The 6th of May

To me, the 6th of May will always be a day of conflicting emotions. On the 6th of May 1933, the Nazis raided and destroyed the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin, a home of pioneering queer and trans research, medicine, art, and culture. Four days later, they burned its entire collection — including countless irreplacable items and over a decade of research into the same gender affirming…