Redefining Masculinity

From how masculinity affects relationships, to drag kings who parody gender expression, explore what it means to move beyond the gender binary.

From how masculinity affects relationships, to drag kings who parody gender expression,... more

Curated byAnna Oakes, Hark Editor

7 CLIPS32 MINS

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Why Think About Masculinity at All?

Gender socialization starts with childhood. Thomas Page McBee is a writer who explores the costs of toxic masculinity. He talks about how boys are socialized from a young age, and why we need to reconsider our expectations of masculinity.

Gender Reveal

4 MINS

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How a Drag King Parodies Masculinity

Drag is especially effective at showing how gender itself is a performance. Pretty Rik E, a Washington DC-based drag king, talks about how drag celebrates and scrutinizes masculinity.

Man Up

5 MINS

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Why Can’t Men Say, “I Miss You?”

One of the harmful effects of hegemonic masculinity is that many men feel uncomfortable being vulnerable. Host Mark Pagán has trouble expressing true affection to his male friends, and he tries to get to the root of this discomfort.

Other Men Need Help

4 MINS

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Black, Transmasculine, Queer

When Michael Battle started his transition, he noticed how differently he was treated as a Black man who was not visibly queer. He reflects on his intersecting identities of blackness, queerness, and masculinity.

Marsha's Plate: Black Trans Podcast

4 MINS

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Raising Boys To Be Whoever They Want To Be

What does it mean to be a man, and how can we teach a new generation of men to find healthy expressions of gender? Travon Free, comedian and writer, has some ideas.

Raising Boys To Be Whoever They Want To Be

UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham

3 MINS

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Reimagining Masculinity

JJ Bola is a poet and writer whose work reflects on masculinity and the patriarchy. He has some ideas for how boys and young men can use self-reflection to get in touch with their emotions.

The Owen Jones Podcast

4 MINS

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The Male Anxiety Industrial Complex

Reporter Jesse Barron speaks to Recode host Rani Molla about the self-care brand Hims, which seeks to leverage young men’s anxiety over erections and hair loss into a multi-billion dollar empire.

Recode Daily

4 MINS

Curated byAnna Oakes

7 CLIPS32 MINS

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Redefining Masculinity

Why Think About Masculinity at All?

Gender Reveal

How a Drag King Parodies Masculinity

Man Up

Why Can’t Men Say, “I Miss You?”

Other Men Need Help

Black, Transmasculine, Queer

Marsha's Plate: Black Trans Podcast

Raising Boys To Be Whoever They Want To Be

UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Reimagining Masculinity

The Owen Jones Podcast

The Male Anxiety Industrial Complex

Recode Daily

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