Passing the Torch
Men are changing; a new generation of boys is growing up with new models of how to be a boy and a man. Continue Reading Passing the Torch
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Category: Editor’s Blog
Receiving the Torch
Jason Tan de Bibiana, Jermal Alleyne Jones, and I started our organization in Canada in 2014 with a strong sense that we wanted to create a new narrative around what it means to “be a man” for the next generation. Continue Reading Receiving the Torch
Read MoreIn Honor of Uvalde, Let Us Reimagine the Texas Two Step as the Texas Peace Step
Too many guys—wrongly stereotyped as having two left feet—nevertheless too often stand flatfooted on the sidelines while women are at the forefront of actions aimed at preventing gun violence. Continue Reading In Honor of Uvalde, Let Us Reimagine the Texas Two Step as the Texas Peace Step
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And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, need to get off the couch so the Parkland high school generation of anti-gun activists doesn’t have to do all the heavy lifting to end the scourge of gun violence. Continue Reading And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
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In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See: Sandy Hook 10 Years Later
If we are ever to radically reduce, if not prevent, this almost exclusively US phenomenon, the murderer’s gender must move from the periphery to the center of the discussion. Continue Reading In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See: Sandy Hook 10 Years Later
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Seeking a Vaccine Against Meanness and Hate
Recently, the connection between men’s extremist behavior and right-wing terrorism has come into focus. Continue Reading Seeking a Vaccine Against Meanness and Hate
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Men’s Voices Urgently Needed to Defend Reproductive Rights
“It’s on us to listen, to speak out, and to take action. Not because women are our mothers, sisters, wives or friends—but because women are people. And all people deserve to control their own bodies.” —Sen. Cory Booker Continue Reading Men’s Voices Urgently Needed to Defend Reproductive Rights
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Will Smith’s Slap Harms the Antisexist Men’s Movement
One small step backward for man, one giant leap backward for kind men. Continue Reading Will Smith’s Slap Harms the Antisexist Men’s Movement
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Putin, Manhood, and Mad Coward Disease
During Women’s History Month in March, in an act of unthinkable atrocity, Mad Vlad Putin began indiscriminately killing women and children across Ukraine. Men, too, of course. Continue Reading Putin, Manhood, and Mad Coward Disease
Read MoreThe Big Lie Is Also About Reproductive Freedom
How is it possible that Texas can (with the force of law) control a woman’s reproductive life—banning abortion six weeks after conception, before most people are aware they’re pregnant—while declaring individuals, not the state, should decide whether or not to wear a mask, or get vaccinated to protect themselves from contracting Covid-19? Continue Reading The Big Lie Is Also About Reproductive Freedom
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The “Other” White Men
Joe Biden is an unlikely poster boy for a kinder, gentler manhood. Nevertheless he is a good choice, providing a lot of cover for white men—and BIPOC allies—to stand behind a platform promoting a new masculinity. Continue Reading The “Other” White Men
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Ubuntu! Building the Beloved Community Around the World
MenEngage global gatherings are where activists from around the world chart next steps in advancing gender equality and achieving a feminist-informed approach to working with men and boys. But they are more than that. Continue Reading Ubuntu! Building the Beloved Community Around the World
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Letter to Justice Clarence Thomas: Time to Pack It In
I’m advocating for a national campaign calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to pack it in and announce his retirement. Here’s the letter I sent him. Continue Reading Letter to Justice Clarence Thomas: Time to Pack It In
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Dedicate Presidents’ Day to Healing? Not This Year.
If we ignore white men’s gross sense of entitlement in this national emergency, it’s doubtful we’ll ever bridge the chasm dividing us. Continue Reading Dedicate Presidents’ Day to Healing? Not This Year.
Read MoreTrump Says He’ll Concede If Republican Party Renames Itself After Him (Satire)
By Rob Okun Donald Trump is considering formally conceding the presidential election to Joe Biden as early as next week but only if the Republican Party agrees to change its name. Sources inside the White House and the...
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Time for a Losers’ Presidential Intervention
Except for a few diehards, everyone knows it’s time for Donald Trump to give up the charade that he’ll ever reverse the election results. Continue Reading Time for a Losers’ Presidential Intervention
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Former Presidents Recommend Trump Use Accumulated Vacation Time Now (Satire)
A bipartisan task force of former presidents has recommended that outgoing commander-in-chief Donald J. Trump be allowed to immediately use all of his accumulated vacation days and leave his position as early as this weekend. Continue Reading Former Presidents Recommend Trump Use Accumulated Vacation Time Now (Satire)
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Patriarchy’s Post Election End Days
Which representation of manhood we choose will in part contribute to determining what kind of a country we’ll be. Continue Reading Patriarchy’s Post Election End Days
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Not Proud, Boys
How is it possible that once again —just as in scores of mass shootings—few commentators are willing to state the obvious: all the white supremacists in the spotlight are men. Continue Reading Not Proud, Boys
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White Male Supremacy and the Patriarchy-Racism Pandemic
Men might say, Yes, I see racism has a knee on the necks of Black people, but do they recognize that patriarchy has its other knee on the necks of women? Continue Reading White Male Supremacy and the Patriarchy-Racism Pandemic
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An Election Letter to White Male Boomers
We are all needed on the justice bucket brigade every day between today and November—and likely beyond. Continue Reading An Election Letter to White Male Boomers
Read MoreThe End of “Climate Change”
Shifts in language can be examples of perception leading to reality. Continue Reading The End of “Climate Change”
Read MoreWill Trump Replace Pence with “His” Black Woman? (satire, I hope)
Dr. Immanuel alleges that she has successfully treated hundreds of patients with hydroxychloroquine. (Satire) Continue Reading Will Trump Replace Pence with “His” Black Woman? (satire, I hope)
Read MoreTrump to Resign to Avoid Humiliating Defeat?
Senior advisors to Donald Trump are believed to be designing a number of scenarios in which the president would resign before the November 3 election, according to an alleged leaked memo. Continue Reading Trump to Resign to Avoid Humiliating Defeat?
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No Time for Silence
Voice Male magazine stands in solidarity with African Americans, other peoples of color, and white allies around the U.S. and the world as we confront the unconscionable and needless murder of George Floyd. Continue Reading No Time for Silence
Read MoreLeaked Memo Suggests Republicans Now Want to Convict Trump
I’ve been made aware of some anonymous but apparently real insider GOP analysis that I believe is of value as we proceed in this troubled election season. Continue Reading Leaked Memo Suggests Republicans Now Want to Convict Trump
Read MoreDear Sen. Romney: Call for Trump’s Removal, Now
The stakes were high at the trial in February; they are hundreds of times higher today. Continue Reading Dear Sen. Romney: Call for Trump’s Removal, Now
Read MoreA Citizens’ Call to Invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment
Mike Pence for president. While in normal circumstances I would never endorse him, between now and January 20, 2021, I think he should have the job. Continue Reading A Citizens’ Call to Invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment
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Will White Working-Class Men Be the Voting Bloc That Helps to Defeat Trump?
We can simultaneously demand more of these men and empathize… Continue Reading Will White Working-Class Men Be the Voting Bloc That Helps to Defeat Trump?
Read MoreA call to men to join Women’s March
It’s not too late for a Men’s New Year’s Resolution: to show up in even greater numbers at this year’s Women’s March than ever before. Wherever they’re being held in Washington, DC or Anchorage, Alaska, let’s encourage men to march for gender equity, and to transform manhood… Continue Reading A call to men to join Women’s March
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