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The quarterly magazine of the Men's Resource Center for Change (MRC), Voice Male, is a unique voice chronicling the social transformation of masculinity. Its male positive, pro-feminist, gay-affirmative, anti-racist approach, invites a range of voices promoting healthy manhood and challenging violence. Columns on fathering, youth, men of color, men who have survived abuse or neglect, gay/bisexual and questioning men, and men's health, are augmented by feature stories on a range of topics from male violence in sports to pornography's manipulation of men; from how men cope with losing their fathers to how women and men can work together for social justice and gender reconciliation.

"I never get any work done when Voice Male arrives in the mail. Voice Male brings me life, hope and inspiration. Toiling away in the daunting work of redefining masculinity, Voice Male lets me know that, yes, I do have brothers and sisters who are raising our sons into men who are not emotionally and spiritually crippled by the rigid and destructive old 'tough guise' of masculinity. Amen for Voice Male and the richly male voices that burst from its pages."

--Joe Kelly, Founder, Dads and Daughters; Publisher, Daughters: For Parents of Girls

Spring 2006 Voice Male

Contents

Features

Cover Story
Violence Against Women: It's a Men's Issue
By Jackson Katz read on-line

Fathers in Crisis: 12 Reflections on Neil Entwistle
By Haji Shearer read on-line

Raising Our Sons: Boyhood Without (Much) Weaponry
By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
read on-line

The Gender Factor in Violence: Why Are Our Boys Doing This?
By Ira Horowitz

Can Progressive Men Find Their Spiritual Voice?
By Michael Lerner

Men's Lives After Brokeback Mountain
By Rob Okun read on-line

Columns & Opinion

From the Editor
Men's Stories: From Stubbornness to Tenderness
By Rob Okun read on-line
Men @ Work
Book Review: Honeymoon with My Brother
By Franz Wisner
Reviewed by Gretchen Craig read on-line
Fathering
Sleeping, Son
By Michael Wright
OutLines
No One Likes a Nelly Homo
By Mubarak Dahir
GBQ Resources
Resources
Calendar
Thank You
MRC Programs & Services

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   Winter 2006

The Army Guy and the Hippie Chick
By Leia Hlustick Click here read

Going to the Group: 10 Years Later
By Michael Burke Click here to read
  Sidebar: The Revolutionary Act of  Sitting in a Support Group
  By Michael Dover Click here read

Supporting Fathers, Supporting Couples
By Haji Shearer Click here read

My Pink Helmet
By Pip Cornall Click here to read

Compassionate Confrontation: A Model for Reaching Men
By Rob Okun Click here to read

Color Lines: People of Color, and the Color of Love
By César J. Alvarado Click here to read

Men Overcoming Depression: Why I Relearned How to Meditate
By Tim Gordon Click here to read

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   Fall 2005

Double Play: Gabe and Lisa Kapler Take the Field Against Domestic Violence
by Rob Okun Click here to read

Why Men and Women Must Work Together to End Domestic Violence
by Marian Kent Click here to read

The Long Road Back From Abuse
by Rob Okun Click here read

From the Editor
A Call to Men: From Bystanders to Activists Click here to read

ColorLines: Lessons From Grand-Jack
by Haji Shearer Click here to read

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   Summer 2005

Tenderness: A Prison Story
By Dwight Harrison and Susannah Sheffer Click here to read

Sexism on the River: Taking a Stand Against the Male Tribal Code
by Pip Cornall Click here to read

Andrea Dworkin 1946-2005: A Feminist Who Believed in Men
by Robert Jensen Click here to read

A Missed Opportunity: The Globe Strikes Out
by Rob Okun Click here to read

Men Overcoming Depression
Backslide: My Ongoing Struggle with Depression and Suicide
By Paul Ehmann Click here to read

OutLines
Pride (Marches) and Prejudice
By Carl Erikson Click here to read

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   Spring 2005

Manhood in a Time of War
by Rob Okun Click here to read

Fathers' Rights, Children's Best Interest: Massachusetts Ballot Questions Undermine Family Safety
by Marian Kent, Becky Lockwood, and Rob Okun Click here to read

Will I Ever be Forgiven? Dealing with the Consequences of a Domestic Violence Conviction
by Jake Asbin Click here to read

Pimps and Johns: Pornography and Men's Choices
by Robert Jensen Click here to read

Dialogue vs. Diatribe: Can We Find Common Ground?
by Rob Okun
Click here to read

OutLines: Once Upon a Time When I Had AIDS
by Les Wright Click here to read

Men & Health: Enormous Changes at the Last Minute--Men's Emotional Challenges at Midlife
by Kathleen W. Wilson, M.D. Click here to read

Voices of Youth: Conscientious Objection is "Manly"--A Young Activist's Thoughts on Avoiding a Potential Draft
by Elias Sánchez-Eppler Click here to read

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   Winter 2005

A "Good" White Man: Facing the Racism We Keep Hidden Inside
by Robert Jensen Click here to read

A Walk in the Woods: One Man's Divorce Journey
by David J. Click here to read

Can We Build a Men's Movement One Community at a Time?
by Steven Botkin Click here to read

"Bad Guys" Among Us: Rapists and Batterers Aren't Just TV Villains
by Jim Hines Click here to read

Co-Directors' Voice: The Militarization of Politics
by Michael Dover and Rob Okun Click here to read

Color Lines: Fathers' Rites: Healing and Growth for Fathers and Sons
by Haji Shearer Click here to read

OutLines: Bear Essentials: A Different Kind of Gay Identity
by Les Wright Click here to read

Notes from Survivors: My Power, My Powerlessness
by Steven Morr-Wineman Click here to read

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   Summer 2004

A Father and Son's Baghdad Diary
By Bill Patten Click here to read

"Yes, I Am Afraid": Healing Emotionally After Testicular Cancer
By Brian Pahl Click here to read

Gay Marriage: Historic Moments, Flawed Arguments
By Michael Dover Click here to read

A Picnic in the Park
By Rob Okun Click here to read

Co-Directors' Voice: Yes to Men, No to War
By Michael Dover and Rob Okun Click here to read

Color Lines: Liberal Utopia...Not Yet
By Lahmar Louis Click here to read

Voices of Youth: Wanted: Young White Guy to Change the World
By Ian Trefethen Click here to read

Men in Divorce: The Heart and Soul of Divorce
By Carl Erikson Click here to read

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   Spring 2004

"There Had to Be Another Way": My Search for Alternative Treatments for Prostate Cancer
by Danny Dover Click here to read

Becoming a Healing Warrior
By Haji Shearer Click here to read

"I Don't Know What I'm Feeling": Teaching Men to Speak (and Feel) Emotionalese
By David Kundtz Click here to read

Co-Directors' Voice: Not Your Typical Workplace--Practicing a New Style of Men's Leadership
By Michael Dover and Rob Okun Click here to read

Marriage for All--or Not? (It's About Civil Rights)
By Michael Burke Click here to read

OutLines: Living with HIV--Reflections on Safer Sex
By Les Wright Click here to read

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   Fall 2003

The Price Men Pay for Patriarchy: Toward a New Politics, and a New Gender Paradigm
by Jane Fonda Click here to read

The Journey Home to Honesty: Recovering from Sexual Addiction
by Joe C.
Click here to read

Exterior Decorators: Gay-Straight Bonding on TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
by Michael Kimmel
Click here to read

Fathering: What Boys Need from Their Fathers--To Know and Be Known
by
John Badalament Click here to read

Notes from Survivors: The Challenge of Healthy Dating
by Charlie Hertan
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Color Lines: "Hey, Bro, Check It Out!": Working with Fathers of Color
by Haji Shearer
Click here to read

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   Spring 2003

Men Overcoming Depression
by Michael Burke
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A Different Kind of Regime Change
by Steven Botkin
Click here to read

Challenging Rape Culture
by Robert Jensen Click here to read

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