Let boys be tough.
Let boys play in the dirt.
Let boys be masculine.
Let boys enjoy meat.
Let boys be ridiculous.
Let boys be themselves.
Let boys laugh at dumb jokes
Let boys be fun-loving and doofy
Let boys be humorous, comedic, and theatrical
Let boys pursue theater and music
Let boys long for the stage lights and rehearsals
Let boys be serious
Let boys be studious and scholarly
Let boys be interested in martial arts, and fencing, and wrestling and “violent” sports
Let boys be interested in making dangerous professions safer, and still be interested in the field.
Let boys be researchers, scientists, teachers, professors, and writers in peace
Let boys be themselves without policing their identities
Let boys like flowers
Let boys enjoy rainbows
Let boys like horses
Let boys play with dolls
Let boys grow out their hair
Let boys like pretty things
Let boys be confident
Let boys understand that liking ‘Girly’ things is okay
Let boys Have fun
Let boys grow into compassionate men who follow their dreams no matter what they be.
Let boys have sex without being laughed at
Let boys enjoy sex without being called names
Let boys abstain from sex without being ridiculed
Let boys make their own decisions about when, where, and with whom they have sex and not be made less than another man
Let boys enjoy exercising
Let boys enjoy baking
Let boys enjoy eating
Let boys enjoy technology
Let boys enjoy sewing
Let boys enjoy fashion
Let boys be stay at home dads
Let boys enjoy construction and architecture
Let boys dress masculine
Let boys wear feminine clothes
Let boys dress in both
Let boys dream about their weddings
Let boys plan to have many kids
Let boys plan to have no kids
Let boys be messy
Let boys burp and fart and be disgustingly childish
Let boys be boys
Let boys be themselves.