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Andrew Spieldenner will take up his new role of Executive Director of MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights on 1 March 2021. Photo courtesy of MPact
Press statement
UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Andrew Spieldenner as Executive Director of MPact 23 February 202123 February 2021
GENEVA, 23 February 2021 UNAIDS warmly welcomes the appointment of Andrew Spield
GENEVA, 23 February 2021 UNAIDS warmly welcomes the appointment of Andrew Spieldenner as the Executive Director of MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights. MPact has been working since 2006 at the intersection of sexual health and human rights for gay and bisexual men and is linked to more than 120 community-based organizations in 62 countries. MPact has long been a key partner of UNAIDS its work is critical for the promotion of the health and rights of gay and bisexual men and their communities and to ending AIDS.
Do Men Self-Care?
Salehe Bembury on a hike in Los Angeles.Credit.Chase Hall for The New York Times
Feb. 15, 2021
The commercials are always the same: A razor is likened to a racecar or a jet. A shower gel purports to make men smell like a bear. There are also truly absurd ads for male hygiene products, one of which has a shirtless, brawny Terry Crews popping out of another man’s beard to urge him to shave using a cream made by Old Spice.
To market any sort of self-care to men, many companies harp on an idea of extreme masculinity. There may be a few exceptions to the rule, like the anti-bullying short film that Gillette released in 2019, but usually everything is traveling at Mach 5 speed.
Steve Schmidt said he was stepping down from the board but remaining with the organization, and eight former workers said they wanted to share information about the handling of harassment allegations against another co-founder.
Steve Schmidt said he was stepping down from the board but remaining with the organization, and eight former workers said they wanted to share information about the handling of harassment allegations against another co-founder.