"modified":"2017-03-28T10:20:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T14:20:40","slug":"martin-dubermans-jews-queers-germans-probes-the-gay-underground-of-pre-nazi-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/martin-dubermans-jews-queers-germans-probes-the-gay-underground-of-pre-nazi-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Duberman\u2019s \u2018Jews Queers Germans\u2019 Probes the Gay Underground of Pre-Nazi Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martin Duberman\u2019s \u2018Jews Queers Germans\u2019 Probes the Gay Underground of Pre-Nazi Germany<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/p>\n

Our TowleREAD audio reading series is back this week with Jews Queers Germans<\/em><\/a>, by Martin Duberman.<\/p>\n

Duberman, the distinguished historian, author and playwright, has been chronicling the LGBT experience for more than a half-century, most notably in the celebrated books Stonewall, Cures<\/em> and Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Duberman delves deeper into our collective history with his latest book, Jews Queers Germans<\/em> (Seven Stories Press).<\/p>\n

Before the Nazis ushered in their reign of terror, Germany had a thriving underground homosexual community. Duberman\u2019s meticulously researched book, which covers the years 1890 to 1930, highlights the complicated lives of five remarkable men<\/a> who were either Jewish, homosexual, German or all three.<\/p>\n

The book centers upon Prince Philipp von Eulenburg, closest friend to ruler Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1907, the Prince is brought to court and accused of homosexuality, a scandal that shakes the Empire. Also profiled are famed sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld, Count Harry Kessler, Foreign Minister Walthur Rathenau, and Ernest Rohm, the gay<\/a> leader of Hitler\u2019s SA. A non-fiction novel but anchored in documented fact, Jews Queers Germans offers a window onto a time of anti-gay<\/a> and anti-Semitic persecution that we run the risk of repeating in Trump\u2019s America.<\/p>\n

You can order Jews Queers Germans at Seven Stories Press<\/a>\u00a0or on Amazon<\/a>. Follow Martin Duberman on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those of you in New York City, Duberman will be discussing the novel\u00a0tonight<\/a>\u00a0with Alisa Solomon at the New York Public Library. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Listen to Duberman read and introduce his selection for Towleroad readers:<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

CHECK OUT THESE RECENT TOWLEREADS:<\/em>
<\/a>
<\/a>\"Dave<\/a>Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes\u2019 \u2018Party of One\u2019 is Music to a Gay Man\u2019s Ears<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"Garrard<\/a><\/h3>\n

Boy Erased: A Preacher\u2019s Son Recounts His Failed Journey Through Gay Conversion Therapy<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Rashod<\/a><\/h3>\n

Rashod Ollison Reads from His Lyrical Coming-of-Age Memoir \u2018Soul Serenade\u2019 \u2013 LISTEN<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"What<\/a>Garth Greenwell Reads from His Remarkable Debut Novel \u2018What Belongs To You\u2019 \u2013 LISTEN<\/a><\/h3>\n

Disclosure: If you buy something through hyperlinks to supporting retailers, we may get a small commission on\u00a0the sale. Thanks for your ongoing support of Towleroad and independent publishing.<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

The post Martin Duberman\u2019s \u2018Jews Queers Germans\u2019 Probes the Gay Underground of Pre-Nazi Germany<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"
\n<\/p>\n

Martin Duberman’s ‘Jews Queers Germans’ Probes the Gay Underground of Pre-Nazi Germany<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n