page_title: Der Eigene
hierarchical_section_title: Der Eigene
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Adolf Brand based on an engraving by Arnold Siegfried. From Der Eigene vol. 7 (1924). Deutsch: Porträt von Adolf Brand nach einer Radierung von Arnold Siegfried. From Der Eigene Bd. 7 (1924). Italiano: Adolf Brand in un'incisione di Arnold Siegfried. Pubblicata su "Der Eigene", vol. 7. 1924.
context_page_description: Der Eigene was the first gay journal in the world, published from 1896 to 1932 by Adolf Brand in Berlin. Brand contributed many poems and articles; other contributors included writers Benedict Friedlaender, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Erich Mühsam, Kurt Hiller, Ernst Burchard, John Henry Mackay, Theodor Lessing, Klaus Mann, and Thomas Mann, as well as artists Wilhelm von Gloeden, Fidus, and Sascha Schneider. The journal may have had an average of around 1500 subscribers per issue during its run, but the exact numbers are uncertain.
context_section_description: Der Eigene was the first gay journal in the world, published from 1896 to 1932 by Adolf Brand in Berlin. Brand contributed many poems and articles; other contributors included writers Benedict Friedlaender, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Erich Mühsam, Kurt Hiller, Ernst Burchard, John Henry Mackay, Theodor Lessing, Klaus Mann, and Thomas Mann, as well as artists Wilhelm von Gloeden, Fidus, and Sascha Schneider.  The journal may have had an average of around 1500 subscribers per issue during its run, but the exact numbers are uncertain.
caption: Adolf Brand in a 1924 engraving
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