We’re looking for stories from gay, bisexual, and trans* men about the things that interest you that you’d like to talk about.
Sometimes it seems like all people (gay, straight, allies, whoever) want to talk about are issues – marriage equality, coming out, the “in” movie or actor, workplace discrimination- or things that we are supposed to like, certain hobbies, music, causes, activities.
If that’s what you like, great! Here’s the proverbial mic.
But if there’s more that you’d like to say – about your interests, hobbies, family, observations, social issues, jobs, what it’s like to be a GBT man, why you wish people would stop asking that – you get a mic, too.
If there’s something that you want to hear about, yell it out and we’ll find someone to write about it.
Send your submissions, pitches, ideas to [email protected]. We’re a kind and gentle sort. We don’t like making people feel bad, so don’t be shy. We can talk about video, too, if you’re not the writerly sort.
Welcome to the conversation!
I’d like to delve into the subject of masculinity and whether straight men find a masculine gay man more acceptable than an effeminate or less masculine gay man – and if so why (if not why also). It might seem obvious (e.g a masculine man is easier to relate to perhaps) but if that’s the case, the sexuality aspect is diminished, raising the question ‘are outwardly feminine traits in a man what really has straight men confused?’
It’s good that this site is doing a specific call-out for work by men who are gay/bi and/or trans but to really have impact, The Good Men Project website as a whole needs to be less heterosexist. It means doing things like: * illustrating articles about relationships and/or sex with a range of images of people (i.e. not only heterosexual couples but also male couples and single men) * having articles about relationships and/or sex that do not automatically assume or limit themselves to heterosexual experiences and that do not speak only to the heterosexual imagination (this is something that… Read more »
I know what I would like to hear about if anyone would like to share. I’ve heard two trans MRAs talk about their experiences of discrimination both when perceived as a man and a woman. Each of them wrote that it was worse when they were perceived as male, which I thought was interesting. It led one (trans woman) to become an MRA. I’ve heard many trans people who are feminists talk about feminism. I’ve heard then talk about how feminists treat the trans community, but I’ve never heard what their experience of gender inequality was when they were perceived… Read more »
Hi John. This is an intriguing idea and one I’ll look into. ~JJ