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Launch of Der Eigene

When
1896
Where
Berlin
Part of
Adolf Brand begins publishing Der Eigene in Berlin

Adolf Brand established a publishing firm in Berlin to produce Der Eigene, the first ongoing homosexual publication in the world, starting in 1896.

Brand, a German writer and egoist anarchist, began publishing Der Eigene in 1896. The magazine was notable for being the first gay journal in the world. It ran until 1931, but this episode covers only the start of its publication.

Sources

  1. Der Eigene Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
  2. Adolf Brand Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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