Achilles Heel: The Radical Men's Magazine
4 West Park
Whitchurch Road
Horrabridge
Devon
PL20 7TY
Britain's only 'alternative' men's magazine, exploring topics such as sex, relationships, work, emotions and fathering from a humanistic, pro-feminist perspective. Essential reading.
Working With Men
320 Commercial Way
London
SE15 1QN
020 7732 9409
For professionals who work with men on issues of violence, sexism, sexual abuse and masculinity.
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John Archer and Barbara Lloyd, Sex and Gender (Cambridge University Press, 1986). Psychology of sex differences.
Robert Bly, Iron John: A Book About Men (Element Books, 1994). Core mythopoetic text.
Nikki Bradford, Men's Health Matters: The Complete A-Z of Male Health (Vermilion, 1995).
Sarah Brewer, The Complete Book of Men's Health (Thorsons, 1995).
Nigel Edley and Margaret Wetherall, Men in Perspective: Practice, Power and Identity (Prentice Harvester, 1995). Academic overview.
Nancy Friday, Men in Love (Hutchinson, 1993). Male sexual fantasies.
Mitch Golant and Susan Golant, Finding Time for Fathering (Fawcett Columbine, 1992).
Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch (Flamingo, 1971). Feminist bible.
Shere Hite, The Hite Report on Male Sexuality (Random Australia, 1990).
Robert Johnson, (HarperPerennial, 1990). Jungian analysis.
Sam Keen, Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man (Piatkus, 1991). Personal mythopoetic account.
Christopher Kilmartin, The Masculine Self (Macmillan, 1994). Authoritative sourcebook for 'men's studies'.
Michael Kimmel (ed.), Men Confront Pornography (Meridian, 1991). Essays for and against pornography.
Michael Kimmel and Michael A. Messner (eds.), Men's Lives (Macmillan, 1989). A book of readings.
Mike Lew Victims no Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse (Cedar, 1993).
Sarah Litvinoff, The Relate Guide to Better Relationships (Vermilion, 1991).
Sarah Litvinoff, The Relate Guide to Sex in Loving Relationships (Vermilion, 1992).
Andy Metcalf and Martin Humphries (eds.), The Sexuality of Men (Pluto Press, 1985). Academic but accessible.
Richard Meth and Robert Pasick, Men in Therapy: The Challenge of Change (Mind, 1994).
New Ways to Work, Balanced Lives: Changing Work Patterns for Men (New Ways to Work, 1995). Alternatives to the daily grind.
Richard Olivier, Shadows of a Stone Heart (Pan, 1995). Personal mythopoetic account
Angela Phillips, The Trouble with Boys (Pandora, 1993). An accessible look at the way boys are brought up.
Yvonne Roberts, Mad About Women: Can There Ever be Fair Play Between the Sexes (Virago, 1992). Accessible British feminist analysis.
John Rowan, The Horned God: Feminism and Men as Wounding and Healing (Routledge, 1987). History of the British men's movement and male archetypes.
James Ryan (ed.), Sinews of the Head: A Book of Men's Writings (Five Leaves Press, 1995). Personal accounts of male lives.
Lynne Segal, Slow Motion: Changing Masculinities, Changing Men (Virago, 1990). Detailed analysis of men's political and personal development.
Victor Seidler (ed.), The Achilles Heel Reader: Men, Sexual Politics, and Socialism (Routledge, 1991). Collection of early articles.
Mark Simpson, Male Impersonators (Cassell, 1994). Cultural analysis of straight men's fears of homosexuality.
John Stoltenberg, Refusing to be a Man: Essays on Sex and Justice (Meridian, 1989). Pornography, sex, and power; strongly pro-feminist.
Bernard Zilbergeld, Men and Sex: A Guide to Sexual Fulfilment (HarperCollins, 1983).
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Sex Addicts Anonymous
BCM Box 1457
London
WC1N 3XX
020 7402 7278
The Impotence Association
020 8767 7791
British Association for Sexual and Marital Therapy
P0 Box 62
Sheffield
S10 3TS
The Family Planning Association
2-12 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9FP
020 7837 5432
National AIDS Help-line
P0 Box 5000
Glasgow
G12 9J0
0800 567 123
(minicom) 0800 521 361
Terrence Higgins Trust
52-54 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8JU
(help-line) 020 7242 1010 (daily noon-10pm)
(administration and advice centre) 020 7831 0330
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National Alliance of Women's Organisations (NAWO)
P0 Box 257
Twickenham
TW1 4XG
020 8891 1419
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
P0 Box 7324
London
N1 9QS
020 7837 7324
Stonewall
16 Clerkenwell Close
London
EC1R 0AA
020 7336 8860
Lesbian and gay campaigning organization.
Relate (National Office)
Herbert Cray College
Little Church Street
Rugby
CV21 3AP
01788 573 241
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Information about men's groups (and conferences workshops and other events) is available from:
Men's Databank
c/o Derek Shiel
25 Randolph Crescent
London
W9 1DP
020 7286 1173
Men for Change Network
36 Beechwood Road
London
N8 7NG
Tel/fax: 020 8348 9266
(Enclose a stamped addressed envelope.)
British Association for Counselling
1 Regent Place
Rugby
CV21 2PJ
01788 578 328
Re-evaluation Co-counselling
Contact: Graham Elliott
01727 760 067
The Samaritans10 The Grove
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1QP
0345 90 90 90
United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists (UKCP)
167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1N 5FB
020 7436 3002
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New Ways to Work
309 Upper Street
London
N1 2TY
020 7226 4026
The Network for a New Men's Leadership
45 Nutgrove Avenue
Bristol
BS3 4QF
0117 940 7254
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CHANGE
University of Stirling
Stirling
Scotland
FK9 4LA
01786 471 215
Contact for local organizations.
Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP)
P0 Box 2838
London
W6 9ZE
020 8563 7983
Nottingham AGENDA
First Floor
202 Mansfield Road
Nottingham
NG1 3HX
0115 969 1475
Survivors
P0 Box 2470
London
W2 1NW
(help-line) 020 7833 3737
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Men's Health Network And Resource Centre
North Derbyshire
Health Promotion Service
Scarsdale
Newbold Road
Chesterfield
S41 7PF
01246 231 255 ext. 4280/6
The Men's Health Help-line
020 8995 4448
Mind Over Matter (testicular cancer support group)
14 Blighmont Crescent
Millbrook
Southampton
SO15 8RH
01703 775 611
ISSUE: The National Fertility Association
509 Aldridge Road
Great Barr
Birmingham
B44 8NA
0121 344 4414
Prostate Help Association
Langworth
Lincoln
LN3 5DF
(For initial information sheet send two first-class stamps.)
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Parent Network
44-46 Caversham Road
London NW5 2DS
020 7485 8535
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Men's Contact and Resource Centre
P0 Box 8036
Hindley Street
Adelaide SA 5000
00 61 8223 1110
XY: Men, Sex, Politics
P0 Box 26
Ainslie ACT 2602
00 61 6248 5215
Australia's male-positive, pro-feminist and gay-affirmative men's magazine.
The Men's Resource Book
P0 Box 41
Hughes
ACT 2605
00 61 6285 2707
This book, available from the above address, gives details of individuals and organizations providing information, support and services for men in Australia and New Zealand.
Men's Network for Change
c/o Ken Fisher
133 avenue des Plages
Pontiac (Luskville)
QC JOX 2GO
(001) 819 455 9295
White Ribbon Campaign
220 Yonge Street, Suite 104
Toronto
Ontario M5B 2H1
(001) 416 596 1513
Men's anti-violence organization.
The Men's Center
Warner Gateway
Suite 130, 21860 Burbank Boulevard
Woodland Hills
Los Angeles
California 91367
(001) 818 348 9302
National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)
Suite 300, 54 Mint Street
San Francisco
CA 94103
(001) 412 731 2234
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