In the 1920s, the Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin was a haven for queer people, many of whom came to the institute seeking to express their identities without fear of being imprisoned. This undated photo depicts a costume party at the institute; its founder, Magnus Hirschfeld (second from right, in glasses), can be seen holding hands with his partner, Karl Giese (center).
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German physician and sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld founded a revolutionary clinic where transgender people could receive gender-affirming care, but he left behind a complicated medical and scientific legacy.

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NAS Considers Expulsion of Two Scientists for Sexual Harassment

Geneticist Drops Out of New Role After Allegations of Gender Bias

More Resignations at MeTooSTEM

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Scientists Report Stress, Bullying, and Harassment in New Survey

Opinion: Can Prizes Help Women Shatter Science’s Glass Ceiling?

If members don’t explicitly believe gender discrimination exists, they allow implicit stereotypes to sway their decision-making, according to a new analysis of real-world hiring decisions.

Biased Evaluation Committees Promote Fewer Women

Harassment Common for National Institutes of Health Employees

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Study Finds Gender Imbalances in First-Time NIH Awards

Only Women Speakers at Microbiome Conference

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The Year in #MeToo

University of Arizona Chemistry Professor Sues over Discrimination

Gender Bias Dissected in eLife’s Peer Review

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HHMI Professors Urge Professional Societies to Exclude Harassers

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Salk Gender-Discrimination Lawsuit to Go to Trial

Wellcome Sanger Institute Leaders Accused of Bullying

To Highlight Gender Gaps, Scientists Decline Opportunities

Salk Institute Settles Two Gender Discrimination Suits

Genomics Company Human Longevity Sues J. Craig Venter Institute

Prominent Salk Institute Scientist Inder Verma Resigns

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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