Matthias Frings (born 14 April 1953) is a German journalist, TV presenter and writer. He was born in Aachen and spent his childhood there. He pursued

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RWTH Aachen University RWTH Aachen University (), also known as North Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Technical University of Aachen, University of Aachen, or ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hoch ...

. In 1974, Frings was a founding member of the gay student group ''Aachener Printenschwestern''. After completing his university studies, Frings became a resident of

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. In the late 1970s, he was a member of theater group ''Zan Pollo''. In 1982, Frings co-authored his first book ''Männer-Liebe'' with co-author

Elmar Kraushaar Elmar Kraushaar (born 11 August 1950) is a German journalist and author who lives in Berlin. Biography Kraushaar was born in Niederurff in northern Hesse. He studied from 1971 to 1979 in Berlin at Free University of Berlin. In the 1970s, durin ...

. Since 1985, Frings has worked as a radio moderator at

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. Between 1992 and 1995 Frings produced and moderated the television show '' Liebe Sünde''Spiegel Online
"'Liebe Sünde; vor dem Aus," October 6, 2000
accessed February 17, 2010 for the German television network VOX.

Works

* ''Männer. Liebe. Ein Handbuch für Schwule und alle, die es werden wollen'' (Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1982), co-authored with Elmar Kraushaar, * ''Heiße Jahre. Das Ding mit der Pubertät'' (Reinbek: 1983), co-authored with Elmar Kraushaar * ''Liebesdinge. Bemerkungen zur Sexualität des Mannes'' (Reinbek: 1984) * ''Ein Bild vom Mann'' (Reinbek: 1986), co-authored with

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* ''AIDS: Dimensionen einer Krankheit'' (Reinbek: 1986) * ''Fleisch und Blut. Über Pornographie'' (Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1988), * ''Der letzte Kommunist. Das traumhafte Leben des Ronald M. Schernikau'' (Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 2009),

References

External links

Matthias Frings
in

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interview with Matthias Frings (german)
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