Real Man Adventures [Book Review]

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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.

He Stole My Special Thing. He Stole My Identity. And He Was My Brother…

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How to come out after your brother did it first: Jame Aitken’s journey to self love and acceptance.

What if One of My Kids Was Gay?

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Is there a difference between parenting gay sons and gay daughters? Doug Ziegler reflects.

Moving Beyond Sexuality into Masculinity

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

A Person Is Not a Closet

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Did Jason Collins use his former fiancee, Carolyn Moos?

4 NFL Players to Come Out

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As buzz builds about 4 NFL players coming out, Robert Reece speculates on what it will mean for them personally and for the hyper-masculine league they play in.

I Can Finally Say I Am Proud to Be a Man

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A lifetime of homophobia had beaten down Larry Best, but with the help of a friend, he has regained pride in his manhood.

Forgiving Those Who Take Forever To Come Out

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Orlando Soria tells his own story of coming out and how he learned to understand why others find it so difficult.

The Way I Heard It [Fiction]

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Oh no, not the sex talk, Dad. Please. But he does, and it’s worse than I imagine. [Fiction]

A Gay Mormon Recorded His Friends’ Reactions to Him Coming Out (Video)

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How did it go? Find out for yourself.

Gay Israeli Culture from an Israeli’s Perspective

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American travel writer Sophie Needelman meets an Israeli soldier who shows her the gay State of Israel.

Israel from an American Lesbian Perspective

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The first in a two-part series, in which travel writer Sophie Needelman brings her identities as a West Coast American college student to the State of Israel, and begins to unpack.

Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love

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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.

Heroic Men in 2012

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We pause to honor the men who loved, changed lives and saved them in 2012.

The Illuminated Lives of Gay Trans Men

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The Good Men Project sits down with Dylan Edwards, graphic novelist, to talk about his book, “Transposes,” which tells the stories of seven gay transgender men.

Smashing Male Stereotypes

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We’re not all stereotypical, but even men who fit a mold are still real.