How are you defined as a man? For Eirik Rogers, being gay has defined him in a world of good men – but even more, it has defined him outside that world.
These Changing Times
Minnesota Kickboxer Pens His First Children’s Book
Professional fighters have short career spans, and many struggle to find the next chapter of their lives. Kickboxer Ricky Lee found his through writing a children’s book inspired by his relationship to his granddaughter.
Pimp My Daughter…For The Super Bowl
“We came up here to work and make money with a pimp,” said the mother who brought her 15-year-old daughter from Florida to NYC.
Holocaust: Historical Revisionism & Trivialization
Professor Warren Blumenfeld offers a call to end the constant comparisons between those wanting to address wealth inequality with those who perpetrated the Holocaust.
Mom’s “Rules for Dating My Son” Are as Bad as Dad’s “Rules for Dating My Daughter”
Do you think this is funny? Why or why not?
Being a Good Man Isn’t Being a Good Person
If being a good man isn’t being a good person, why should men do it?
Evidence, Not Morality, Should Guide Sex Work Policy
Dr. Paul Maginn on the near-sighted belief within certain political, religious and feminist circles that all sex workers are female and victims of human trafficking.
If I Were a Parent of a Boy…
Michael Gurian believes we are in denial about boys and men—and what is needed is systematic changes to meet the needs of both genders.
Lads, It’s Time for Some Meninism
George Gillet believes that strict gender norms can affect men in damaging ways. Let him count the ways.
Smug Couples Patronise Singles to Feel Better About Themselves
Meet Normative Idealization: The tendency to idealize one’s own lifestyle and believe others would benefit from it too.
The Stories on Our Skin: Men, Tattoos and the Act of Commitment
In a world bereft of rites of passage, Wolfgang Brolley considers the inked stories on our skin.
Dark Hair = Masculinity
Cameron Conaway on the taking and making of modern masculinity
The Long and Righteous Road
Mark Sherman says that our society is gradually recognizing the full humanity of all of us, even if it sometimes seems like it’s taking forever.
Is The Sensitive Boy Doomed From The Start?
Eduardo Garcia on the rise of empowered women and disempowered men.
Holiday Rituals: A Thanksgiving Nation or A Christmas Nation?
Michael C. Phillip on society’s need to be more like Thanksgiving and less like Black Friday.
Confusion between “Diverse Opinions” and “Oppressive Characterizations”
Professor Warren Blumenfeld on Duck Dynasty, religion and the maintenance of heterosexual male hegemony, privilege, and power.