" >Too Ugly for Love
Full disclosure: I am convinced my face is asymmetrical, my nose is bulbous and my body is ill-proportioned. And no matter how many people comment on my appearance, the only ones I can hear are the ones who affirm those facts. Those are the only ones that strike me as true and credible. I don’t … Read more
Hugo Schwyzer: Male Feminist/ Lightning Rod
I first encountered history and gender studies professor Dr. Hugo Schwyzer‘s work on the Good Men Project, a site that aims to be an enlightened, cerebral counterpoint to glossy lad mags. I was struck by how surprisingly validating it was to have a dude say things about feminism with which I agreed. Not that I needed … Read more
Living with Size Zero
If you ask a random woman what she would like to change about herself, odds are decent she will say something weight-related. Within that answer, most would probably say they want to be smaller, with less fat. This preference for thinness usually exceeds interest in health. In fact, some survey research has found that most … Read more
Military Women
I come from a long line of military. As far back as we know the names of people on my mom’s side, somebody was serving in war. My grandpa, in fact, made a career out of the Air Force before switching to teaching and has been a lifelong general all-around hero. So I have mad … Read more
Randy: The First Male Naked Therapist
The first time I heard about Naked Therapy was on facebook. A friend with a Masters in Social Work who was working on a degree in Human Sexuality was infuriated by the idea that anyone could purport to conduct therapy while nude and that this practice was gaining so much attention. The friend linked to … Read more
