In the Gayzine, our digital Gay Magazine, we bring together blog posts from people in the community. Here, gay, bi and queer men and other queer people write about what moves them: politics, community, health, dating, relationships, sex and everyday life.
The Gay Magazine is not a classic editorial office from the outside, but a platform from the community for the community. Different voices, backgrounds and realities of life come together here: Activists, health professionals, people from the scene and people who simply talk honestly about their lives.
In Gayzine you will find:
Personal stories and experience reports
Interviews and reports from the queer community
Categorisation of political issues that affect gay and queer men
understandable information on health, HIV, STI, PrEP and mental health
The aim of our Gay Magazine is to give you knowledge, orientation and closeness.
You can save the articles from Gayzine as bookmarks, print them out or share them directly with friends. Use Gayzine like a personal gay magazine: start with the topic that best suits your life. Many articles build on each other or link to further content on HIV, mental health or community topics.
Use the filters to display exactly the articles in Gayzine that interest you. Your Gay Magazine is divided into four areas:
In the area Current you'll find everything that's happening in the queer world at the moment: new studies, campaigns, debates, actions and projects from the community. If you want to know what gay and queer men are talking about at the moment, you've come to the right place.
Under Politics shows you the Gay Magazine, how laws, political parties and social developments affect queer lives. It's about LGBTQIA* rights, protection against discrimination, international developments and what this means for your everyday life in concrete terms.
In the area Community Gayzine collects stories from the gay and queer scene: bars, parties, culture, dating apps, relationships, friendships, chosen family and much more. It's about how we live, love and celebrate as a community - and how we sometimes offend.
In the area Health lays our Gay Magazine focus on body and mind: HIV and other STIs, PrEP, Safer sexSafer sex means organising sex in such a way that the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is kept to a minimum. The most important metho... Mehr, mental health, coming out stress, body image, consumerism and self-care. The articles are designed to help you make informed decisions and take good care of yourself.
The Gayzine is aimed at people who have sex with men - regardless of whether they see themselves as gayGay refers to men who are romantically and/or sexually attracted to men. Important facts about the term: - "Gay" is the term used to... Mehr, bi, queerQueer is a collective term for people whose sexual orientation or gender identity does not conform to the social norm of "heterosexuality". Mehr, transTrans (short for transgender or transident) describes people whose gender identity does not match the gender they are assigned. Mehr, non-binary or otherwise. Many contributions in the Gay Magazine are also exciting for anyone who is interested in queer life, community, politics or health - regardless of label or identity.
You don't have to be a „scene connoisseur“ to take something away from this: The Gayzine is for anyone who is curious, wants to find out more, wants to learn about other experiences or sometimes just wants a piece of recognition.
The Gayzine is our digital Gay Magazine. Here we bring together blog posts, reports and personal stories from people in the community - on topics such as politics, community, health, sexuality and everyday life. It is a platform from the community for the community.
The Gay Magazine is aimed at people who have sex with men - regardless of whether they see themselves as gayGay refers to men who are romantically and/or sexually attracted to men. Important facts about the term: - "Gay" is the term used to... More, bi, queerQueer is a collective term for people whose sexual orientation or gender identity does not conform to the social norm of "heterosexuality". More, transTrans (short for transgender or transident) describes people whose gender identity does not match the gender they are assigned. More, non-binary or otherwise. Many articles in Gayzine are also interesting for anyone who is generally interested in queer life, community, politics or health.
In the Gay Magazine you will find contributions from four major areas:
Current - News from the queer world
Politics - Rights, debates and social developments
Community - Scene, culture, dating, relationships, everyday life
Health - Body, psyche, HIV, STI, PrEP, mental health
In addition, there are always personal stories and experience reports.
In the Gayzine you can sort the articles by topic, just like in a magazine: For example, select „Current“, „Politics“, „Community“ or „Health“ to display only articles from this area. This will help you find content in Gay Magazine that is relevant to your situation more quickly.
The Gay Magazine combines both:
It has clear subject areas like a magazine, but is fuelled by personal blog posts from the community. Many texts are very personal, others are more explanatory or categorising - always with a view to queer life and gay sex.
No. Contributions in the Gay Magazine can provide you with information, classification and food for thought, but are no substitute for medical treatment or individual counselling. If you have specific health questions or concerns, it is best to contact specialists, counselling centres or suitable support services.
Yes, you can download articles from the Gay Magazine save them as bookmarks, print them out or share them with friends using the share buttons provided. In this way, you can gradually build up your own small collection of Gayzine articles that are important to you.
If you have any ideas about which topics Gay Magazine or which experiences you would like to read more often, we would be happy to receive feedback. Please use the general contact options on the website (e.g. contact page or e-mail address given) and write that it is a suggestion for the Gayzine.
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