Miriam Scheibe holds a Master's degree in Social Sciences with a focus on Gender Studies and is trained in sex education. She joined Pinkstinks in 2021, initially managing the advertising alert program, and currently works as an educational consultant, giving presentations and workshops for…
Kristina Hänel is a general practitioner with her own practice in Giessen. She became known nationwide for her legal campaign against the former ban on advertising abortions (§ 219a of the German Criminal Code). This section was repealed in 2022, finally making education and awareness possible.
Dr. Sebastian Stockmann is a sociologist and consultant for work with boys, fathers, and men at the SKM Federal Association in Düsseldorf. He works on the project "Real Men Talk," a digital contact point that develops gender-specific, low-threshold, online, and anonymous digital counseling formats.
Prof. Dr. hc Jutta Allmendinger, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Sociology and Labor Market Research at Humboldt University of Berlin. From 2007 to 2024, she was President of the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB). Since June 2024, she has been Chair of the Scientific Commission of Lower Saxony…
Marcus Urban is one of the first professional footballers worldwide to come out. Today he works as an author, executive coach, and expert on diversity leadership in companies. From his own experience, he knows how traditional notions of masculinity, group-based hostility, and societal pressure to conform can affect people…
Kerstin Thost (they/them) has been the press spokesperson for LSVD⁺ – the Association for Queer Diversity at the federal level, the largest member-based advocacy group for queer people in Germany, for four years. Previously, Kerstin studied Empirical Cultural Studies with a focus on Gender Studies and was active in queer feminism…
Katharina Brüchmann has been a research associate at the Society for Innovative Social Research and Social Planning (GISS) since 2020, where she conducts both qualitative and quantitative research on homelessness, youth welfare, and social inclusion. As part of the federal government's reporting on homelessness, she analyzed…
I am an initiator and activist, committed to greater visibility, education, and societal awareness regarding sexualized violence. Through my involvement, I want to give victims a voice and contribute to ensuring that sexualized violence is recognized more strongly as a societal problem…
Dr. Arn Sauer, together with Lisi Maier, formed the founding directorate of the Federal Foundation for Gender Equality from November 2021. Prior to this, he was a research associate for gender mainstreaming at the Federal Environment Agency from December 2012. Arn Sauer has contributed to the international instruments of gender-oriented (policy) impact assessment, "gender-based analysis"...
Hi, I'm Aljosha (he/him) – a queer vegan doctor, author, podcaster, YouTuber, and one of the Fab Five on Queer Eye Germany on Netflix. We won the Grimme Prize in the entertainment category for the show in 2023. I became known…
