by Marcus Hedström Before we get into it, I need to set a few things straight. Stick with me; it’ll be quick. When I write about gender and masculinity, it is primarily in a Western context. Masculinity on a global scale is a much more complicated and nuanced conversation—one that I have neither the resources nor the voice to write about. Second, I am aware that I am a straight, white, upper-middle-class man, and my life comes with inherent benefit because of that. My experie