What it is to be a man.

MY code: What it is to be a man. (by BI)
I am a strong, intelligent man. I am proud of my masculinity, but not proud of how men treat women. I swear to adopt a new code for what it means to be a man.

I REJECT unconditionally all violence against women and children.

I REJECT the buying of sex with women and children.

I WILL intervene when I see a man beating a woman.

I WILL NOT beat my wife or partner.

I WILL INTERVENE when my male colleagues, friends, or family belittle or degrade women.

I RECOGNISE prostitution as harmful to women and will do everything I can to see the end of it.

I REJECT the buying of pornography, recognising it as sexual exploitation.

I WILL NOT BUY products that advertise by exploiting women’s bodies when it has nothing at all to do with the product.

I WILL NOT visit clubs and bars that exploit women through ‘exotic’ dancing.

I WILL NOT BUY newspapers and magazines that advertise sexual services.

I REJECT all forms of sexual harassment, including wolf whistling, sexual insinuations, and unauthorised physical contact.

I WILL INTERVENE when my male colleagues, friends, or family engage in sexual harassment.

I WILL RESPECT my female colleagues and partners as equals.

I RECOGNISE decision-making at home is about equality and partnership.

I WILL ENCOURAGE other men to adopt and live by this code, including teaching it to my
children.

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