Watch openly gay 14-year-old Graeme Taylor defend his teacher, Jay McDowell, who was suspended without pay earlier this month for chastising a student for making anti-gay remarks.
Archives for 2010
Manhood in Four Moments
Four snapshots from Tom Matlack’s life in transition show a man at his most successful, most destructive, most vulnerable—and, finally, most at peace.
The 10 at 10: November 15
9. Here’s an example of how not to get back at your ex-girlfriend.
Missed Conception
“Threshold moments”—like the dreaded broken condom—can send a couple into a black-ice panic.
Unwritten
I break tradition Sometimes my tries Are outside the lines Natasha Bedingfield *It’s called “venting” not “bitching” and it’s cheap therapy. Friday sucked. Thursday completely blew and as a matter of fact the last month has been pretty shitty. There have been some high moments over the past two years, but let’s face it, ever…
Roundup: Here’s What People Are Reading on the Good Men Project Magazine Today
What are people reading on the Good Men Project Magazine this morning? Find out here.
The Drugs Don’t Work: Christopher Shulgan’s ‘Superdad’
Shulgan’s memoir about his drug-addicted parenthood is a confrontation with destructive ideas of masculinity. But not all of it rings true.
First Transgender Player Joins NCAA
Kye Allums, a junior at George Washington University, is the first transgender athlete to play in the women’s basketball league—despite identifying openly as a male.
Man of the Day: Khaled Abughazaleh
Maxillofacial surgeon Khaled Abughazaleh is part of the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, which works to provide free medical service to Palestinian children and sends volunteer medical missions to the Middle East.
The Hottest Thing on Amazon
“I headed home thinking surely the worst must be over,” writes this poor reviewer. “I was wrong.”
Problems Conceiving? Six-Inch Sperm Can Help
Australian scientists have magnified sperm to 7300 times their normal size—about six inches long—in order to better study fertilization. The treatment, intended for couples with difficulty conceiving, costs $200 and involves examining individual sperm in order to select the healthiest.
Study of the Day: Daydreaming Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
A new study has found that not only do we spend almost 50 percent of our time off in our own heads, daydreaming can actually have a negative effect on our psyche.
Regie Gibson on Fox 25 in Boston
Regie Gibson is one of the contributors to The Good Men Project book. He’s a slam poet who grew up in a beauty salon in Chicago. Gibson was featured on today’s Good Men Project segment on Fox 25 in Boston. Here’s his interview.
Pink Cleats Not Allowed in Mississippi
Coy Sheppard, a 17-year-old senior kicker for Mendenhall High School, was kicked off the football team last month for wearing pink cleats to practice.
Man Forced to Eat His Own Beard Over Lawnmower Dispute
Don’t you hate it when your friend offers to buy a lawnmower off of you and then chops off your beard and forces you to eat it?
The 10 at 10: November 12
Wondering what’s happening to all of those phone books that we’ll never use?