Scientific-Humanitarian Committee
German LGBT rights organization founded in 1897 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Scientific-Humanitarian Committee?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Scientific-Humanitarian Committee (German: Wissenschaftlich-humanitäres Komitee, WhK) was founded by Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin in May 1897, to campaign for social recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and against their legal persecution.[1][2][3] It was the first LGBT rights organization in history.[3][4][5] The motto of the organization was "Per scientiam ad justitiam" ("through science to justice"), and the committee included representatives from various professions.[4][2] The committee's membership peaked at about 700 people.[4] In 1929, Kurt Hiller took over as chairman of the group from Hirschfeld. At its peak, the WhK had branches in approximately 25 cities in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (February 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Jahrbuch_f%C3%BCr_sexuelle_Zwischenstufen_-_1914.jpg/220px-Jahrbuch_f%C3%BCr_sexuelle_Zwischenstufen_-_1914.jpg)