masculinity

Daniel Craig as James Bond

Film
Dec 02 2024

Daniel Craig describes James Bond’s ‘construct of masculinity’ as ‘laughable’ and ‘artificial’

Peter Scalpello pictured on the left with their book cover Limbic on the right.

Books
May 08 2022

Writing poetry helped me realise I didn’t have to conform to gender norms

Young gymnasts in China

World
Feb 03 2021

China launches absurd plot to boost ‘masculinity’ of ‘effeminate’ school boys by giving them extra PE lessons

Edwina Currie and fingers holding a clothes peg

News
Dec 16 2020

Former health minister Edwina Currie challenges conspiracy theorist to try pegging after his bizarre anti-mask rant

Matt Walsh joked – we hope, at least – that men shouldn't use emojis. (Facebook/Emojipedia)

US
Sep 29 2020

Conservative pundit thinks no ‘grown adult man’ should use emojis and we’ve never seen masculinity this fragile

News
Sep 23 2020

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington reflects on his ‘gender fluid’ upbringing and the ’emotional blockage’ of toxic masculinity

Channel 4 to make history by showing an erect penis on UK TV

Culture
Sep 01 2020

Me and My Penis – the Channel 4 documentary that made history by showing an erection on TV – hailed as an eye-opening success

Spence Logan. 21, described the moment he encountered an unmasked man in a grocers. (Screen captures via TikTok)

US
Aug 24 2020

This bisexual guy has an ingenious solution for convincing fragile anti-maskers to wear a face covering

Men took to reddit to describe the things they feel they're missing out on in fear of being labelled "gay". (Stock photograph via Elements Envato)

Community
Jul 01 2020

Straight men tragically reveal the things they miss out on for fearing of looking gay, like… having friends, emotions and personal hygiene

A man denounced the end of "non-PC lad culture" as Twitter's reaction was precisely what you'd expect. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato/Twitter)

UK
Jun 12 2020

The cull of racist TV has some lamenting the end of ‘lad culture’ with all its *checks notes* misogyny, gay jokes and Yorkie bars

trump administration US President Donald texas gay

US
May 26 2020

Despite his best efforts and refusal to wear a face mask, Donald Trump has been branded the ‘least masculine’ president in modern history

Billy Porter in a green jumpsuit with butterfly tattoos

Fashion
Jan 13 2020

Billy Porter freed ‘from the bondage of masculinity’ with butterfly tattoos and strapless jumpsuit

Australian comedian Alex Williamson poked fun at the ways men protect their masculinity in a viral video. (Screenshots via Instagram)

Fun
Jan 09 2020

This self-described ‘bloke’ is worried putting fruit beer up his a** is ‘gay’, suggests using ‘manly beer’ instead

A viral video exploring how gay men view masculinity has divided Twitter. (Elements Envato)

Dating
Oct 23 2019

Viral video asking if guys prefer masc men has broken gay Twitter