Last week, I was part of a workshop about sex ed, facilitated by adolescent sexuality expert Dr. Nadine Thornhill and hosted by Toronto-based consent organization Bad Subject.
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Two weeks ago, a 14-year-old boy was stabbed and killed outside his school in Hamilton, Ontario. Last week, CBC published a series of articles representing an in-depth investigation into school violence in Canada.
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As Next Gen Men, we were set to explore why some conversations are more intimidating — and more thorny — than others, and, with the post-Thanksgiving lull in full effect, our group was more intimate than enormous.
What followed was a full and frank conversation of what drew each of us to NGM — how we found it in our community, and how our lives evolved to lead us there.
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Like I said, I understood that Jon was in pain early on, and I was curious to know why. Over the nearly two years we have known each other, he’s slowly opened up and shared bits and pieces of his story with me, which he has welcomed me to share with you now, too.
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The first time I remember someone getting stabbed was in the film Pay It Forward, when seventh-grader Trevor stood up for another boy and was killed in a Las Vegas middle school. I was 12 years old. I was so upset by the scene that I started shaking. I missed the end of the movie.
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We apologize for dropping the ball on the Next Gen Men blog for the past year—though it’s no excuse, over the past year we have been really busy doing the work that we love!
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One of my favourite stories is the response of British Writer G.K. Chesterton’s to an invitation to write an essay on: “What’s wrong with the world?”
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Often we hear that people need to be ‘called out’ for their shitty behaviour, but to what end? So they can be shamed? So that you can feel righteous? Indignant?
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Women are often not allowed to donate due to depleted hemoglobin/iron levels or low blood pressure, as well as subject to an 84 day waiting period between whole blood donations compared to 56 days for males.
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…is a myth. I believe it’s something that we should strive for and work towards, but we need to stop kidding ourselves that it exists.
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When was the last time you went to the doctor? I’ve been dealing with some discomfort/annoyance/irritation with my digestion for a while now. My gut reaction (pun intended) was to tough it out, focus on my diet, drink less, and hope it passes. Likely it’s stress related, but who knows.
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The person who has invested 100 hours into books, YouTube, and articles from one “thought leader”. Or the person who has invested 20 hours into books, TED talks, and journals from five “thought leaders”?
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