Lisa Hickey wonders why we seem to have a problem with people who are clear, direct and assertive.
Gender & Sexuality
How Emotions Get in the Way of Being Productive
Men, allow yourself to feel . . . and then get out of your own way.
Men, allow yourself to feel . . . and then get out of your own way.
Women Are Not the Only People who Have Periods
Transgender men who menstruate need the same access to supplies as women.
Transgender men who menstruate need the same access to supplies as women.
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 Path to Becoming a Man Wasn’t as Clear as I had Expected
Learning to "Be a Man" required observation, thought, AND being honest about my feelings.
Learning to “Be a Man” required observation, thought, AND being honest about my feelings.
William Wants a Doll, So Why Shouldn’t He Have One?
Charlotte Zolotow brought us the story of William’s Doll more than 40 years ago. JJ Vincent looks at how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go.
I Am a Female Nerd. Apparently.
Marianne Cassidy thinks being a female nerd is trendy. Except when that’s all guys see in her.
Men and the Challenges of ‘Toxic Masculinity’
Has our relationship with masculinity become a problem too large to deal with effectively?
Has our relationship with masculinity become a problem too large to deal with effectively?
Why You’re Always Talking About Sexual Orientation at Work
We are conditioned to make assumptions about sexual orientation. Breaking away from these limitations and attributions is a critical aspect of inclusion.
We are conditioned to make assumptions about sexual orientation. Breaking away from these limitations and attributions is a critical aspect of inclusion.
Rick and Morty Just Destroyed the Modern Man
Our culture talks a good game about getting rid of toxic masculinity and how we must reform men to end rape culture but isn’t really invested in doing positive things for men or portraying them in a positive light. Cameron Cowan explains.
Our culture talks a good game about getting rid of toxic masculinity and how we must reform men to end rape culture but isn’t really invested in doing positive things for men or portraying them in a positive light. Cameron Cowan explains.
When Pretty Boys Become Men
We can be pretty and remain men in whatever way we define masculinity for ourselves.
We can be pretty and remain men in whatever way we define masculinity for ourselves.
i aM A femiNist #8: Tom, 56. Greenwich
Part of a photojournalist's series on male feminists.
Part of a photojournalist’s series on male feminists.
Femmephobia
A second excerpt from Chapter Two in Noah Brand’s and Ozy Franz’s book about masculinity.
The Story of Men is the Story We Decide to Tell: A Single Woman Traveling Alone
Emily Heist Moss prefers to look at the kindness of strangers rather than worry about men as sketchy stereotypes.
The Sexual Revolution: A Personal History
Curtis Smith takes us on a personal romp through the decades of the sexual revolution.
Why Am I Afraid of Math?
Despite parents of the you-can-be-anything-you-want persuasion, Emily Heist-Moss absorbed the misguided notion that math and science were not going to play a role in her future.