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“It’s hardwired for men to not cry.”

Flying from Montreal to Toronto, I was fresh from co-delivering a training to counselors and therapists on issues related to gender identity and gender expression. As I was sitting next to a new mother holding her 5-month baby I overheard her speaking with her 8-year-old son: Son:       Mom, girls cry about <inaudible> and boys cry too, but not as much. Mom:    Anyone can cry; boys and girls. But as boys grow older it’s hardwired for men to not cry. I [...]

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The Toll of Emotional Labour & Cultural Expectations on Women’s Low Desire

Low or no desire is the most sexual concern experienced by women. One US-based study reported that between 26.7% to 52.4% of women experience low sexual desire. Often it is when they feel that can’t fulfill their partner’s need for sex, and the guilt that is followed, is when women reach out for help. Within a relationship, where one person feels their levels of desire (or libido) is mismatched from their partner’s levels, this is what we call a [...]

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