Masculinity Olympics

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HeatherN explains how masculinity and heterosexuality have traditionally been assumed to be one and the same in our society, and points to how this is changing.

Gloria Steinem: Can Men Do What Women Do?

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Is masculinity the last frontier for feminism?

Sundry Awesome Posts

Hat tips to Tenya, MinervaB and Jose to pointing us to these great posts. Trigger warning for description of domestic violence and discussion of body issues. From Fathers and Families, a post on the rise of the single father: But two things suggest to me that the rise in single fathers shouldn’t cause the same [...]

Everything I Know About Being a Man I Learned From Cartoons

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Animated characters taught me to listen, indulge, adventure, laugh, and stand up for what’s right.

When Do We Choose to Interfere?

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A neighborhood goes after a loud musician, but refuses to intervene in a violent domestic dispute. Why are abuse and harassment such odd blind spots in our society?