Clancy writes "So says Phyllis Schlafly in this Op-Ed. It begins with:

One impressive Nov. 2 vote has been overlooked by the media. By 85 percent to 15 percent, a ballot initiative in Massachusetts approved equal legal and physical custody of children whose parents are divorced.

Steven Brown writes "... for refusing to have sex with her. Another example of 'the fairer sex' in action.

She pleaded guilty but has yet to be sentenced. I bet she doesn't get a custodial sentence. If a man had mutilated a woman in such a way (cutting off a breast f'rinstance) he'd be locked up for years and put on the sex offenders' register for life etc etc..."

Anonymous User writes "In Australia, they have decided to remove the anonymity of sperm donors. Result: Men aren't donating anymore. Solution? Ask sperm from the MPs. Will it work? Probably not.

Anonymous User submitted the text of this article.

Ed note: It's a must-read. Contact info. for the author is at the bottom of the article.

bandersnatch writes "From Tampa Bay 10 News, A 35-year-old central Florida teacher’s aide is under arrest on charges she had sex with a 15-year-old male student.
Yet another female pedophile sexually assaults a young boy and the media headline calls it "having sex"."

With reference to this story on MANN, MANN received the following from Harold Leist:

Hello everyone,

Earlier we chatted about HB 1737. I have been
informed that today it came up for consideration in
the Virginia General Assembly House Courts of Justice
Criminal Subcommittee.

To refresh your memory, this is the bill where they
will put you in jail for being $25,000 behind in your
child support. Now for some that seems like a lot of
money. To some of you it would take a couple of years
of not paying to rake up that much past due. However,
to some on this list it is about 4-5 months. All it
would take is for someone in this range to have a
serious medical condition or get fired before they can
go to jail.

Click "Read more..." for the rest of Harold's note.

Late last year, the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University released its 2004 annual report on the state of marriage in the US.

One interesting point:

"Challenging the popular stereotype of the marriagephobic male, findings from a new national survey of young heterosexual men, ages 25-34, indicate that while men are delaying marriage until older ages, most men are "the marrying kind." Among all men surveyed, those from traditional, religiously observant family backgrounds are more likely to be married, to seek marriage and to have positive views of marriage, women, and children than young males from nontraditional and nonreligously observant family backgrounds."

Please click "Read More" for further details.

It's time men started filing a load of anti-discrimination law suits. The fact is: Men deserve equal pay for equal work. In this article, Carey Roberts relates some gems from Warren Farrell's newest book, Why Men Earn More. The book can be purchased here.

The demand for Equal Pay for Equal Work should be a bellwether of the men's movement.

Clancy writes "Maj. William Yuhas said the Taylor detachment is 85 percent women, most of them under 25. He said many women have joined because the 228th is the only non-combat unit in the area." as a man, would you complain that women are still given preferential treatment in the military? Or, thank them for serving our country no matter what the capacity?"

Ray also writes "Here is a timely news story reflecting America's Women in War "zeit geist." I take my hat off to women who are willing to accept the same responsibilities put on men, and tangibly be equal to men. Males are still the gender dying in this war over 97% of the time, yet the percentage of women who are experiencing the military responsibilities (historically placed on men for thousands of years) has arguably never been greater. Is it possible that through our never ending desire to show compassion for females (in this case female soldiers) we will somehow increase our compassion for male soldiers? ======
"Maj. William Yuhas said the Taylor detachment is 85 percent women, most of them under 25. He said many women have joined because the 228th is the only non-combat unit in the area." "Spc. Corchado-Reyes said she was inspired to serve by her father, Luis Corchado, a Vietnam veteran.
"I'm sad because I know what people see in war," he said."

Rand T. writes "Looks like we're not that powerless when it comes to reproduction!



"Men play the dominant role when it comes to making decisions about planned parenthood, social and medical experts said.
"In recent years, birthrate research conducted in the US has been focusing on men instead of women, because studies show that men's willingness to reproduce is the key to parenthood"



Full article here"

ArtflDgr writes "This article was posted to physorg... you can read it here.
Given that this subject comes up all the time i thought i would include it."

Anonymous User writes "HealthCentral published an article titled Biothermy for Prostate Cancer, which relates the story of men who are "successfully treated only to have their cancer return a few years later." The new treatment, biothermy, is "very promising," according to Arve Gillette, M.D., a radiation oncologist at Community Health Network in Indianapolis. Biothermy uses high dose radiation -- 10,000-times more powerful than standard radiation seeds. "You can perfectly paint the dose so that every bit of prostate that needs treating gets treated," Dr. Gillette says."

A pending bill (HB 1737), section 1.B, in the Virginia General Assembly would make failure to pay child support a Class 6 felony. Delegate John A. Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) has introduced the bill and under its conditions would make any NCP in arrears $25,000 or more subject to arrest and prosecution (ie, persecution) for "failure to pay child support". In short, Del. Cosgrove is trying to make Virginia a lot like Michigan in that should a man be unable to find work, have a computer error happen with his payment records, or just plain have a judge not like him and refuse to allow him to submit evidence of payment, he will go to jail, be denied a profesisonal license, and the right to vote, among other things.

Click "Read more..." for more information and contact links.

Anon user writes: "Glenn Sacks' newest column, "New Report on Maternal Homicide Crisis:
Myth-Making and Manbashing" (Lexington Herald-Leader, 1/3/05) criticizes the Washington Post's recent series on maternal homicides. To read the article, go to
here"

Clancy writes "Dad's in Charge in New TV Ads
Monday, January 10, 2005
By Catherine Donaldson-Evans:

They say sex sells in advertising, but apparently, Daddy changing a diaper can also lead to big bucks. Fathers are watching the little tykes without Mom around in ads for carpeting, department stores, nasal spray, wireless technology, cereal and other products — a move that experts say reflects the modern family.

rest of story over here"