From LA’s ‘gangsta gardener’ to a stay-at-home man in Hertfordshire, the new issue of Positive News magazine interviews people who are ‘rewriting the man code’
Published today, issue 90 of the inspiring current affairs magazine traces how ideas about what it is to be a man are changing – and why this is a good thing.
The cover story looks at the unique difficulties facing guys and how mental health statistics in particular show that many men are suffering. But as ideas about male identity evolve, men are helping each other to thrive.From celebrities sharing their emotional vulnerability, to the mentors supporting young men who have been in the criminal justice system – Positive News speaks to those who are breaking down stereotypes and rebuilding brotherhood.
The magazine’s cover star is Ron Finley, known around the world for his positive take on being ‘gangsta’. As he tells Positive News: “Being educated, creative and self-sustaining is gangsta.”
Finley’s TED talk about growing food on the streets of Los Angeles has been viewed almost 3m times, while a sign in his garden reads ‘Real Gs grow food’. As Finley explains, he considers being a man to be about “being a conscious citizen of this planet”.
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