§ 175: Outrage of the Century

Kurt Hiller was not just a writer-he was the man who gave the world the word activism. A fierce voice of the Weimar Republic, Hiller championed justice with a sharp intellect and an unyielding moral compass. As a Jewish, gay, socialist intellectual, he stood at the crossroads of multiple struggles, refusing silence in the face of oppression.In Paragraph 175: Outrage of the Century, first published in 1922, Hiller delivers one of the earliest and most powerful condemnations of Germany's anti-homosexuality law. His essay is a blistering indictment of state persecution and a fearless defense of human dignity-written decades before the world would fully grasp the horrors that lay ahead.Hiller's words helped shape the early LGBTQ rights movement, and his concept of activism continues to define the fight for justice today. This edition restores his voice for a new generation, reminding us that the struggle for equality has deep roots-and that courageous ideas can echo across a century.Bold, urgent, and uncompromising, Kurt Hiller's call for justice still resonates.

Pages: 204, Paperback, Independently published