Home Health News A pioneering gender-affirming health institute opened in 1919 in Berlin Health News A pioneering gender-affirming health institute opened in 1919 in Berlin By Astreamers - March 1, 2023 11 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp The Institute for Sexual Research, founded in 1919, pioneered modern gender-affirming health care. NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with medical historian Brandy Schillace on this piece of queer history.