The good men project is an online magazine and forum that set out to start an international conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. The project was found by Tom Matlack in 2009 who set out a collection of stories about the meaningful moments in men's lives and he discovered the connections between these stories was that the men involved thought they knew how to be a good man but realised they didn't. The platform provided a safe where men could idscuss the complexities of gender and seek support in an environment that supported feminism. This was the only platform having a discussion about gender and masculinity in this way as the magazine and forum considered modern masculinity outside of misogyny.
The magazine has four main elements to their missions:
- Write about it:
- Accept online submission, encouraging readers to share and contribute to the community
- Talk about it:
- Weekly calls about specific topics
- Encourage real-life conversations about issues surrounding gender and masculinity
- Join the community:
- Premium membership for like-minded people
- Learn new skills:
- Provide classes in writing, platform building, editing, creating social change and leadership.
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