Five gay men from Grindr on hooking-up, body image,

18 Aug

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...

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6 Feb

Unpicking the history of gay male beauty standards

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Unpicking the history of gay male beauty standards

From physique culture, through to Tom of Finland and Grindr – gay male culture all the time been rigid relating to policing body types and enforcing outdated ideas of masculinity It only takes a scroll through Grindr to see that a select few body types reign supreme relating to gay men: from oiled, glistening torsos to slim, hairless bodies, it seems our definitions of ‘beauty’ are fairly rigid inside our so called ‘community’. Ideals could have modified and expanded over the previous couple of a long time, but ultimately little has shifted – and research shows that it’s having an actual effect on each our mental and our physical health. Crucially, there’s historical context to...

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12 Oct

This smutty photo book pokes fun at your gay

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This smutty photo book pokes fun at your gay

From peeping Toms, to randy doctors and boys-next-door, SMUT, Volume II dares to summon the voyeur inside us all In the event you’ve ever browsed the categories on any mainstream gay porn site, some familiar groupings pop up time and time again. Whether you want ‘outdoor’, ‘solo’, or ‘age gap’ videos, we don’t often give these categories much thought – they’re just part and parcel of the digital experience. Of their recent photo book, SMUT, Volume II: Voyeurism, the London-based photographer Ezekiel exposes the inherent comedy of those categorisations, presenting a body of labor that pokes fun at how people enjoy their time on gay porn sites. Ezekiel’s photography is aware that, in real...

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1 Sep

Hi gay, here’s how beauty brands are celebrating Pride

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Hi gay, here’s how beauty brands are celebrating Pride

A roundup of all the large and small ways beauty brands are standing in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community this Pride season, as rainbow capitalism takes a success For the past few years, the beginning of June has been signalled by the arrival of the rainbows. Popping up on Ikea sofas, fluffy Uggs and eyeshadow palettes, on the logos of corporate banks, baseball teams and fast food chains, they were there to mark Pride month, a time dedicated to remembering the Stonewall Riots and for celebrating and standing in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. They were also there – within the case of lots of the brands who adopted the symbol for the...

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