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If it’s significant for a staff writer at GQ, it’s significant for a young adolescent immersed in the peripheral rap industry—so I wonder how significant it would be for that teen to hear from a teacher or parent an expression of awareness or condolence, and perhaps an inquiry of what meaning an event like this carries.
Read MoreI have a number of relevant statistics memorized and use them in different ways when engaging the boys in reflection on how misogyny affects our society. Over the last few weeks, however, I’ve come across some new facts.
Read MoreIt’s arguably a straw man argument that conflates decency with chivalry and fails to adequately address issues of benevolent sexism and violence perpetration. But knowing that it was a genuine question from a young adolescent this week, I felt that it was worth reflecting on.
Read MoreJack Urwin reviews Tom Falkenstein’s The Highly Sensitive Man. How are sensitivity and gender related, and how is this relationship evolving? Are there benefits to being sensitive?
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we have a new look for our community events and are moving away from the Wolf Pack name and imagery. Wolf Pack is being reborn as NGM Circle.
Read MoreNext Gen Men has been generously supported through patrons like you, on Patreon, for a little over a year now. We could not have come this far without you, so thank you! Today, we are excited to offer a new way to support us: GiveMagic.
Read MoreLast week, I was part of a workshop about sex ed, facilitated by adolescent sexuality expert Dr. Nadine Thornhill and hosted by Toronto-based consent organization Bad Subject.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, a 14-year-old boy was stabbed and killed outside his school in Hamilton, Ontario. Last week, CBC published a series of articles representing an in-depth investigation into school violence in Canada.
Read MoreAs Next Gen Men, we were set to explore why some conversations are more intimidating — and more thorny — than others, and, with the post-Thanksgiving lull in full effect, our group was more intimate than enormous.
What followed was a full and frank conversation of what drew each of us to NGM — how we found it in our community, and how our lives evolved to lead us there.
Read MoreLike I said, I understood that Jon was in pain early on, and I was curious to know why. Over the nearly two years we have known each other, he’s slowly opened up and shared bits and pieces of his story with me, which he has welcomed me to share with you now, too.
Read MoreThe first time I remember someone getting stabbed was in the film Pay It Forward, when seventh-grader Trevor stood up for another boy and was killed in a Las Vegas middle school. I was 12 years old. I was so upset by the scene that I started shaking. I missed the end of the movie.
Read MoreWe apologize for dropping the ball on the Next Gen Men blog for the past year—though it’s no excuse, over the past year we have been really busy doing the work that we love!
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