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Good Ol' Boys Good Ol' Cowardice
By Nicole RodgersNovember 11, 2011
The men who covered up Jerry Sandusky's crimes aren't necessarily evil; they're part of a powerful network that values conformity. Related Links: All The Single Men Babysitting Bucks And Booty Calls: Sex And The Single Mama Redefining The Stay-At-Home Mom RolePosted in Culture and Politics, nfti-home, Nicole, Sex, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
Babysitting Bucks And Booty Calls: Sex And The Single Mama
By Femme FirecatNovember 10, 2011
When a colleague asked me a few months back if I had started dating I responded, “Dating me, even in the most seemingly casual way, is an instant commitment. I work hard for my money and if I am going to allocate dollars away from children for a date, I better get a return on my investment. So, rather than put that burden on someone, I stay away from dating altogether.” As the words...Posted in Gender Roles, Life, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood, Working Mothers | (1) Comments »
I'll Tell You Why I Won't Tell You My Number If You Tell Me Why You Won't Tell Me Yours
By Nicole Rodgers and Hugo SchwyzerNovember 02, 2011
This article is a collaboration between Role/Reboot and the Good Men Project. Nicole: If I asked you for your number, why wouldn’t you tell me? Hugo: Well, part of it – honestly – is that the only number I have in my head is the number of women I’ve had sexual intercourse with. But the number would be much bigger if we counted other sexual activities besides penis-in-v...Posted in Dating, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Nicole, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Is Coming Out As Childfree Like Coming Out As Gay?
By Lisa HymasOctober 18, 2011
At first the comparison struck me as ridiculous. Prejudice against the childfree is wholly different in kind and degree from prejudice against the LGBT population. Childfree people aren't ejected from the military or denied housing or barred from marriage. The biggest threat of violence we might face is a peeved parent tempted to bonk us on the head with a diaper bag when we ramble on too long ...Posted in Family, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex | (2) Comments »
In Praise Of Monogamy
By Clarisse ThornOctober 17, 2011
Yet one thing that often gets lost in conversations about all these options is the advantages of monogamy. Of which there are many. Although I don't currently identify as monogamous, I had a very strong monogamous preference for years. I knew that polyamory existed, and I thought about it a lot, because it's interesting -- but I just didn't feel like it was for me. (In fact, my most adamantly p...Posted in Clarisse, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Calling Off The Sexuality Police
By Maria M. PawlowskaOctober 14, 2011
My grandma adores my husband to the point where she’ll call ask how I am, interrupt me mid-sentence, and request I pass the phone to her ‘new grandson’. Between the two of us, he’s definitely higher on her favourites list right now. (Meanwhile, I’m quietly hoping the novelty of a ‘grandson’ will wear off and she’ll soon regain interest in conversa...Posted in Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why Aren't Men Demanding Decent Birth Control?
By Lisa HymasOctober 12, 2011
But women can't necessarily be trusted to handle birth control either, considering that almost half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. In an ideal world, you would never have to trust anyone else to take care of birth control. If you didn't want to become a parent in the near future, you'd take care of it yourself. Couples would equally share the responsibility for birth control, a...Posted in Family, Fathers, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Ending the SlutWars
By Shira TarrantOctober 07, 2011
This is a call to end the SlutWars. Related Posts: It's Only A Number Am I Successful Because I'm A Man? Rebooting The Next GenerationPosted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Sexual Violence, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
It's Only A Number
By Hugo SchwyzerOctober 07, 2011
Judging from what I read online and hear from my students, the question of the “number” is as compelling as ever. In February, Marie Claire ran an article, “What’s Your Number?” in which five women (whose numbers ranged from zero to 100) told their stories. The March issue of Cosmopolitan Australia featured the same discussion, noting that 59 percent of readers sur...Posted in Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, Hugo, Husbands, Infidelity, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Singledom, Wives, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
"Inherent Female Submission:" The Wrong Question
By Clarisse ThornOctober 05, 2011
I get a certain question occasionally, from straight dudes who’ve had a number of sexual partners. It goes something like this: All the women I’ve slept with liked pain. They asked me to hurt them or to dominate them in bed. I did it, and enjoyed it; I loved how much it turned them on … it turned them on a lot. But I keep thinking about it now. Why are all women into being s...Posted in Clarisse, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (3) Comments »
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