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Best of Good Men Project Magazine
When Playboy Bunnies Ruled
My Dad, the UFO Expert
Fourth grade isn’t exactly a walk in the park, but for Evan Jacobs, having a dad who knew a lot about space aliens was the ticket to social acceptance. It’s been mostly downhill from there.
Undercover at a Christian Gay-to-Straight Conversion Camp
Grieving in the Facebook Age
What does it mean to be memorialized as a good—not great, not awful—man? And can we let go of loved ones when they’re still online?
Another Early-Mid-Life Crisis
Aaron Traister shares his awkward attempts to stave off mid-life.
Girl Crazy
America Anonymous
Why do we fail so spectacularly at treating addiction? Maybe because we’ve never been able to agree on what it is.
Ear Hair (and Other Unfortunate Signs of Becoming Less Hip)
Henry Belanger is either in post-quarter-life or early-mid-life crisis.
When Your Stepmom Looks Like Your Mom
What’s Benoit Denizet-Lewis to do when his dad brings home a woman who resembles—but isn’t—his mom? You mean besides therapy?
In Honor of My Dad, Who Didn’t Know He Had a Son
Tom Forrister celebrates his dad—and wonders how, as a transgender man, he can put his fathering instinct to use.
My Exemplary, Everyday Marriage
When Tom Forrister transitioned from female to male, his same-sex marriage became a federally-recognized, “traditional” marriage. The one constant was the bond he shared with his wife.
Sir, Can You Help Me With This?
Before Tom Forrister transitioned to male, no one asked him to fix a broken car or a jammed printer. Now he’s the go-to guy.
Shaving Like a Man
Tom Forrister was born a woman. Now that he’s a man, he has to learn a few things. Like shaving.
It’s Like Any Other High School, but Without the Bullies
Mark McCormack spent six months researching teen boys in the U.K. What he found was a culture of acceptance that defied cultural expectations.
Mark McCormack spent six months researching teen boys in the U.K. What he found was a culture of acceptance that defied cultural expectations.
Why I Blow-Dry My Son’s Hair
Starring resident bluesman Todd Mauldin and his son.