Ignaure, a medieval French lay, narrates women imposing constraints on men’s sexuality, leading to castration & death. Choice for men is a more loving way. … Read the post Ignaure & castration: against women imprisoning men in love
A woman caught in adultery goes free; a monk, castrated. This penal gender bias pervasive throughout history echoes in a medieval biblical cento. … Read the post medieval monk castrated for adultery; husband doesn’t punish wife
Women protesting sumptuary laws have been much more effective than protests against infant male circumcision. Men should be allowed to wear their foreskins. … Read the post sumptuary laws & circumcision: gender in protest effectiveness
In Guibert of Nogent’s Monodiae, hanging by the pundenda was torturing the penis. Modern philology has generally failed to represent accurately the penis. … Read the post torturing the penis: enlightened philology’s failure to represent
Violence against men predominates among violent acts, targeting men based on their sexual difference. Men’s safety needs more attention than women’s safety. … Read the post understanding violence against men: testicles & penis often targeted