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- Book of the Day
- Book of the Week
- Photo of the Week
- Today's Issue: Homophobia, Gay Issues
- Tomorrow's Issue: Abuse - sexual, physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual. Issues. See the list of the issues for International Men's Month.
- Menstuff columns by Author
- Awareness events this month
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June 7 - International Men's Month. * Supreme Court strikes down Connecticut law banning contraception (1965) and guaranteed the right to privacy, including the freedom from government intrusion into matters of birth control. * The Sony Corporation released its videocassette recorder, the Betamax, which sold for $995 (more than $2,000 in today's dollars) in 1975. * Birthdays: George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, Paul (Eugene Henri) Gauguin, Allen Iverson, Thomas (Tom Jones) Woodward, Bill Kreutzmann, Jr., Mike Modano, Liam Neeson, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson)
On this day in 1934, known as "The Night of the Long Knives," three hundred Nazi Party members whom Hitler thought to be homosexual were arrested and murdered at Hitler's direction. Gay & Lesbian Calendar
My daughter is lesbian. She is also the light of my life...If society has some false notions about her, that is all the more reason she needs and deserves my support - R. Bernstein. When children choose partners from an unexpected color, gender or class, parents may find their notion of family stretched. A same-sex lover can change our idea of who we are, of just who's meant when we say "we". We may give a kind of automatic assent to the notion that humanity is one family, but that's different from finding gays and lesbians at our family dinner table. Same-sex partners can be more difficult to accept than other colors and classes, partly because of the question of grandchildren. Most parents of lesbians and gays either have or acquire enough information to get rid of any lingering shame or stigma around the question of sexuality. But the notion that they may not have grandchildren can be distressing. Today many lesbian and some gay couples are choosing to bear or adopt children. Like other assumptions about family, this barrier to parenthood (and grandparenthood) is turning out to be illusory as well. Parents of lesbians and gays learn some hard lessons in acceptance and courage, like everyone who faces the "false notions" of prejudice. Loving, accepting parents are a lifelong asset to their children - especially when they believe that the breadth of experience lesbians and gays bring to a family is a precious gift. I welcome challenges to my world view; they help me to grow. Family Feelings
The secret to the fountain of youth is to think youthful thoughts - Josephine Baker, black dancer and entertainer. African American History
We are all made up of many worlds and each friendship brings one or more of those worlds to life. Friendship "constellates" one's universe of meanings and values. Soul Mates
Being massaged before we do it gets the blood flowing and stimulates all my nerve endings - Bernice, 28 Best of 1001 Sex Secrets Every Man & Woman Should Know
If at first you don't succeed, be advised that your child is watching to see if you'll try, try again. Dr. Buff's 365 Day Parenting Calendar
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? - Pierre Rousseau. Achieve Your Dreams
Things to Be Happy About: Leaves dancing in the breeze. Napping in the back seat. Smart alternatives. 14,000 Things to Be Happy About
When you're lost, it's better to stand still than to follow the wrong path. Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me
Think of a person in your life who gave you a peek at wisdom. Ask yourself what attributes you noticed. Then see what you want to emulate within yourself. You will gain a bit of wisdom each time you view your life from a macro perspective - distancing yourself enough to see what is really going on, beyond the apparentness of the situation. If Life is a Game, These are the Rules
What historic event is being described in this 1969 New York Daily News headline: "Homo Nest Raided - Queen Bees are Stinging Mad"? (Answer below.) Gay & Lesbian Calendar
When a person has access to both the intuitive, creative, visual right brain and the analytical, logical, verbal left brain, then the whole brain is working. There is a psychic synergy taking place in our own head and this tool is best suited to the reality of what life is, because life is not just logical - it is also emotional. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Get up an hour earlier and learn to enjoy that quiet hour before dawn. You'll be amazed at the richness, peace, and simplicity it can add to your life. Simplify Your Life
Everything comes at a cost. Sure, you can try to have it all or do it all, but what will you pay for it in the end? Consider whether or not your goals will be worth the price you may have to pay for them: depression, anxiety, high stress, broken relationships, poor health. Stress Busters
Step into the garden and play outdoor tic-tax-toe! Make tic-tac-toe lines on a flat stepping store with enamel paint. For X's, paint ladybugs on small stones. For O's, do bumblebees. Let dry. To Do Today
I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got. - Walter Cronkite. Win the Day!
Sonreir (sohnrehEER) To smile. Sonrie! Say "Cheese"! (Lit.: Smile!) Living Language
Answer: The Stonewall Rebellion, which took place on June 27, 1969. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people made history by fighting back against a routine police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar.
Men in Skirts - Homophobia in Our Military
While I have traces of English and German blood, the
majority of my line is Scottish. So, seeing men in skirts in
my heritage has always had a masculine image. Some of the
ferciest warriors throughout history have gone to war in
skirts. (You can call them different names but it all boils
down to the same thing.) Prince Charles of Wales was often
seen in his kilt. Hawaiian men in grass skirts, Balinese men
in sarongs, Turks in wraps. And, many others. It makes
sense, with the genitalia each sex has been given.
What really brought this to mind came about on a visit to Greece. There, the most elite military unit, the President's guard, perform the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athina every hour on the hour, 24 hours a day, 365/6 days a year, wear a khaki skirt on most days but on Sunday, they wear the traditional male skirt, as do the dancers in most traditional Greek male dances. It resembles a Western woman's square-dance skirt, with layers of ruffles, but cut into a miniskirt that ends just below the butt cheeks. Even with the extreme short length of the skirt, you won't catch them taking small steps or pulling at the hem to hide anything. (Unlike the Scots, the Greeks do wear white tights beneath the skirt.) The President's Guard is the elite of the Greek military. Compare all of these different "manly men" to, say our Marines, who are so fearful of appearing unmanly that they had a regulation prohibiting them from carrying or using an umbrella.
A theory posed by Aaron Lynch in his book, Thought Contagion, asks how beliefs spread through society? He theorizes that homosexuality and its taboo affect the popularity of various sexual fetishes common to heterosexual males. A big breast fetish evolves and spreads among boys eager to declare an orientation. "By voicing attraction to protruding breasts, males can publicly imply their exclusive heterosexuality--because protruding breasts are only noticed publicly on females." Explaining why this differs from culture to culture, he notes that in Europe where males hold less fear of latent homosexuality, the culture places less emphasis on large breasts. Interesting, isn't it?
Homophobia
Position Statement
Homophobia is destructive to individuals, society and the planet and as long as anyone is oppressed, we will all remain oppressed.
Definition
There are four basic levels of Homophobia:
1. The fear and hatred of gays and lesbians. Gay and lesbian people live in constant fear of assault and harassment. They are regularly attacked for no other reason than their assailants' homophobia. (96% of gay men have experienced verbal abuse because of their sexual preference, over 40% have experienced physical violence.)
2. The fear of being perceived as gay or lesbian. Gay people are forced to stay in the closet for fear of suffering the prejudices and further pain. Whether gay, bisexual or heterosexual, men are afraid to ask for and to express the physical caring and emotional intimacy we feel for one another for fear of being thought "gay". Men often place demands on women to provide the nurturance, touching and affection they can not seek from one another.
3. The fear of one's own sexual or physical attraction for same-sex individuals. It is natural to be attracted to and even turned on by same-sex people. We do not have to choose to act on these feelings; nor do we have to suppress them, run away from them, or hurt others to prove we're a "real" man.
4. The fear of being gay or lesbian. On average, one person in ten is gay. Amongst your family members, your friends, your coworkers, the public figures you admire, one in every ten is gay. While some have been embittered by society's prejudices, the vast majority of gay people lead diverse, well adjusted, satisfying lives.
Discussion:
Homophobia affects all people - men and women; gays, heterosexuals and bisexuals; children, adults, elders. Homophobia operates on four distinct but interrelated levels:
1. Personal - refers to a personal belief system (a prejudice) that sexual minorities either deserve to be pitied as unfortunate beings who are powerless to control their desires or should be hated, that they are psychologically disturbed, genetically defective, unfortunate misfits, that their existence contradicts the "laws" of nature, that they are spiritually immoral, infected pariahs, disgusting - to put it quite simply, that they are generally inferior to heterosexuals.
2. Interpersonal - is manifested when a personal bias or prejudice affects relations among individuals, transforming prejudice into its active component - discrimination. Examples of interpersonal homophobia are name-calling or "joke" telling intended to insult or defame individuals or groups; verbal and physical harassment and intimidation as well as more extreme forms of violence; the withholding of support, rejection, abandonment by friends and other peers, coworkers, and family members; services, insurance companies to extend coverage, and employers to hire on the basis of actual or perceived sexual identity.
3. Institutional - refers to the ways in which governments, businesses, and educational, religious and professional organizations systematically discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or identity. Sometimes laws, codes or policies actually enforce such discrimination. Few institutions have policies supportive of sexual minorities, and many actively work against not only those minorities but also heterosexuals who support them.
4. Cultural - (sometimes called collective or societal) refers to the social norms or codes of behavior that, although not expressly written into law or policy, nonetheless work within a society to legitimize oppressions.
Myths & Facts about Homophobia
* Myth: I don't know any gay, lesbian or bisexual people. Fact: You probably don't know any who are "out" to you, although a significant percentage of the population is gay, lesbian or bisexual.
* Myth: Homosexuality is abnormal and sick. Fact: According to the American Psychological Association, "It is no more abnormal or sick to be homosexual than to be left handed." Homophobia, not homosexuality, is what needs to be cured.
* Myth: Loving people of the same sex is immoral (sinful). Fact: Many religious denominations do not believe this. What is universally understood is that intolerance and hatred is wrong.
* Myth: Gay men are child molesters and recruit children into their lifestyle. Fact: By far, the majority of child molesters are heterosexual. There are no laws keeping heterosexuals away from children.
* Myth: Bisexuals, lesbians and gays could change if they really wanted to. Fact: Most studies indicate that those who are highly motivated to change their sexual preference may change their behavior, but not their underlying desire (orientation). In fact, it is often societal homophobia that forces people to attempt change. Therefore, energy should go into dismantling homophobia so that people will feel comfortable with their sexuality, whatever that may be.
* Myth: Lesbians are failed females, haven't found the right man or want to be male. Fact: Most lesbians enjoy being women and are attracted to women rather than men.
* Myth: Gays are feminized, failed males and want to be female. Fact: Most gays enjoy being male and are attracted to men rather than women.
* Myth: Bisexuals just can't make up their minds. Fact: Bisexuals can make up their minds: they are attracted to both sexes in varying degrees. Some may be attracted more to men, some more to women, and some equally to both sexes.
* Myth: Lesbians, bisexuals, and gays are promiscuous and cannot maintain long-term relationships. Fact: As do heterosexuals, gays, lesbians and bisexuals form a variety of relationships, lasting from one night to many years. Besides, some define the term promiscuous as "anyone who gets more than me". Also, heterosexuals had a very high divorce rate, which suggests that there is nothing inherent in heterosexuality that maintains strong, long-term relationships.
* Myth: Lesbians, gays and bisexuals do not make good parents. Fact: One out of four families has a lesbian or gay in their immediate family; heterosexual parents are consistently not found to be more loving or caring than their lesbian, gay or bisexual counterparts.
* Myth: Bisexuals, gays and lesbians are protected by civil rights law. Fact: By 1992, in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Hawaii and some municipalities around the country, they were protected in the areas of housing, employment, public accommodations and credit, but in most places they are not accorded equal rights under the law.
* Myth: AIDS is a gay disease. Fact: Although the majority of people infected with HIV in the United States are gay, AIDS affects everyone. In other countries, it effects equal numbers of males and females, most presumably heterosexual, and their children. The highest increase in recent years in this country has been among infecting drug users, many of whom are heterosexual.
Homophobia Hurts Everyone
* Homophobia locks all people into rigid sex-based roles that inhibit creativity and self-expression. Through the process of socialization, people are expected to adhere to fairly strict social roles based on their sex.
* Homophobic conditioning compromises the integrity of heterosexual people by pressuring them to treat others badly, actions contrary to their basic humanity.
* Homophobia inhibits one's ability to form close, intimate relationships with members of one's own sex.
* Homophobia generally restricts communication with a significant portion of the population and, more specifically, limits family relationships.
* Homophobia is one cause of premature sexual involvement, which increases the changes of teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. (Young people are often pressure to become heterosexually active to prove to themselves and others that they are "normal".
* Homophobia combined with sex phobia (fear and repulsion of sex) results in the elimination of any discussion of the lifestyles and sexuality of sexual minorities as part of school-based sex education, keeping vital information from all students. A lack of information can kill people in the age of AIDS.
* Homophobia can be used to stigmatize, silence, and, on occasion, target people who are perceived or defined by others as gay, lesbian or bisexual* but who are actually heterosexual.
* Homophobia prevents heterosexuals from accepting the benefits and gifts offered by sexual minorities: theoretical insights, social and spiritual visions and options, contributions in the arts and culture, to religion, to family life, indeed to all facets of society.
* Homophobia (along with racism, sexism, classism, sex phobia, etc.) inhibits a unified and effective governmental and societal response to AIDS.
* Homophobia inhibits appreciation of other types of diversity, making it unsafe for everyone because each person has unique traits not considered mainstream or dominant.
* Homophobia diverts energy from more constructive endeavors - like the planet and its inhabitants.
Resources: Books - Health-AIDS, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexuality-Gay/Bi (23 difference sexual lifestyles explained), Sexuality-Transgender and Resources Homophobia, Transgender, Youth Services. See also AIDS Slide Guide.
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- Dan Bulf - Get Real - weekly pod cast on men's issues - www.menstuff.org/columns/bulf/archive.html
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- Doc Love - Women Don't Lie, Man Don't Listen - answers to relationship issues - www.menstuff.org/columns/doclov/archive.html
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- Nancy Fagan - Expert Dating Advice - with Nancy Fagan - www.menstuf.org/columns/fagan/archive.html
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- Leonard Felder - Wake Up or Break Up - www.menstuff.org/columns/felder/archive.html
- Marty Friedman - Strong Men, Strong Marriage - www.menstuff.org/columns/friedman/archive.html
- Kim Garretson - Mansgland - using humor to encourage prostate exams - www.menstuff.org/columns/mansgland/archive.html
- Lion Goodman - How to get Women to Love You - www.menstuff.org/columns/goodman/archive.html
- Liz Halliday - In a Man's World - www.menstuff.org/columns/halliday/archive.html
- Rick Hanson - Your Wise Brain - www.menstuff.org/columns/hanson/archive.html
- Tim Hartnett - Daddyman Speaks - being a father www.menstuff.org/columns/daddyman/archive.html
- John Hershey - Blood, Phlegm & Bile: Parenting with Humor - He writes a syndicated biweekly humor column about parenting and family life. www.menstuff.org/columns/hershey/archive.html
- Gary Hoeber - Psychotherapy as Soul Work, www.menstuff.org/columns/hoeber/archive.html
- Patrick Houser - Fathers Make a World of Difference, www.menstuff.org/columns/houser/archive.html
- Paul Joannides - The Guide to Getting It On - on sex - www.menstuff.org/columns/getiton/archive.html
- Jack Kahn - NOMAS Boston - www.menstuff.org/columns/kahn/archive.html
- Patrick Kennedy - Seniors - www.menstuff.org/columns/kennedy/archive.html
- Joe Kort - Gaydar - to increase understanding between gay and het men - www.menstuff.org/columns/kort/archive.html
- David Kundtz - David Kundtz - presents seminars, workshops, retreats, and conference presentations in the areas of men's emotional health, stress management, and spirituality. www.menstuff.org/columns/kundtz/archive.html
- Bruce Linton - Dr. Dad - on fathering - www.menstuff.org/columns/drdad/archive.html
- Ron Louis - How to Succeed with Women - www.menstuff.org/columns/howtosucceed/archive.html
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- Wendy McElroy - Wendy McElroy on Feminism, www.menstuff.org/columns/mcelroy/archive.html
- Robert N. Minor - Minor Details - on GBT sexuality - www.menstuff.org/columns/minordetails/archive.html
- Robert L. Moore - Man & Mythology - www.menstuff.org/columns/moore/archive.html
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- Marty Nemko - Worklife - general questions about men and work - www.menstuff.org/columns/nemko/archive.html
- Eli Newberger - Eli Newberger - general information on men's lives - www.menstuff.org/columns/newberger/archive.html
- Linda Nielsen - Embracing the Father - working with the father/daughter relationship. www.menstuff.org/columns/nielsen/archive.html
- Kathy Noll - Bullies and Youth Violence - working with schools, teachers and parents to end school violence - www.menstuff.org/columns/noll/archive.html
- Mark Phillips - Stay-at-Home-Dads - helping men maintain that which makes us men, instead of becoming hairy Mom-substitutes - www.menstuff.org/columns/phillips/archive.html
- Carey Roberts - Socialism & Feminism - is a social commentator on political correctness. www.menstuff.org/columns/roberts/archive.html
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- Michael Shaffran - Men's Issues - www.menstuff.org/columns/shaffran/archive.html
- Judith Sherven - Judith & Jim - discussion and answers regarding relationship issues - www.menstuff.org/columns/judith&jim/archive.html
- Judith Sherven - The New Intimacy - www.menstuff.org/columns/newintimacy/archive.html
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- Andy Smith - Hard Hat Brotherhood - www.menstuff.org/columns/hardhat/archive.html
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- Jim Sniechowski - Judith & Jim - discussion and answers regarding relationship issues - www.menstuff.org/columns/judith&jim/archive.html
- Jim Sniechowski - The New Intimacy - www.menstuff.org/columns/newintimacy/archive.html
- Reena Sommer - Custody - is an internationally recognized relationship and divorce consultant. www.menstuff.org/columns/sommer/archive.html
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www.menstuff.org/columns/steele/archive.html - David Steinberg - Comes Naturally - on sexuality - www.menstuff.org/columns/steinberg/archive.html
- Mary Lou St Lucas - A Mother's Love - www.menstuf.org/columns/stlucas/archive.html
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- Questions - www.menstuff.org/columns/q&a/archive.html
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- Wuzup?! - National or international events happening this month - www.menstuff.org/columns/whassup/archive.html
June is Adopt-A-Shelter Cat; Cancer from the Sun; Children's Awareness; Entrepreneurs "Do It Yourself" Marketing; Fireworks Safety; *Gay & Lesbian Pride Coming Out Month - Time to celebrate all forms of love and family; International Men's; International People Skills; National Bless-a-Child; National Burglary Prevention; National Rivers; National Safety; National Scleroderma Awareness; Rebuild Your Life; Student Safety; Vision Research and National Headache Awareness Month.
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May 14-Jun 18: National Family Month. Week of June 1-7: International Volunteers; Stepparents Week. June 2-9: National Homeownership Week. June 2-10: National Fishing Week. June 3-9: Black Single Parents, National Hug Holiday, *Small Business Week. June 7-14: Nurses Assistants Day and Week. June 10-16: *National Flag Week. June 11-17: Meet a Mate, *National Little League Baseball; National Men's Health Week in the U.S. and Canada. June 13-20: National Hermit Week. June 17-23: National Forgiveness; Universal Father's Week. June 17-24: Amateur Radio Week. June 18-22: Take Your Pet to Work Week. June 24-30: Carpenter Any Awareness; Helen Keller Deaf-Blindness Awareness Week. June 27 - July 4: Special Recreation Week. June 1: National New Year's Resolution Recommitment; Stand for Children Day that encourages individuals to improve children's lives. www.stand.org. June 1-2 Donut; Partner's Day - Day to give thanks to your spouse/partner for precious love shared. June 2: Mindfulness; National Trails Day; June 3: Children's Awareness, June 4: United Nationals International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. June 5: Alternative Officing, National Family, United Nations World Environment Day - Day to mourn the harm done to the earth (past and present), make reparation and celebrate its beauty. June 9: Take a Kid Fishing Weekend. June 10: Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day; Alcoholics Anonymous founded. Children's Sunday. June 11: Race Unity Day. June 14: *Flag Day, Family History; Sustainable Development Day - Day the world's nations committed to sustainable development (1992). June 15: Magna Carta Day. June 16: *Father's Day, Family Awareness, United Nations World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Join Hands Day. June 19: National Splurge; Still Need to Do; World Sauntering Day. June 20: World Juggling; Toad Hollow Day of Thank You. June 21: Baby Boomers Recognition Day. June 23: Let It Go Day. June 24: Celebration of the Senses; America's Kids Day. June 26: UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture; United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking; National Columnist's Day. June 27: National HIV Testing; Special Recreation for Disabled, Decide to Be Married Day. June 28: Stonewall Riots - (1969), day to mourn victims of homophobia (past and present), make peace, and celebrate lesbian and gay empowerment. June 29: Peter & Paul Day. June 30: Descendants Day.
Men are so competitive that we even "out-die" women in all 15 of the major causes of death in the U.S. Most of these deaths are preventable with a positive change in life-style, eating habits, and/or general health care. Let's not strive so hard to hold on to this record. See what you can change now to live a healthier life.
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