International Men's Day (IMD) is an annual international event celebrated on 19 November.
Objectives of International Men's Day include:
- a focus on men's and boys' health
- improving gender relations
- promoting gender equality
- highlighting positive male role models.
It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care while highlighting the discrimination against them.
The theme for 2016 is Stop Male Suicide.
In every country bar China where it is approximately equal the suicide rate is worse for men than women and averaged out on a country by country basis the rate of suicide for men is up to three times that of women. In Russia it is 6 men for every 1 women. Men’s health is worse than women’s in every part of the world.
Recent World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that, globally, male life expectancy at birth in 2015 was 69 years; for females, it was 74 years. Children suffer when they lose a father or a grandfather prematurely. So let’s work together to turn the tide of male ill-health & suicide. The deplorable state of men’s health internationally is obviously a contributing factor to the epidemic of Male Suicide across the world. This year Glen Poole the IMD coordinator for the UK has written a book called “Stop Male Suicide.” His solution can be summed up in the words LEARN+LOVE+LISTEN. Let’s use that as the motto for this year’s International Mens Day and lets all help stop male suicide. If we each applied this saying every day the world would become a better place.
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I know majority of users of this site are men, so this day is for you!
Take this day to remember and appreciate all the positive male figures in your life, whether it's your father, brother, husband, bf or just a friend, and their contribution to their families, communities, nation and the society.
Take it also as a reminder about some problems affecting predominately men, like homelessness and suicide, which is the lead killer of males under 50(!). If you know anyone who's showing signs of having suicidal thoughts, don't be afraid to reach out to them and/or to get professional help. Knowing that the userbase of ATRL is largely LGBT+ men, this issue is even more so serious to us.
Anyway that's it, go out there and respect and listen to each other; try to make this world a bit more bearable, both for us and the opposite sex, so our sons can once do the same.
I don't look up to my father tbh
Not that i hate him but he treated me so bad when i was in middle school and I always felt like he hated me because of the way I act and talk but whatever he's my father
I wish to be someone completely different than him
Like my mother actually who's kind and sweet and don't judge other people
I really love my mom
The body hair, the walk, the vocals, omgg