Masculinity ‘Being gay is not a choice’. Dirk and Thomas came out to their families only recently. Today they live together as a couple. In an interview with our author, they talk about their path to an open life.
Masculinity ‘I was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film’. He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.
Masculinity Thin on top. TikTok routines, rosemary oil, transplants: the market for hair-loss treatments is booming. Hair may be just hair in the end – but it's never quite that simple.
Masculinity Born to perform? From engine to muscle, from horsepower to watts: a bike shop reveals how men relate to technology and status today – and whether anything has really changed.
Masculinity Better off unmarried? Why a break-up is not a failure, and happiness does not depend on the shape of a relationship. Three women talk about marriage.
Masculinity ‘I want men to hug each other’. More and more men are looking for role models who show their feelings. Valerio, Frank, Noah and Tom do just that. Four perspectives that show masculinity is something you can shape.
Masculinity Old boys, old conflicts? Every year, the Coburger Convent draws thousands of fraternity members to Coburg. While some celebrate tradition, others criticise its all-male structures, its torchlight processions and the way it deals with its own history.
Masculinity The patriarchal obsession with virginity. Older men's fascination with teenage girls runs deep in our culture. The Wecker case recently brought it back into the headlines. Films, music and the internet fuel hypersexualisation – with far-reaching consequences.
Masculinity Misogyny in the feed: when algorithms shape reality. Misogynistic content spreads rapidly on social media. For many young women, it is no longer a digital phenomenon but part of everyday life. An investigation into quiet radicalisation, a lack of prevention and the consequences in real life.
Masculinity Queer footballers: ‘It can break a player very quickly’. Why no active Bundesliga professional has come out – even though clubs, associations and fans have long been flying the rainbow colours.
Masculinity Masculinity can be deadly. Women attempt suicide more often – and yet 71.5 per cent of people who die by suicide in Germany are men. A search for answers.
Masculinity ‘You'll never be a man’ – or will you? Growing up in Afghanistan, Sajad never fitted the usual image of masculinity. Today he is looking for his own definition of it – and for the courage to reinvent himself.
Masculinity The social pull of masculinity. What does it mean to be a man today? On the pressure to conform, on uncertainty – and why simple answers are so seductive.
