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A Broadway Show About Drag Queens Helps Shed New Light on Masculinity and Parenting


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For generations, fathers have felt that part of their job is to make men out of their sons. But a researcher at the University of Akron has found that a father’s expectations of manliness actually cause more harm than good. In this week’s Exploradio, WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair explores how a new understanding of masculinity’s role in parenting was discovered with help from a Broadway show about drag queens. The show is Kinky Boots . It’s based on the true story of a struggling shoe manufacturer in
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