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 movement where several prominent men, from Harvey Weinstein to Bill Cosby, have been charged or prosecuted for sexual assault and harassment. 

This year, for the first time ever, the American Psychological Association released 

 that said toxic masculinity can be harmful to young boys' and men's physical and mental health.

Host Tiffany Hanssen spoke to former professional football player and the NFL's first LGBT inclusion consultant, 

, poet and author of "Don't Call Us Dead," 

, about the changing narrative of masculinity and why we need to have this conversation now.

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The #MeToo movement has highlighted some of the dangers of toxic masculinity. In response, Gillette ran an ad calling for more respectful men. How is this moment shifting the narrative on masculinity?

Where does masculinity go from here?

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