Masculinity
Tough choices, terrifying consequences
A major scientific breakthrough has ensured that boys born with a particular gene can be identified as having the potential to grow into violent men.
The burden of 'manning up'
Watching television snuggled between my parents or grandparents; talking to them for hours; rubbing their feet when they were tired from work. On quite a few of these occasions, my father will say something that he means as a compliment, but one that takes me by surprise every time. He wonders aloud if I'd still be spending time with them this way if I were a son. I argue, every time, that that's beside the point.
Tough choices, terrifying consequences
A major scientific breakthrough has ensured that boys born with a particular gene can be identified as having the potential to grow into violent men.
The burden of 'manning up'
Watching television snuggled between my parents or grandparents; talking to them for hours; rubbing their feet when they were tired from work. On quite a few of these occasions, my father will say something that he means as a compliment, but one that takes me by surprise every time. He wonders aloud if I'd still be spending time with them this way if I were a son. I argue, every time, that that's beside the point.