The purpose of this new subreddit is to fill a void in the political landscape: discussing male issues from a perspective that is left-wing (ie. egalitarian) but includes criticism of feminism.

To this end I have drafted a Mission Statement. Here's a short summary of it:

A male advocate is someone who wants to address various issues that disproportionately affect males. A left-winger is an egalitarian who advocates reducing inequality through social change. This community aims to fill a void in the political landscape, by incorporating male issues into left-wing thought.

We believe men are not being well-served by either side of the mainstream political spectrum. We oppose right-wing exploitation of men's issues as a wedge to recruit men to inegalitarian traditional values. But we also oppose feminist attempts to deny male issues, or shoehorn them into a biased ideology that blames "male privilege" and guilt-trips men.

We have no objection to the genuinely egalitarian aspects of feminism, but we will criticize feminist ideology wherever it is inegalitarian and/or untruthful. Even a historically liberating ideology should not be considered above criticism, now that it holds institutional power. Too often feminism has promoted a one-sided “equality”, dismantling male advantages while exploiting, reinforcing, preserving, and downplaying female advantages - particularly in cases involving alleged abuse.

And the much longer full version of the Mission Statement can be read here: https://www.reddit.com/r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates/wiki/missionstatement

The current Mission Statement is a preliminary draft to gauge how many like-minded people are interested in forming a community along these lines. It may evolve depending on the direction in which others want to take the subreddit, so feel free to offer suggestions or feedback.