I don’t like having an International Men’s Day. It was promoted heavily by men’s rights organisations to “balance” the idea of the very deservedly well celebrated International Womens Day, and as many women have observed every day of the year is men celebrating their masculinity . It has also been used by companies to “celebrate”Continue reading “Men & International Mens Day”
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Men and Contraception
Contraception has been, and still remains, a massive stumbling block to equality. in the 1980’s I thought about the gendered nature of contraception and as a result had a vasectomy. It was quite unusual for young single men ( I was 24 ) to decide to take such an irreversible step. The average age ofContinue reading “Men and Contraception”
Men and Lap Dancing Clubs
Sex Entertainment Venues on the backfoot For the last 5 years I have attended the licensing committee of Calderdale to support the local Women’s Centre’s objections and to raise my own objections to the existence of the local lap dancing club. 30 Years ago I ran a creche for local women’s children while they wentContinue reading “Men and Lap Dancing Clubs”
Chris Green on Sexism 