Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
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Everybody is welcome, but this is primarily a space for men and masc people
Non-masculine perspectives are incredibly important in making sure that the lived experiences of others are present in discussions on masculinity, but please remember that this is a space to discuss issues pertaining to men and masc individuals. Be kind, open-minded, and take care that you aren't talking over men expressing their own lived experiences.
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Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
Related Communities
!feminism@beehaw.org
!askmen@lemmy.world
!mensmentalhealth@lemmy.world
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Thank you for sharing that. I haven't had the same experiences. I don't feel the same sense of judgement or anything in mixed-gender spaces, but I won't discount those who do.
I have close friends of both genders with whom I'd talk about those kinds of issues with.
I am confused as to why there needs to be a "men's-only club" for some of those conversations to happen, though. Those generally aren't conversations I'd want to have where strangers can overhear, regardless of gender. So I would just call a friend to go somewhere private, likely outdoors, or somewhere like a car or someone's home.
In my area, I do believe there are men's-only therapy groups and the like, and I hope that that becomes the norm around the world as time progresses.
Unfortunately, I think the bias towards women's-only spaces being normalized and men's-only spaces being replaced with mixed-gendered spaces has been because of the history of men using those spaces to exclude women (e.g. from career opportunities), or from behaving inappropriately towards women in mixed-gendered spaces (such as gyms and swimming pools).
I think there is a lot of work to go into socializing young boys and young men. I would almost be worried that male-only spaces would be somewhere where men "Don't have to worry about that woke/Politically Correct shit anymore", and then eventually feel like that's how society should be.
There is definitely a place for male-only spaces, but as I've never felt the need for them, I was curious as to what others wanted them for. So, thank you for that.