This catalog accompanies the exhibition The First Homosexuals: The Birth of New Identities, 1869–1939. In the United States, the exhibition was presented in Chicago at Wrightwood 659 from May 2 to July 26, 2025, as a major international project organized by Alphawood Exhibitions. The exhibition will be on view at Kunstmuseum Basel from March 7 to August 2, 2026.