what does it mean to ‘be a man’?

The excerpt from Liz Plank’s For the Love of Men perfectly encapsulates my desire to embark on this new coffee date journey, where I will converse with people of all genders to learn just how deeply hyper masculinity may (or may not) have affected all of us, let alone those who identify as men.

“I want to make it clear that talking about masculinity is not a distraction from the problems of women- rather, it’s the most effective way to properly address them. The biggest lie is that the fight to address male suffering is separate or at odds with the battle to liberate women. We all experience gender. We are all limited by oppressive gender stereotypes. We must transcend the myth of the gender war. We’re all on the same team. Here’s how reclaiming masculinity could serve all of us….”

coming soon….