A Novel Proposal to Help Men: Bring Back Communal Nudity
Have we accidentally jettisoned important opportunities for males to learn vulnerability, develop healthy body image, and meaningfully connect?
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Posts about issues that apply to the United States as a whole or issues that are within the U.S. but outside Washington state:
‘Real Men Teach’ Founder Testifies to Professional Educator Standards Board
“Our vision is a world where every boy has a quality male role model in school, where male educators are valued and prepared to succeed, and where society champions education as a career for men.”
Equal Protection in the PNW: Oregon Lawsuit Aims to Give Boys Bodily Autonomy
Washington Initiative for Boys and Men believes in taking the wellness and rights of children seriously. This includes contending meaningfully with the question of whether boys have the right to enter adulthood with their bodies whole and unaltered by non-therapeutic surgery. This is a guest post by Tone Pettit.
Leading Domestic Violence Org Should Clarify What Mission to End Violence Against Women Means for Male Victims
The National Network to End Domestic Violence has long been a leading force behind U.S. domestic violence legislation, including the 1994 Violence Against Women Act and its renewals, most recently in 2022.
King County Court Ruled in 2019 Man’s Kidnapped Son Should Be Returned. Here Is Why The Boy Is Still In Korea
The FBI’s recent podcast about international parental kidnapping was inspired by the case of Jay Sung and his son Bryan. Bryan is a U.S. citizen who at age three was brought to South Korea by his mom for a vacation, and she has wrongfully kept him there ever since.
Men and Women Kill Intimate Partners at Rates Closer Than You Think, Says Ann Silvers
Washington-based counselor and author Ann Silvers says the mainstream belief that vastly more women than men are killed by an intimate partner — often cited as five or six times more — is based on a misinterpretation of a study from 2013.