The Day I Gave Up on My Hometown

I love Baltimore, but it breaks my heart.

Oct 10, 2023

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I was born and raised in Baltimore. My family there goes back to the mid-1800s. I was always proud of the quirky, gritty, no-nonsense “big small town,” dub…

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A guest post by

Jack Kammer

I've worked in the complex, contentious and fascinating field of male gender issues since 1983; “I never thought of it like that” is what I most like to hear about things that I write.