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So Where Are Those “Copy/Paste/Share To Show Someone You Care” Folks When You Need Them?

We’ve all seen those posts. The ones that say something like, “I’M POSTING THIS TO LETĀ PEOPLE KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS ALWAYS LISTENING” or “WILL YOU POST THIS FOR AN HOUR TO LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE THERE FOR THEM?” and … Continue reading

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#ManUp: How Do We Change Our “MAN UP” Culture?

Most of us know about the tragic events of Las Vegas about one week ago that sadly, has become far too common in this country. Mass shootings should be the exception to the rule. Not something that leaves us asking … Continue reading

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#WomensEqualityDay: If You Have To Ask, “Why Is This Needed?” That’s Exactly The Problem

It never fails. Women do something, or something exists promoting women’s equality and people ask, often in a nasty and condescending tone, “Why is this needed? Women have all the same rights as men!” Since I would absolutely hate to … Continue reading

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“Don’t Feed The #Trolls:” Here Is Why That Doesn’t Fix The Problem

Several years ago, I attended Army Equal Opportunity Training. There was an exercise we did in which the class was instructed to draw five randomĀ chips of different colors from a cup and each color was to represent an unknown (to … Continue reading

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#ImWithHer: Why I Believe People REALLY Are Afraid To See Hillary Clinton As Our Next President

Back in 2013, my wife called me from Korea. We are both in the Army and she was stationed there at the time. She watched a documentary and she wanted to let me know about it. As for me, I … Continue reading

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#Transgender Men/Women and Restrooms: I Once Had Reservations About This. That Is, Until I Realized…

As I went on my 4-mile run this morning, like every other time I run, I think about a lot of different things and I mean a lot. As a writer, most of the time, it’s about that. But other times, … Continue reading

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#GenderEquality: Why Is This STILL a Fight In 2016?

First off, I am a man. A 100% heterosexual man. A man who will likely be ignored for the most part, mainly because aside from some of my friends and family, I am a virtual nobody. I’m not a celebrity … Continue reading

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