Men and Sexuality

Some of the biggest issues facing men today have to do with issues where masculinity meets sexuality.  The #MeToo movement has shed light not just on the ways in which powerful men use their power, along with hundreds of years of learned and socially approved behavior, but on the everyday ways in which men are favored and empowered over women.

We could sit and argue over the truth of the previous statements, but the best thing to do as a man is to ask yourself these following questions:

• When was the last time you were catcalled or objectified because of what you were wearing?

• Do you own pepper spray or mace, and do you know how to get to it easily?

• What’s your plan for being out late alone? Who can you call in an emergency?

• How aware are you at any given time of the people around you and their possible threat to your safety?

If don’t have a good answer for these questions, then you’ve likely only had to rarely think about them. Women have to think about these questions on a daily, and sometimes hourly, basis.