20/11/2024
Tonight five men gathered together and we talked about a broad range of topics during our check-ins. A lot seems to be happening at the moment in our lives, and in our group we have an opportunity to share whatever's authentically on our mind and be heard, even in topics that we would normally keep to ourselves. We noted that yesterday was International Men's Day and this sparked a discussion about what it means to each of us to be a man, and what we think about masculinity and gender roles, and how they have changed over time. With a long range of life experience in our group, many members have seen dramatic shifts in gender roles during their lifetimes, and we discussed various feelings and thoughts about that - hope, a recognition of some areas of traditional masculinity now being considered redundant, some strong feelings of frustration at being stereotyped into what a man 'should' be, and more. We talked about what masculinity means to each of us, and what we like about being men. We also discussed s*x and s*xuality, how important it is and how the focus of our experience of it can change over a lifetime. All in all a very varied evening of robust discussion!
New members are welcome to come and try a men's group session - it's a place for us to share authentically with each other. If interested, just message us here via the page.
Next meeting: Wednesday 4th December, 7.30 - 9.30pm, 15 Park Street.
