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“The Good Men Project® is a glimpse of what enlightened masculinity might look like in the 21st century,” the press raved when we launched. We had set out to start an international conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. And with over 5 million visitors coming to join in every month, it looks as if we’ve done exactly that. The Good Men Project was founded by Tom Matlack in 2009. Tom set out to collect men’s stories about the defining moments in men’s lives. What he discovered was that the connected idea between all the stories of the men that Tom talked to was that there was a moment when each man “woke up, looked in the mirror and said ‘I thought I knew what it meant to be a man. I thought I knew what it meant to be good. And I realize that I don’t know either.'”These are the types of stories about men that “change the writer and change the reader.”
The stories became a book, a film, a series of events, and then this website, where we are creating a space for a much-needed cultural conversation about manhood. Over the years, The Good Men Project has grown into a diverse, multi-faceted media company and an idea-based social platform.The Good Men Project is a diverse community of 21st century thought leaders who are actively participating in a conversation about the way men’s roles are changing in modern life—and the way those changes affect everyone.
We explore the world of men and manhood in a way that no media company ever has, tackling the issues and questions that are most relevant to men’s lives. We write about fatherhood, family, sex, ethics, war, gender, politics, sports, pornography, and aging. We shy away from nothing. Our content reflects the multidimensionality of men — we are alternatively funny and serious, provocative and thoughtful, earnest and light-hearted. We search far and wide for new stories and new voices from “the front lines of modern manhood.” And we do it without moralizing and without caricaturizing our audience; we let guys be guys, but we do it while challenging confining cultural notions of what a “real man” must be.
Guys today are neither the mindless, sex-obsessed buffoons nor the stoic automatons our culture so often makes them out to be. Our community is smart, compassionate, curious, and open-minded; they strive to be good fathers and husbands, citizens and friends, to lead by example at home and in the workplace, and to understand their role in a changing world. The Good Men Project is a place where that happens. We’re glad to have you along for the ride.
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Founder Tom Matlack
Publisher, The Good Men Project / CEO, Good Men Media, Inc. Lisa Hickey
Advisor, Board Chairman, Good Men Media, Inc. Ken Goldstein
Financial, Board Member, Good Men Media, Inc. Allyson Vanderford
Executive Editors Wilhelm Cortez, Jackie Summers, Lisa M. Blacker
Director of Special Projects Michael Kasdan
Lead Editors Jeremy McKeen, Emily LaDouceur
Sponsored Post Manager Melissa Drake
Project Manager Mark Greene
Director of Media Partnerships Kathryn DeHoyos
Section Editors:
Social Justice Wilhelm Cortez, Executive Editor
Ethics & Values Thomas Fiffer, Editor
Sex, Love, and Relationships Lisa M. Blacker, Executive Editor
Dads & Families Jeremy McKeen, Lead Editor
Marriage & Commitment Steven Lake, Editor
Education Paul Hartzer, Editor
For the Love of Men Barbara Abramson, Editor
Politics John W. Holland, Editor
Poetry Charlie Bondhus, Editor
Health & Wellness Ted McDonald, Editor
Business Kallen Diggs, Editor
Arts & Entertainment Jay Snook, Editor
All Things Geek Alex Yarde, Editor
Sports Michael Kasdan
Good For The Soul Sat Purusha, Editor
Editors at Large Dixie Gillaspie, Sean Swaby, Hilary Lauren Jastram, Saliek Ruffin, Terry Earthwind Nichols, Christa McDermott, Kevin Wood, Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Thaddeus Howze, Greg Liotta
Community Manager/Marketing Coordinator Sherilyn Lee
Editorial Assistant Rebekah Rinckey
Tech Support Jon Brown, 9seeds
Media Partnerships and Advertising Inquiries Lisa Hickey, Publisher[email protected]
Special thanks to Stephen Sheffield photography for images that are part of The Good Men Project Brand
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Some of Our Most Popular Stories Of All Time:
I Have a Dream: That People Will View a Picture Like This and Not Think It’s a Big Deal by Doyin Richards * Five Important Things Women Don’t Know About Men Noah Brand * 31 Reasons Why Men Don’t Cheat by The Editors * The Lack of Gentle Platonic Touch in Men’s Lives is a Killer by Mark Greene * Raising Boys, Advice for Moms by Tom Matlack * Dear Daughter, I Hope You Have Awesome Sex by Ferrett Steinmetz * The Danger in Demonizing Male Sexuality Alyssa Royce * Mostly Straight, Most of the Time by Ritch Savin-Williams * Confronting Life by Aaron Gouveia * Sir, Can You Help Me With This? by Tom Forrister * Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Race by Steve Locke * Why Women Aren’t Crazy by Yashar Ali * The Best Gay Books of All Time, Chosen by the Best LGBT Writers Edited by Benoit Lewis * The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent Ages 1-21 Joanna Schroeder, Alyssa Royce, Julie Gillis and Jamie Utt * 25 Failsafe* Rules for Dads Raising Daughters Marcus Williams and Joanna Schroeder * I Blow-dry My Son’s Hair by Todd Mauldin
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The Good Men Project on the air and in the news:
A recent story about The Good Men Project is here on DatingAdvice.com: The Good Men Project: Leading the Discussion on How Men Handle Dating, Sex, and Fatherhood in the 21st Century. Publisher Lisa Hickey talks about what it means to be a good man on 89.5 FM in Chicago.Former editor Benoit Denizet-Lewis talks about The Good Men Project, and our special feature on good politicians, on WCCO in Minneapolis.The Chicago Tribune profiles Tom Matlack and The Good Men Project.On the day of our launch, Mediaite had this to say.The New York Observer profiles us in a feature about the new trend of thoughtful men’s magazines.Ms. Magazine loves us.The Good Men Project Speakers Bureau: Our top Management Team, Editors, Authors, and Contributors are available for Speaking Engagements and interviews with print, radio and television media at any time. We also have dedicated media partnerships and content sharing arrangements. Please co-ordinate through [email protected]Download our media kit here.
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