August 2025

Grindr by Dexter Lander8 Images Welcome to Behind The Masc: Rethinking Masculinity, a campaign dedicated to exploring what ‘masculinity’ means in 2019. With photo stories shot in Tokyo, India, New York, and London and in-depth features exploring mental health, older bodybuilders, and myths around masculinity – we present all the ways people around the world are redefining traditional tropes. Growing up gay, wherever you are, is difficult. Though, right now in places like Chechnya and Brazil, the status of homosexuality by proxy leaves you vulnerable and in danger – simply for just existing. The queer experience is often so isolating, that even for those with a strong support network, the fear of being cast out by the ones we love is overwhelming.  There’s a beacon of...