Investigating the Relationship Between Men & Violence

New Music Fight Club

Thomas Page McBee discusses his new book Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man. McBee, a trans man, charts his journey training to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the relationship between masculinity and violence. Through his boxing training, McBee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes, and the limitations of conventional masculinity.

This segment is guest hosted by Duarte Geraldino.