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this is my contribution to Men's Mental Health Awareness month, which is often overshadowed by Pride month.
Boys,
it's okay for you to have feelings.
it's okay to cry.
it's okay to hurt.
i recently had a male friend reach out to me. He had been struggling for so long with nobody listening to him, nobody seeing his hurt or hearing his silent screams for help.
He was dying inside, and no one knew.
This is happening more and more around us. So many men are being told that women are more important, that crying isn't manly, that they should be jacked and tall and nobody will date them if they have acne.
It's not true.
To tell someone, anyone, that they are not worthy of love, is just cruel.
Take a look around you. Ask your male friends if they're okay. And your female friends too. Everyone is equal, but men are often pushed down and ignored.
Take this month and show the men close to you that you care. That their emotions are valid.

You are loved, and needed, and beautiful.
If nobody else tells you that, then remember that I did. I see you. I hear you. I love you. The world would not be the same without you.
You cannot be replaced.