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Bill of Rights for Men
| As a man, I have the right to show my feelings and express my fears.
| As a man, I have the right to change and the right to choose the
direction of my changes.
| As a man, I can ask for help when I need it and offer help when I
think it is needed.
| As a man, I have the right to ask for what I want and the wisdom
to know that I cannot always get it.
| As a man, I have the right to tell people when I cannot fulfill
their expectations of me.
| As a man, I have the right to consider new ways of thinking,
acting and relating to people that may make me vulnerable, empathetic and
authentic.
| As a man, I have the right to define what is masculine and I am
not obliged to live up to the stereotypes of how I am "supposed" to be.
| As a man, I have the right to acknowledge my frustrations,
disappointments, and anxieties.
| As a man, I can choose to take responsibility for my actions and
not allow other people's behaviour to push me into choices I do not want
to make.
| As a man, I have the right to show my strength by choosing not to
use power and control against someone else.
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