Men and Masculinity — The Good Men Project

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A testosterone fueled adventure through sex and gender, unlike any you’ve seen before featuring a man battling a shark on the cover.

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Moving Beyond Sexuality into Masculinity

May 10, 2013 By Ariel Chesler 8 Comments

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Mainstream acceptance of gay men represents a shift in how we see masculinity.

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Can Single Women Raise Boys to Become Men?

April 20, 2013 By Drew-Shane Daniels 52 Comments

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No one raises a man alone; it takes a village. We need to make sure we include positive men in our villages, too.

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What Does It Mean to Be a Man? U of Calgary Students Respond

April 2, 2013 By The Good Life @ GMP 4 Comments

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How do students feel about manhood and masculinity today?

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5 Ways Disavowing Masculinity Changed My Life

March 26, 2013 By Robert Reece 53 Comments

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Robert Reece has found that ignoring the Man Code has improved his life enormously.

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The Cold, Wet Nose of Acceptance

February 24, 2013 By Arthur MacMaster Leave a Comment

Arthur MacMaster struggles to accept himself as a man with a disability, but his dog doesn’t.

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Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love

January 6, 2013 By Robert Reece 3 Comments

That most masculine of subcultures, the world of hip hop, ironically provides an acceptable outlet for men to express platonic affection for one another: through rap lyrics.

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Shame Is Why We Fight

January 6, 2013 By Vironika Tugaleva 29 Comments

When a man can’t soothe his woman’s anxieties, he has failed to protect her. And in our culture of masculinity, failed men are expendable.

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Bushmaster and the Cult of Masculinity

December 22, 2012 By Scott Behson 22 Comments

Men have some catching up to do with women, in shedding the stigma of gender nonconformity.

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I’m a Man, Not a Lad

December 14, 2012 By Kieron Casey 8 Comments

If “lad mags” are correct, my attraction to women is bordering on the unnatural.

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Bringing It to the Men

December 3, 2012 By Duncan Alldridge Leave a Comment

Men coming together can improve their relationships with women, too.

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International Men’s Day 2012

November 19, 2012 By Justin Cascio 6 Comments

Helping men and boys live longer, happier, healthier lives.

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Ancient Male Rites of Passage

September 5, 2012 By Earl Hipp 9 Comments

How do you know when you’ve become a man?

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50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.

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