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A term with a similar but distinct meaning is androphobia, which describes a fear, but not necessarily hatred, of men. [20] [better source needed] Anthropologist David D. Gilmore coined the term "viriphobia" in line with his view that misandry typically targets machismo, "the obnoxious manly pose", along with the oppressive male roles of patriarchy
The term transandrophobia is also used, which uses the suffix 'androphobia'. The complexity of this prejudice and the need for a term for this type of transphobia has previously been addressed by transgender author Julia Serano, who coined the term transmisogyny. [4]
Androphobia fear of adult men [8] Anthropophobia: fear of human beings [8] Apeirophobia: excessive fear of infinity, eternity, and the uncountable Aphenphosmphobia: fear of being touched Apiphobia: fear of bees, a zoophobia: Apotemnophobia fear of amputees, and/or of becoming an amputee [9] [10] Aquaphobia: fear of water.
Men are less likely to seek help. Gender can also be a predictor of whether patients choose to seek help. In 2022, 2.3 million male patients received mental health treatment versus 2.8 million women.
Fragile masculinity is the anxiety among males who feel they do not meet cultural standards of masculinity.Evidence suggests that this concept is necessary to understand their attitudes and behaviors.
The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree. Their motivations ranged from preferring their current lifestyles (64 percent) to prioritizing their careers (9 percent) — a.k.a. fairly universal things that have motivated men not to have children for centuries.
A scary, sobering look at fatal domestic violence in the United States
The 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States is an ongoing political backlash from social conservatives against LGBTQ movements.It has included legislative proposals of bathroom use restrictions, bans on gender-affirming care, anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws, laws against drag performances, book bans, boycotts, and conspiracy theories around grooming. [1]