Should You Tell Your Girlfriend, Wife, Partner, Family and Friends that You’re Suffering with Mental Illness?

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Andy Behrman knows firsthand that for men, there are few things more taboo than admitting to mental illness.

“Sexual abuse of men happens much more often than anyone seems ready to admit.”

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These are comments by Christopher Anderson, Scott Mauer, and trey1963 on the post “I Am a Survivor, and I Can Finally Talk About It”.

I’ll Get Back to You

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Ken Goldstein debunks the age-old “I was busy,” excuse and explores the consequences of not staying true to your word in the ever-shrinking world of business.

My Mom Writes About Our Family Struggles – Part Three

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A few months back, my family nearly fell apart. Here’s how it all went down from my mom’s perspective. In this post, the prodigal daughter returns from San Francisco.

Shame Is Why We Fight

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When a man can’t soothe his woman’s anxieties, he has failed to protect her. And in our culture of masculinity, failed men are expendable.

Silence

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Lisa Hickey explains why we talk about the very difficult subjects here at The Good Men Project. And why we’re not going to stop.

Silence Feeds Rape Culture

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Award-winning slam poet Guante talks about how the things we don’t say are the things we should have said.

A Scout Is…

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Emiliano C. Diaz de Leon hopes Boy Scouts will one day restore their trustworthiness.

Do You Think I’m Something?

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Donald D’Haene is a capital-F Feminist because of his mother’s life.

Take Care of Yourself And Your Soul

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Donald D’Haene has endured the insensitivity of strangers since coming out as a survivor of sexual assault 30 years ago. He offers a response to Todd Akin’s declarations on rape, and advice for survivors of any gender.

“But Why Didn’t You Say Something?”

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Gretl Claggett recognized the silence people kept around the Sandusky case, even when they knew they should speak up. It was the same silence she grew up in.

I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About What Was in Michael Fassbender’s Pants

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Jillian Godsil tries to figure out how other men and women talk to beautiful people.

When Trauma Triggers Are Everywhere: The Hidden Impact of the Jerry Sandusky Trial

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It’s up to us, Dan Griffin writes, to decide if anything good will come out of the Penn State scandal.

Why Are So Many Good Men Accepting of Rape Culture?

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Nikki Brown calls for men to resist an easy acceptance of rape culture and to speak out in defense of their gender.

Start Snitching

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David Perez looks into the culture of silence and what it did to Penn State.

Guestpost #29: Naomi Achus – Ten things I’ve learned from living alone in a 6 bedroom house

Naomi is one of my closest friends, a brilliant political genius, and somebody I have insanely hilarious conversations with. She lives in Edmonton, but she should live in Toronto with her equally incredible sister Ruth. Her and her sister are bombshells who make men fall in love with them wherever they go. I know I [...]