2024-10-08
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In a brewery in Pittsburgh's East End,
six guys lounged on bar stools talk about brawls and about women.
We can't stand by, we've got to get in the fight, says one.
Another adds that as a husband,
it is natural to go into defense mode when his wife is under attack.
The others nod vigorously.
The government should not be in the business of putting their hands on women's wombs,
he concludes to loud applause and some spilled beer at the tables around them.
This manel at East End Brewing on September 20th is one of many stops on the Reproductive Freedom bus tour.
The six men, a doctor, a social worker, a representative,
Two Hollywood actors and a man whose wife nearly died of sepsis due to Texas's abortion ban are here to urge men to vote Harris.
They talk about wanting to be good role models to their sons and win back rights for their daughters.
This strain of masculinity was on display at the Democratic National Convention,
or DNC, in August.
It was a sharp contrast with the Republican National Convention where Donald Trump walked on to,