Abstract
On Wednesday, 17 September 1930, the fourth conference of the World League for Sexual Reform (WLSR) opened in the ViennaKonzerthaus.The daily newspaper of the Social Democratic Workers’ Party, theArbeiter-Zeitung,described the scene:
Sexual reformers from all civilized countries filled the middle concert hall, along with many famous Viennese doctors, jurists, and educators. In front of theKonzerthausa noticeably large number of policemen were present, and inside the building were countless plain-clothed guards. The police were said to fear disturbances from supporters of “nationalist circles.” Apparently these fears were concerned with those elements of society for whom