Posts tagged masculine
Who is Confident
Who is Confident

Public speaking. It may be the most anxiety-producing task I've tackled in my professional journey, yet, it also elevated my confidence as I found my voice among the crowd. How are we encouraging (or deterring) growth in the scramble for the top of the workplace food chain? Who tries to get ahead of the game?

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolacharlottesville, virginia, workplace, work, profession, professional, career, dog eat dog, julia cameron, the artist's way, spirituality, creativity, creative, art, love, compassion, bill plotkin, Nature and the human soul, wall street journal, alex lickerman, confidence, psychology, psychology today, competence, intrinsic worth, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, getting off, robert jensen, masculinity, masculine, genderComment
Who is Gender Non-Conforming
Who is Gender Non-Conforming

Masc4Who (?)...Throughout my journey, I continue to run into the same nagging question...are you masc? Whether responding through Grindr, through MATTHEW's "Str8-bro" appearance, or through CHICO's cruelty, I've desperately clung to my answer---"YES, I'm masculine!"---to feel "normal" and powerful. Who pays the ultimate price for masculinity, though? 

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolagender non-conforming, gender, sex, the velvet rage, The velvet rage, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, Alan Downs, robert jensen, masculine, dominant, discreet, grindr, rape, rape culture, masculinity, manhood, religion, nature, nurture, the denial of death, ernest becker, identity, purpose, spirituality, soul, perfectionism, control, domination, trauma, bully, bullying, vulnerability, authenticity, selfless, selflessness, balance, spider, spider web, web, web unspunComment