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Sigmund Freud: Handwritten letter on homosexuality. London, 6 December 1938.
Sigmund Freud: Handgeschreven brief over homosexualiteit. Londen, 6 december 1938.
Sigmund Freud: Handgeschriebener Brief über Homosexualität. London, 6. Dezember 1938.
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Nederlands: Sigmund Freud: Handgeschreven brief over homosexualiteit. Tweede en laatste bladzijde, eerste bladzijde is File:Sigmund Freud - Letter on homosexuality - London, 6 December 1938 - 1.jpg . Londen, 6 december 1938.
English: Sigmund Freud: Handwritten letter on homosexuality. Second and last page, the first page is File:Sigmund Freud - Letter on homosexuality - London, 6 December 1938 - 1.jpg . London, 6 December 1938. Translation in source:
"I'm happy to provide some clarifications as well as I can. I cannot agree with your calling homosexuality a vice or a crime. It is neither, regardless of the legislation in different countries. But it is an unfortunate trait, and efforts to overcome it are justified. If only it were achieved so easily! Psychoanalysis has helped overcome it in rare cases; in numerous others it succeeded in reinforcing simultaneously existing heterosexual instincts to the point where the subjects were able to live bisexually. In most cases [psychoanalysis] has no influence over the abnormal tendency. Since this psychological treatment takes extended time and is costly as well, it will probably not provide you the answer you are looking for. The case may be different for your friend. Since he is so much younger, his decision may not be definitive yet, and you assume a degree of responsibility if you settle him with degeneration which will only reinforce his homosexuality. Advice will get you nowhere. The two of you will have to wait and see which inclination is stronger. The homosexual's case in today's society is not as hopeless as it may seem to you. In every country there is a large number of such individuals who, while outside of the norm in that one point, in all others pass muster and distinguish themselves through remarkable accomplishments, as evidenced by the fact that several of the greatest men in history were homosexuals. Even more frequently you will see men for a period of their lives follow one sexual inclination only to trade it in later on for the other. But they also often remain receptive to both sexes — meaning they remain bisexual. It is important not to overlook the fact that a certain degree of propensity toward the homosexual object is part and parcel of the constitution of the so-called normal man. Instead of the requested advice, I hope these thoughts will enlighten you.” Deutsch: Sigmund Freud: Handgeschriebener Brief über Homosexualität. Zweite und letzte Seite, die erste ist File:Sigmund Freud - Letter on homosexuality - London, 6 December 1938 - 1.jpg . London, 6. Dezember 1938. Text:
1. ausrüsten. Es muss sich zwischen [?] Ihnen 2. beiden entscheiden welche Regung 3. die stärkste ist. 4. Der Fall des homosexuellen in der 5. Gesellschaft von heute ist nicht so 6. hoffnungslos wie es Ihnen er- 7. scheint. Es gibt in jedem Land eine 8. grosse Anzahl von solchen Indivi- 9. duen, den obwol in ... 10. Punkts ausserhalb der Normen 11. doch in allen anderen sich voll- 12. gültig er.... sich selbst durch 13. besondere Leistungen auszeichnen 14. so ist ... auch bekannt dass einige .. 15. grössten Personlichkeiten ....ver- 16. gangener Zeiten homosexuell ge- 17. wesen sind. Noch häufiger ist der 18. fall dass Männer [?] durch der ..... ge- 19. wissen Periode ihres [?] Lebens der 20. einen geschlechtliche Richtung 21. folgen und .... später gegen 22. den anderen eintauschte. Oder 23. auch dass sie das ganzen Leben ..er 24. für beide Geschlachter empfindlich 25. also bisexuell bleiben. ...lich 26. darf man nicht ubersehen dass 27. eine gewisses Mass eine [?] Neigung 28. zum [?] homosexuelle Objekt... 29. zur Konstitution des sog.[=sogenannten] normalen 30. Mannes gehört. 31. Anstatt eines [?] Rates stelle ich 32. diese Aufklärungen zu Ihrer 33. Verfügung. 34. Hochachtungsvoll 35. Prof. freud |
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