Ending Anxiety with Solid Shields and Open Vents

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Making guyhood better means involving the screens and valves that relieve male anxiety.

Challenging ‘Boys Will Be Boys’

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Joanna Schroeder insists that dismissing boys’ bad behavior as a natural part of being male is dangerous for both boys and girls.

3 Ways to Help Create a Society Supportive of Survivors

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3 actions we can take to support survivors, including an historic Monument Quilt honoring the stories of Americans who have survived sexual assault.

A Game of Manhood

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How a fictional world governed by archaic values sparks thought about progressive masculinity

Sexual Violence Against Boys & Men in Conflict Settings: The Men of Peace, Hope and Courage.

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Alastair Hilton on his work with male survivors of sexual abuse and violence.

How Can We Not Expect the Worst?

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Despite being a survivor himself, Nico Lang holds onto the hope that someday rape will no longer be something we expect will happen.

I Am a Survivor, and I Can Finally Talk About It

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Levi Greenacres feels anything but big and strong when he thinks about his rape, and the rapes of the people he loves.

We Ignore Human Rights Violations in North Korea [OpEd]

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Anonymous is hacking North Korean computers and Ian Bremmer says they should be discouraged. Christian Coleman says we can’t ignore the atrocities anymore.

Self Check: Holding Ourselves and Our Communities Accountable

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Kai M. Green insists that too many times, oppressed people use whatever power they have secured to oppress another, instead of using that power to challenge the hierarchal order of things.

The Consent Challenge

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Shireen Noble offers a personal challenge: a way to actively engage with consent culture in your own life.

‘Law & Order: SVU’ Producer on Why You Should Watch the ‘Legitimate Rape’ Episode

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Warren Leight, Executive Producer of Law & Order: SVU, explains the process of turning a sensitive news story into a compelling hour of television.

Heads of the Hydra or, The End of Rape

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It takes more than education on consent to stop rape, but it is a vital chapter in a new story of what we all want: a world without rape.

Steubenville Will Keep Happening … Until We Change This

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We can’t address rape culture without taking a long, hard look at our war culture.

CNN’s Poor Choice of Thumbnail #thingsthatmakeyougohmm

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Is CNN’s thumbnail for a Steubenville-inspired Public Service Announcement sending the wrong message?

Project Unspoken: Patriarchy

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Emory University’s “Project Unspoken” is asking tough questions and getting raw and honest answers.

“Ever since the Steubenville sexual assaults made the news, I’ve been thinking about three things that happened in my life, things that have to do with the culture of rape.”

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A 60-year-old man is still unable to comprehend rape. But looking back at stories in his life, he gains insights he wants to share.