Researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Educator and advocate. Posts my own. I strive for content-rich and evidence-based tweeting.
I'm experimenting with posting both here and on X/Twitter @MichaelGLFlood ..
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Researcher on men, masculinities, gender, and violence prevention. Educator and advocate. Posts my own. I strive for content-rich and evidence-based tweeting.
I'm experimenting with posting both here and on X/Twitter @MichaelGLFlood
Michael G. Flood is an Australian sociologist and a professor at the Queensland University of Technology School of Justice. Flood gained his doctorate in gender and sexuality studies from the Australian National University. His areas of research are on violence against women, fathering, pro-feminism, domestic violence, the effects of pornography on young people, safe sex among heterosexual men, men's movements as a backlash to the feminist movement, men's relationships with each other and with women, homophobia, men's health, and gender justice. He is a regular contributor to and is regularly quoted in the media on these and other issues. .. more
Strategies for responding to resistance and backlash: xyonline.net/content/resp...
Critiques of common manosphere / MRA claims: xyonline.net/content/fact...
More content on men’s rights and the manosphere: xyonline.net/category/art...
Academic critiques: xyonline.net/content/mens...
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(4) Provide services and resources for men.
The chapter is free here:
xyonline.net/sites/xyonli...
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(1) Assert a feminist-supportive men’s perspective
(2) Speak to pain: Take up men’s rights issues, but differently
(3) Show that...
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This new report identifies key drivers and risk factors for young men's use of intimate partner violence, and explores emerging principles of engagement for effective interventions.
researchers.westernsydney.edu.au/en/publicati...
By Collective Shout @CollectiveShout
www.collectiveshout.org/responding-t...
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Extremist digital sexism with dangerous real-world consequences
By Steve McCullough, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
humanrights.ca/story/online...
By Choi Jeong-yoon, Korea Herald
www.koreaherald.com/article/1055...
By the Young Men Research Initiative and Charlie Sabgir
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/trumps-are...
feminist – based on equality
diverse and multiple
non-essentialist
-- Tackle not only the norms that express unhealthy and oppressive forms of manhood, but the institutional and structural forces that sustain these
-- Boys and men cannot be what they cannot see
-- Promote healthy masculinity. And/or equitable and ethical ways of being
-- Highlight the gap between masculine norms and men’s own ideals
-- Turn up the volume on diversity and change among men
-- Engage men and boys in critical conversations about manhood
-- Challenge the sources of patriarchal masculinity
-- Highlight the price of blind conformity to dominant masculine norms
-- Sensitise public health, welfare, & service provision to the harms of traditional masculinity
-- But also acknowledge male privilege
Catapult: Campus Action for Healthy Manhood
An initiative designed to grow the leadership of men to end violence through care, connection, and accountability.
catapultcampusaction.org
catapultcampusaction.org/ditchthescri...
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What if we were free to be?
What if you lived your life, not based on an old script someone else wrote for you, but on your terms?
How would your life change if you were part of a community that truly saw you, accepted you, and rooted for you?
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It tells us the type of hobbies or jobs we can have. The type of clothing we can wear. Who we can love and who we can’t.
The script tells us how we should live our lives.
But **** that!
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Don’t stand out. Don’t show emotion. Don’t get soft. Don’t lean on others. Don’t speak up.
The script tells us to hide our true selves.
Put on a performance. Keep our guard up. Stand alone.
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catapultcampusaction.org/ditchthescri...
How the pay-per-view site is becoming an emotional support system
By Young Men Research Initiative and Naisha Roy
open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...
New resource by the Sex Information & Education Council of Canada.
www.sieccan.org/consent-boys
Sole parent families, which are primarily households headed by women, experience considerable social and economic disadvantage.
apo.org.au/node/332449
From social media to gaming, apps, and more, adolescent boys spend hours each day online. New research reveals how this relates to their identities, relationships, and emotional well-being.
www.commonsensemedia.org/research/boy...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5dU8y7A...
Website, including the transcript: open.spotify.com/show/5dU8y7A...
His “war on woke” is part of a broader male backlash against gender equity.
By Jackson Katz
jacksonkatz.substack.com/p/secretary-...
How the pay-per-view site is becoming an emotional support system
By Young Men Research Initiative and Naisha Roy
open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...
2mce.org/podcast/masc...