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Uranian is a comprehensive term for [[LGBT+]] people used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is an English translation of the German word ''Urning'' and its derivatives. The term stems from the idea common in early sexology that a [[gay]] man has a partly female soul, and a [[lesbian]] has a partially male soul. While most people using the term Uranian were cis gay men, the term spread to other identities all over Europe. |
'''Uranian''' is a comprehensive term for [[LGBT+]] people used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is an English translation of the German word ''Urning'' and its derivatives. The term stems from the idea common in early sexology that a [[gay]] man has a partly female soul, and a [[lesbian]] has a partially male soul. While most people using the term Uranian were [[Cisgender|cis]] gay men, the term spread to other identities all over Europe. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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''Urning'' was coined by theorist Karl Ulrich in a pamphlet describing his attraction to men in the 1860s, arguably the first modern "coming out." Other German psychologists picked up the term, which was often used as a pro-LGBT version of the clinical term "sexual invert." John Addington Symonds translated ''Urning'' into English as "Uranian" and it was picked up in the UK and often used to describe poetry with explicitly gay themes. Notable examples include the works of Edward Carpenter, a prominent socialist and women's rights activist, and the poetry of Wilfred Owen.It fell out of fashion when German sexual research changed the public perception of [[LGBT+]] people by splitting [[gay]] and [[transgender]] people into separate groups shortly before the first World War. |
''Urning'' was coined by theorist Karl Ulrich in a pamphlet describing his attraction to men in the 1860s, arguably the first modern "coming out." Other German psychologists picked up the term, which was often used as a pro-LGBT version of the clinical term "sexual invert." John Addington Symonds translated ''Urning'' into English as "Uranian" and it was picked up in the UK and often used to describe poetry with explicitly gay themes. Notable examples include the works of Edward Carpenter, a prominent socialist and women's rights activist, and the poetry of Wilfred Owen. It fell out of fashion when German sexual research changed the public perception of [[LGBT+]] people by splitting [[gay]] and [[transgender]] people into separate groups shortly before the first World War. |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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