Men’s Stuff
In a lighter vein: A Bloke's Guide to Wearing Coloured Ribbons
White ribbon: Relax - this is not a threat. All it means is you don't think it's alright to hit a woman. Nothing else. End of story.
Yellow ribbon: This one's mainly about kids not feeling stink and killing themselves. Alright? No problem.
Pink ribbon: No worries - this one's about preventing breast cancer and that's not hard to support is it?
Red ribbon: Hmmm, now you do have to think a little about this one: it's about AIDS awareness. You know, that disease that cropped up in the 1980s that affected gay men more than most people? Well the good news is wearing a red ribbon means that you care about people with the disease and says nothing about your own sexuality. Okay?
There might be more ribbons, but that'll do for now.
XY : men, maculinities, and gender poitics
XY is a website that provides access to information related to men, masculinity and gender politics. The site promotes personal and social change through exploring how gender and sexuality affects the everyday lives of men and women. XY "starts from the belief that many of our society's attitudes about masculinity are harmful to men and boys in a variety of ways, as well as being oppressive to women and children."
The hosts call the site "male positive" and aim to generate a "forum for men who are seeking to build life-affirming, joyful, and non-oppressive ways of being." The site contains articles ranging from topics on growing up male, fatherhood, intimacy, gay men, men's rights and men's liberation, as well as masculinity in relation to ethnicity, class, sexuality, criminology and family violence.
There is an impressive volume and range of information available at www.xyonline.net
