jadeforrest writes "In a sign that things may be changing in the domestic violence community, a domestic violence coalition in North Carolina is marching to honor a man who was killed by his wife, and are calling it domestic violence. They are marching every Tuesday after a person is killed for domestic violence

here.

Other links and discussion:

over here"

bharati writes "In this article in outlook magazine in India it mentions that it is a crime to slap a women and then it makes old discredited notions about how Australian men abuse women . In another article in India however a police constable who has been regularly beaten by his wife is given advice on how to "Please" his wife so that she will hit him less. Different strokes for Different Genders I guess"

I almost always enjoy FredOnEverything. Quite often, the guy hammers the nail smack dabby on the noggin, and I particularly enjoyed this piece.

Fred makes a distinction between many US women and oh-so-many women of Mexico by saying about relationships with Mexicanas, "You don’t marry a hundred pounds of irrational anger looking for an excuse." Just tonight I was in the hot tub, at the gym where I work out. A woman sat next to me (it was somewhat crowded). I was stretching, pulling my left knee up toward my chest, when a large guy walked past me as he headed out. He caused a current that knocked me off balance and almost pushed my left arm against the woman's right tit. All of a sudden, I found myself struggling so that I wouldn't make contact with her. I knew I was facing a possible decade or more in prison. I sincerely wished she wasn't part of my universe.

Anyway, it seems the man in Mexico may have fallen in love.

this is not equality writes "The GOP is asking for individual input for the party platform in 2004. This year, for the first time, suggestions given online may be included in the final document.

Anyone can logon to the web site (here) and participate in the platform process.

We need to tell the Republicans that Men's Issues are important. If we don't make an effort, we can only blame ourselves.

Please help form the GOP platform in 2004. Visit the website and tell them that we are fed up."

jadeforrest writes "The New Hampshire Chapter of Stop Abuse For Everyone (VIP/SAFE-NH) has had to close its office due to lack of funds. This is not affecting the services offered there, but it underscores the need to support truly gender-neutral domestic violence services:

here"

radikal writes "A Walt Disney World worker who portrayed the character Tigger was found not guilty Wednesday of touching the breast of a 13-year-old girl while posing for a photo at the Magic Kingdom. Read more here..."

Indianmale writes "Sangyabalya is a men's rights group in India. They have recently launched their website. It's http://www.sangyabalya.org.

This is an article from Amnesty International. This says that the growing concern in India reg false accusations by women is `much ado about nothing'. Read it here"

CJ writes "The same state supreme court (MA) that ruled that the unique institution of heterosexual marriage violated the rights of gays/lesbians, and also denies the natural parental rights of fathers to be involved in their own children’s lives with custodial privileges - today ruled that the right for widespread public access of level three sex offender information on the internet including pictures, names and addresses is “an 'apt fit' to contemporary life.” This was a unanimous decision (7-0) with the understanding that this ruling violated the liberty and privacy rights of a person accused and found guilty of a Level 3 sex crime (and who also served their sentence). It was also noted and accepted that by publishing this information could lead to harassment or even vigilantism. Rulings like this open the doors for the further dilution of liberty and privacy rights of citizens as precedent has been set, and socio-political interest groups have been empowered by this decision. For issues relating to gender, father rights and male citizenship and liberty, this is a milestone ruling as it will likely start trickling down into lower courts. This is not an argument to protect criminals, but rather a statement concerning "what next?" An apt quote: "In Germany the Nazis first came for the Communists and I didn't object because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't object because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't object because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't object because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me." Article

here"

Anonymous User writes "Mary Kay, the teacher who had sex (or as the Post calls it "forbidden love affair") with her 12-year old male student is about to be released from jail. In this article by the New York Post, they speak of her letters that she has recently written to her victim. In these crazy and sometimes angry letters she brags about: having sex with a 23 year old prison guard,flirting with a lesbian, and she tells of how "People pay big money for my autograph now" article here"



And in related news Thundercloud writes "Just to show that the whole fad of female pedophiles is not only on the rise but has gained acceptance in western culture, I submit to you the up coming TV show "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES", When this show airs this fall we will be treated to yet another relationship between an older woman and an under aged teenage boy. I am not sure how old the woman is supposed to be. I think she is in her late 30s, and the boy is supposed to be 16. Although the actor portraying the boy is 18 or 19. Which, of course, isn't the issue. The issue is FEMALE PEDOPHILIA and STATUTORY RAPE! and the fact that it is being celebrated, again and again in the mainstream media.
You can bet your a$$ that if there was a trend going on where men were RAPING underage girls,it would NOT be celebrated, pushed and submitted for approval by the "entertainment" industry. No it would be completely CONDEMNED by all.
this thing has gotten out of hand! We MUST start holding FEMALE pedophiles to the same standard that we hold male pedophiles! We must tell female pedophiles that we will NOT tolerate this!"

Anon User writes "Columnist and talk show host Glenn Sacks debated two leaders of the National Organization for Women on the recent rape-shield ruling in the Kobe Bryant trial in the San Francisco Chronicle. See:
here

and over here

The Chronicle has a web-based vote on the Bryant decision
at this link"

apetr writes "Metrosexuals or feminized men, apparently are finding more success in the executive world because they are possesing traits normally associated by women. Slowly we are being turned into women and girls, boys are being drugged in school for dare I say "being boys" and now, if you are a man who behaves more like a women, you will be more successful! How wonderful it must be to be a women, it is not masculinity but femininity, see they don't have to change, we do, to become better human beings. Here is the article."

mens_issues writes "A Kleenex commercial shows a young man walking along the side of a muddy dirt road. An attractive young woman speeds by in a sports car, which splashes him with muddy water. She stops, and he looks at her like she’s a goddess. Without a word she throws a box of Kleenex at his chest and speeds off.

Contact Kleenex at here (Note: I had to turn off my pop-up blocker to get the site to work).

Steve"

thatold55 writes "In an interesting article, Britain's Professor Carol Black suggests that as the medical field becomes ever more dominated by women, the profession runs the risk of suffering the same loss of stature as in the field of education."

Ray Blumhorst writes "This news story Budget woes, jail crowding let many female inmates out early
, points out that, "Male inmates serve anywhere from 10 percent to 100 percent of their sentences, depending on the seriousness of their offense..." and one legal expert points out that this policy will be difficult to challenge, "Legal experts said it would be difficult to challenge the sheriff's policy on the grounds that it discriminates against men.

"It's not a cut-and-dried equal- protection violation,' said Carrie Hempel, a clinical professor of law at USC. "The standard for equal protection for prisoners is much lower than for someone who's not incarcerated.'"

That's right, criminals lose constitutional rights when they are sentenced, and here I thought they were losing their rights just for having been born male. What do you think?"

A.J. writes "This article is about young men and boys that are thrown out of the nation's largest polygamous community. Most opponents of polygamy characterize it as slavery for women and power for men but conveniently ignore the near equal birth rates for males and females. What happens to all the “excess” males? Many are simply banished for alleged “sins”. A quote from the article: “The worst sin, though - the one for which most are banned - is simply becoming a mature young man in a society where older married men are seeking younger brides.”"