My Son Wears Pink, He’s Either Gay or a Girl Right?

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Jason Gaddis insists that when we discourage feminine traits in boys and instead only promote outdated masculine ones, we put a gender straightjacket on our boys.

Straight Guy in Bed With Another Man

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In this installment of his “Man Up Mondays” series, Carlos Andrés Gómez confronts the notion that even the most evolved and progressive guys freak out at the idea of sharing a bed with a male friend.

Masculinity Undefined

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Zek J. Evets on his journey from Problem to Poster; why his story doesn’t fit inside society’s man-box.

What About The Men: Chapter 1, Introduction and Principles

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The first chapter of Noah Brand and Ozy Frantz’s provocative book What About The Men? ​explores feminism, gender performance, and why the “man box” is a bad fit.

10 Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up’

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A spoken word poem by 2-time National Poetry Slam champion, activist and social justice educator Guante.