'When Jalen first confirmed his truth, I was — and remain — fearful for his safety. At the time, I was not worried about how his gender showed up or didn’t, how he expressed himself sexually, or who he loved. No, I feared for his life.'
As you can imagine, we got quite a bit of attention. While we were traveling, a man approached me and shared a sentiment that many other men, women and
have also shared. He said, “It’s wonderful that you support your son.” I didn’t reply with the polite “thank you” that he likely expected. I simply asked, “What is there not to support?”Jalen is 17 years old now, and his experience has added another complex layer to my understanding of what we atcall the collective socialization of manhood.
At A CALL TO MEN, we teach that heterosexism is the glue that holds the Man Box together. When men or boys do things that are outside of the, they are punished, ridiculed and bullied. When men and boys step outside the Man Box, there is a dominant majority quick to tell them they are falling short, they are not man enough, they are acting like a girl or a gay man.recently released first-ever guidelines for addressing toxic masculinity.
My journey as the father to six unique, beautiful and very different children continues to evolve. Like all parents, I have certainly made mistakes and of course, I would do some things differently if I had the opportunity.
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