There are still many prejudices around asexuality. People who are asexual are often called "incapable of relationships" and "not normal" by many who do not know any better. Statements like these are not only wrong, but also very ...

What does the "Q" in LGBTQIA+ actually stand for? Especially those who have perhaps not yet become too involved with the community and the many different "nuances" may have asked themselves this question a time or two in the past.

Being non-binary is sometimes also described with the terms "non-binary" or "genderqueer". This is a particular type of gender identity. Those affected identify as neither male nor female ("agender") or as both male ...

A man who is either emotionally and/ or physically attracted to a man is gay. This is a sexual orientation that helps to define oneself - both for oneself and to the outside world....

The story of Paragraph 175 ended in 1994, when it was finally abolished. The bizarre thing: Until that time, homosexual acts between men were officially punishable in Germany as well. Anyone caught committing such a "crime" had to ...

The term homo refers to the Greek word "homos" - in German: "gleich". If it is combined with the word addition "sexual", it describes accordingly "same sex". The term "homo" is used to describe people who, accordingly, are a man a man or a ...

When we talk about "conform" or "gender conform", we mean that the social expectations placed on a gender are fulfilled. Or, in other words, a person behaves - based on his or her gender - in the way that the ...