(((Magnus Hirschfeld))) was creating transgenders in Weimar Germany before Hitler rose to power. Every action has a reaction. Link: https://archive.org/details/voluptuous-panic The book linked goes deep into detail of the degeneracy in Weimar. ## Berlin Prostitute Types: BOOT-GIRLS-Identified by their furs and calf-length, Wilhelmian-era, black-leather boots or (after 1926) in shiny, patent leather versions. Lacquered gold, cobalt blue, brick, "poisonous" green, or maroon, the iridescent footwear indicated the Girl's specialty. Freelance Dominas, they attracted frugal provincial German Suitors, who were led to nearby pensions. Estimated numbers (in 1930): 300-350. GRASSHOPPERS-Lowly streetwalkers without "room money," who serviced men in the corners of the Tiergarten and around Bülowplatz. [Ironic variant name: FRESH-AIR WOMEN.] Estimated numbers: 600. GRAVELSTONES-Unattractive sex-workers on Oranienburgstrasse. Included women with missing limbs, hunchbacks, and other deformities. [Also known as WOODCHUCKS.] Estimated numbers: 400. HALF-SILKS-[literally "Half-Baked"] Amateur, occasional prostitutes, the vast majority of the Friday-night trade. Often secretaries, shopkeepers, and office clerks supplementing their incomes after work. [During the Inflation Era, they were called DODGERS due to their unregistered status and FIVE O'CLOCK LADIES because of their preferred time of contact.] Estimated numbers: 40,000-55,000. KONTROLL-GIRLS-Three defined classes of legal prostitutes who reported to the Berlin vice authorities on a regular basis and were checked for venereal disease by police physicians. Before 1927, they were concentrated in the Friedrichstadt and Berlin North. Typical romantic opening: "So, sweetheart?" [Variant names: BONE-SHAKERS, LINE-GIRLS, and JOY-GIRLS.] Number of Berlin "Control Books" issued to street prostitutes and CHONTES in 1930: 8,750. MUNZIS-Pregnant girls and women who waited under the lampposts on Münzstrasse for "old money" clients in search of this erotic specialty. Very expensive sessions. [Also known as KABNIS (from Viennese Romany argot)] Estimated numbers: seasonal, under two dozen. NUTTES-Boyish, teenage girls. Coquettishly dressed and working in secret from their families, they treated prostitution as a form of dating. Often traveled in pairs. Thought of as primarily gold diggers. Standard pickup line: "Don't you think we should have a coffee first?" Estimated numbers: 25,000-30,000.