Die Insel (magazine, 1950s)

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Die Insel (The Island) was a German homophile magazine published in the 1950s. Its title was a reference to the earlier Die Insel published by Friedrich Radszuweit during the Weimar Republic. [1]

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References

  1. Whisnant, Clayton J. (2012). Male Homosexuality in West Germany: Between Persecution and Freedom, 1945-69. Springer. pp. 65, 92, passim. ISBN   978-1-137-02834-1.