Asher Diaz was assigned female at birth and transitioned to male in his mid-20s. Since then, Diaz has reckoned with how to avoid reinforcing gender norms in his everyday life.  

Continuing our look at masculinity in 2018, we speak to Tunette Powell, the mother of three sons, on the challenges of raising black boys.

Former NBA player Keyon Dooling spent most of his life running away from his experience of childhood sexual abuse, until it caught up to him. 

Since the Parkland shooting, comedian and actor Michael Ian Black has been thinking critically about how masculinity is shaping our youth.

The Takeaway speaks with two experts about why they're optimistic for the future of masculinity.