Exploring the mess we are in around male sexuality. How did we get here and what on earth do we do?
Teenage Boys and Virginity Loss
May 21, 2012 By 23 Comments
Ozy Frantz breaks down the numbers in a CDC report on teenage sex. Spoiler alert: reality does not resemble stereotypes very well.
Maybe Old Dad Wasn’t All Bad
May 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Should loving fathers come on a little stronger about their sons’ grades?
Down a Path We Don’t Know Where
May 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Lisa Hickey looks back on the fears she had and the mistakes she made with her son.
“Whatever Life Hands You, Kick it in the Balls and Run.”
May 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
A short film by Dan Guilbeault, who lost his sight at an early age but eventually re-found his best friend.
Just Hit Someone
April 22, 2012 By 5 Comments
When Erik Proulx has trouble moving forward as a business owner, he remembers the advice of his line coach back in his high school football games.
“Why the talk of ‘rape culture’ so often but not ‘murder of black boys’ culture’?”
April 10, 2012 By 5 Comments
Because our impressions of events and what is a “culture” is determined by what and who we DO and DON’T care about, says Eric M.
Teaching Carefully
April 9, 2012 By 4 Comments
As her sons care for a lost Chihuahua, Julie Gillis looks for teachers, healers, systems thinkers, interpreters, bridge builders, and storytellers as a way toward social change.
Do Teenage Boys Want Love Not Sex?
April 7, 2012 By 40 Comments
New data on sexuality indicates boys are putting off sex and are much more interested in intimacy than we seem to give them credit for.
“How can we expect men to step up where no one taught them?”
March 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
This comment was from Tom B. on the post “All Children Are Born With Potential: A Talk with Wendy Foster of Big Brothers, Big Sisters.”
Science Says: Better to Be A Boy Than A Girl
March 26, 2012 By 7 Comments
Jamie Reidy summarizes a wonky scientific study.
Flier: Tips To Encourage Masculine Behavior In Our Sons
March 24, 2012 By 14 Comments
“Teach your son to eat masculine, to speak masculine, to look masculine. Make sure he maintains a masculine-looking haircut.”
Teaching Boys To Blur The Line Between Good and Evil
March 14, 2012 By 9 Comments
How do boys learn the difference between being “tamed”, being a good man, between doing evil, and getting what they want?
Vocalyze
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.