Men Speak Out Views on Gender, Sex, and Power

Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex, and Power, Second Edition highlights new essays on pornography, pop culture, queer identity, Muslim masculinity, and the war on women. With personal candor and political insight, this collection of diverse authors explores sex work, digital activism, incarceration, domestic violence, surviving incest, and standing firmly as male allies facing the backlash against women’s reproductive rights. Featuring eleven new essays and six revised thematic sections, this second edition of a favorite anthology continues to encourage robust discussion and vibrant debate about masculinity and the possibilities for progressive change. The contemporary, compelling essays in Men Speak Out appeal to students, scholars, activists, and everyday readers.

Foreword, Jackson Katz Introduction, Shira Tarrant Part I: Masculinity and Identity Introduction 1 Daytona Beach: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, Byron Hurt 2 The Enemy Within: On Becoming a Straight White Guy, Jacob Anderson-Minshall 3 The Bullying Demands of Masculinity: A Genderqueer Escape, River Willow Fagan 4 Redefining Manhood: Resisting Sexism, Ewuare X. Osayande 5 Stepping Out of Bounds, Nathan Einschlag 6 Grooming Masculinity: Cleans Your Balls, Yes But What Else Does It Do?, Michael J. Murphy 7 Searching for the Colorful Faces of Muslim Men, Amanullah De Sondy 8 Hombres y Machos, Alfredo Mirandé Part II: The Politics of Sex and Love Introduction 9 Just a John? Pornography and Men’s Choices, Robert Jensen 10 Male and Queer in the Porn Industry, Ned Mayhem 11 Bye-Bye Bi? Bailey, Biphobia, and Girlie-Men, Marcus C. Tye 12 Darker Shades of Queer: Race and Sexuality at the Margins, C. Winter Han 13 Let Us Be Seen, Tomek Kitlinski and Pawel Leszkowicz 14 The Real Slim Shady, Ryan Heryford Part III: Dealing With Violence and Abuse Introduction 15 How We Enter, B. Loewe 16 An Abused State of Mind, Anonymous 17 Prison Breakthrough, A. Razor 18 Men’s Manifesto, Ben Atherton-Zeman 19 Violation, Eli Hastings 20 Breaking the Silence One Mile at a Time, Grantlin Schafer 21 Being a Social Justice Ally: A Feminist’s Perspective on Preventing Male Violence, Jonathan Ravarino Part IV: Masculinity at Work and Home Introduction 22 Rebuilding Houses and Rethinking Gender:Construction Volunteer Work in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Ian Breckenridge-Jackson 23 Exposed in Iraq: Sexual Harassment and Hidden Rank Structure of the US Army, Marshall Thompson 24 Gender in Jakarta: Lessons on Discourse and Disparity, Bryan Talbot Morris 25 Listening, Learning, Speaking Up, Daniel Simon 26 A Tribute to My Father, Chris Dixon 27 Playground Vertigo, Jeremy Adam Smith 28 Judging Fathers: The Case for Gender-Neutral Standards, Donald N.S. Unger 29 What’s Wrong With Fathers’ Rights?, Michael Flood Part V: Men and Feminism Introduction 30 It’s Just Common Sense, Brandon Arber 31 Why I Am Not a Feminist, Haji Shearer 32 The Starbucks Intervention, Greg Bortnichak 33 From Oppressor to Activist: Reflections of a Feminist Journey, Amit Taneja 34 Abandoning the Barricades: or How I Became a Feminist, Michael S. Kimmel 35 Confessions of a Premature Pro-Feminist, Rob Okun Part VI: Taking Action, Making Change Introduction 36 Men for Women’s Choice 37 Living Online, Jeff Pollet 38 Steel-Toed Boots, Tal Peretz 39 Good Ol’ Boy: A Tale of Transformation in the Rural South, Jay Poole 40 Breaking Down The Bro Code, Thomas Keith 41 How Can I Be Sexist? I’m an Anarchist!, Chris Crass

Shira Tarrant is an associate professor in the department of women’s studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her earlier successful book When Sex Became Gender was published by Routledge in 2006.