Creating a New Dialogue on Men and Suicide, But With What Words…?

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Lee Crockford is setting out to help prevent the avoidable suicides amongst Aussie men. As always, it starts by having the words to talk about it.

1990: When Mobile Phones Were the Size of Vacuum Cleaners and Stereotypes of Men were Just as Awkward

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We wish we could say we’ve come a long way, but have we?

“Maybe there can be a path forward.”

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This comment was by Anthony Zarat on Mark Greene’s post Regarding the Suppression of Men’s Issues.

“Men Love a Plan”: Men, Depression and Doctors

More Doctors Smoke Camels

Christopher Banks talks to Dr. George Forgan-Smith, a Melbourne GP, about helping men cope with depression, PTSD and mental distress.

“The times I have truly been afraid, I have deliberately translated fear into anger.”

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This comment was from Transhuman on “When women fear men.”

The Girls Who Taught Me I Was Gay

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Jeremy Feist waxes nostalgic about the girls he loved before he came out.

Should I Tell Her She’s Dating Out Of Her League?

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A man asks Josie and Eli how he can tell his friend that she’s setting her sights too high with the men she crushes on.

Towards A More Thoughtful (& Personal) Discourse On “The Double Standard”

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Is height in men a form of “objectification” by women? Obsidian would like to start the discussion.

“I do not believe women lack courage…are men equally afraid but socialised to suppress it?”

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This comment was from Transhuman on the post “When women fear men”.

“A heck of a lot of attraction is predicated on social factors.”

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This comment was from Jonathan G on the post Curves (or Lack of Curves) Don’t Make the Woman

Is Sex All You Have to Offer?

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Katarina Ilic goes on a short rant about how soon is too soon when first dating.

“There are few things more attractive than a real man standing before you and saying, ‘This is who I am.’”

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This Comment is by Carla Smith on Tom Matlack’s post “Is There a Moral to John Edwards?”

“The total of people who speak out and call themselves feminists get to define what feminism is.”.

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This comment was from Justin Cascio, responding to other commenters on his post “5 Ways Feminism Helps Men.”

Five Ways Feminism Helps Men

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Justin Cascio names five ways feminism helps men.

Punch Me in the Face: The Sobering Confessions of a Man

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Why does it seem like manliness hinges on being able to physically dominate each other?

“On TV, a man having a heart attack is sometimes used as a source of amusement.”

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This comment is by wellokaythen on the post Manning Up: Women’s Rise, Man’s Demise?