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Do Men Prefer Feminism, Football or Fight Club?

May 20, 2013 By Glen Poole 18 Comments

f we want men to talk about men’s issues then we have to stop dressing them up in feminist clothing says Glen Poole, our international men’s movement editor

Filed Under: Featured Content, International Men's Movement Tagged With: Ally Fogg, Amol Rajan, body image, cancer, David Beckham, diane abbott, feminism, fight club, gender war, glen poole, GQ, homophobia, hyper-masculinity, international men's movement, Julie Burchill, labour party, male suicide, masculinity, masculinity crisis, Matt Hill, Men's Health, mysogyny, Osama Bin Laden, pornography, soccer, the Guardian, The Independent, tony parsons

“Men are the canaries in the coal mine telling us all that the old system is broken.”

May 11, 2013 By the Editors 5 Comments

This comment was by Jed Diamond, in response to Dr. Adam Sheck’s article Men Helping Men: Can We Help Reduce the Suicide Rates Among Males?

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: Adam Sheck, canary in the coal mine, David Korten, Earth Communities, history, Jed Diamond, male suicide, men

We’ve Got To Learn To Talk About Men

May 2, 2013 By Glen Poole 14 Comments

People who think differently about men and boys need space to learn how to speak with each other, says our International Men’s Movement editor, Glen Poole.

Filed Under: Featured Content, International Men's Movement Tagged With: Family Law, Fathers 4 Justice, feminism, glen poole, international men's movement, male suicide, Margaret Thatcher, McDonald's, Men's Health, men's rights, National Conference for Men and Boys, parenting, Ronald Reagan, sandwiches

Man Down: A Tribute to Earl Silverman

April 29, 2013 By Glen Poole 17 Comments

Earl Silverman, a Canadian men’s rights campaigner who ran the country’s only known safe house for abused men, died on Friday.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Good Feed Blog, International Men's Movement Tagged With: Canada, Earl Silverman, Erin Pizzey, glen poole, international men's movement, male suicide, male support, Male Surivor, male victims of domestic violence, Men's Alternative Safe House, Men's Rights Monteral, men's rights movement, national post, Warren Farrell

Death Wish

April 18, 2013 By Andy Bodle 2 Comments

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Risky behavior in adolescent males ranges from self improvement to suicidal, but the reward is the same.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Suicide, Teenage Kicks, The Good Life, Womanology Tagged With: adolescent males, ancestral bias, attracting girls, car accidents, competition, drunk driving, evolutionary psychology, fitting in, flirting, high school drinking, hooking up, Hugh MacDiarmid, male aggression, male competition, male sexuality, male suicide, physical risk taking, poetry, risk-taking, risky behavior, running from the police, sexual aggression, sexual reproduction, suicidal behavior, suicide attempt, suicide attempts, suicide England, suicide rates in men, suicide Wales, teens drinking, teens drunk driving, testosterone, UK Office of National Statistics

Join the International Men’s Movement Today

April 13, 2013 By Glen Poole 16 Comments

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A global call to action from Glen Poole, the Good Men Project’s new international men’s movement editor.

Filed Under: International Men's Movement Tagged With: crime, father's rights, feminism, glen poole, international men's movement, male role models, male suicide, men and boys, Men's Health, men's rights, violence against men

Violence and Victimization: Stereotypes of Dangerous Men

December 4, 2012 By Christopher M. Anderson 12 Comments

Are male survivors of abuse more likely to become violent, themselves?

Filed Under: Featured Content, Smashing Male Stereotypes, The Good Life Tagged With: abuse, adult survivors of child abuse, adverse childhood experiences, aggression, causes of violence, child abuse, crime statistics, cycle of abuse, domestic violence, Erika Christakis, failure, FBI, guilt, Harvard College, healing from abuse, healing from trauma, male babysitter, male caregivers, male perpetrators, male suicide, male survivors, male survivors of abuse, male survivors of sexual abuse, male teachers, masculinity, mass homicide, mass murderers, men, psychology, roots of violence, shame, sociopathy, stereotypical men, suicidal thoughts, testosterone, The Overwhelming Maleness of Mass Homicide, Time Magazine, trauma, violence, what makes men snap

The Anger Within – Surviving being Black, Male, Poor and Mentally Ill in America

August 17, 2012 By S. Maxam 16 Comments

Shawn Maxam shares the story of his first suicide attempt and memories from his difficult childhood.

Filed Under: For Shawnel Tagged With: African American male Bipolar, African American men, African American men and Bipolar, angry black man, bipolar disorder, black men, Black men and suicide, For Shawnel, male suicide, mental illness, mental illness and Black people, national minority mental health awareness month, Shawn Maxam, suicide

Suicide Post Leads to Random Thoughts About Nothing

August 16, 2012 By S. Maxam 1 Comment

Take a peek inside of Shawn Maxam’s manic-depressive mind.

Filed Under: For Shawnel Tagged With: Alyssa Reyans, Black men suicide, For Shawnel, Kay Redfield Jamison, Letters from a Bipolar Mother, male suicide, manic depression Black people, manic depression in men, mental health, mental illness, random suicide thoughts, Shawn Maxam, symptoms of mental illness

Men’s Issues: It’s Important to Celebrate Success

May 26, 2012 By John Anderson 13 Comments

John Anderson looks at some small but tangible progress in calling attention to men’s issues.

Filed Under: The Issues of Men's Rights Tagged With: conversation, male suicide, Men's Issues, men's rights, MRA, Simon Fraser University, visitation interference

Men, Soften The Fck Up

May 11, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors 15 Comments

In Australia, the leading cause of death for men ages 14-44 is suicide… One group is doing something about it.

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“I’ve known three guys personally that followed through with their suicides and they sure as heck never let anyone know.”

April 21, 2012 By the Editors 3 Comments

This comment was from Tom B. on the post “Close Call: My Brush with Suicide” by Tim Pylypiuk

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: Comment of the Day, depression, feelings, hopelessness, male suicide, men, mental health, MISA, suicide, warning signs

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Our Soldiers are being raped…by our Soldiers.

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On Sunday, two Dorian Joyners donned their caps and gowns to graduate from Morehouse College in Georgia, where the commencement speech was given by President Obama.

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