As Thanksgiving approaches and in the spirit of being thankful, I want to take time to reflect upon and share a bit about my father. My father is a man who supports feminism and is not threatened by equality and female… Read More ›
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Spotlight On: Monika Johnson -Hostler
To kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month at the beginning of April, sherights partnered with the Good Men Project and the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault for a Tweet chat to launch our #feministmen series. Johnson-Hostler has been the executive director of… Read More ›
The Language of Dude Feminism
The sort of language used to assert men’s dominance over women has a pretty recognizable pattern across the cultural landscape. Men, we are told, are in charge of things because they have something women (supposedly) lack: physical strength, honor, higher… Read More ›
Why I’m Becoming an Abortion Provider
Growing up, I was quickly labeled an ana kuzusu – Turkish for “mamma’s boy.” This came from a love for my parents’ holiday parties. Each year, the gatherings brought promises of leftover turkey, börek, and Rus salatasi – a delightfully… Read More ›
A Message for #FeministMen: “I’m the Boss of Me!”
“I’m the boss of me!” It’s something I, like many others, probably first shouted as a child. The booming declaration can feel like an instinctive response to a overwhelming mix of frustration, defiance, and self-determination. If you can’t remember the… Read More ›
So You’ve Been Invited to the Feminist Table: A Guide for #FeministMen
When I was growing up, my family had certain tacit rules dictating how we behaved at the dinner table. These rules weren’t terribly strict; we just knew how our family ate together. But then a friend would invite me to… Read More ›
Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and #FeministMen
Almost everything I know about feminism I learned from my mom. She struggled to take care of me as a single mother, working nights in a convenience store for years before landing a better job in a factory. I knew… Read More ›
Where are the #feministmen?
Photo credit: The Telegraph I think it’s safe to say that a critical mass of my friends would identify comfortably as feminists. The number is probably closer to a majority, but maybe some of them have never been asked to… Read More ›
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