Congress Committee Passes Gender-Neutral VAWA?

Roy writes "An MND blogger reports that the Senate/House conference committee yesterday passed a version of VAWA 2005 that includes "gender-neutral" language. Problem is, nothing in this language actually mandates any spending or support for male DV services, nor does it reform the biased funding authority of the Office Against Violence for Women that distributes the five billion. "Today VAWA passed through the Senate/House Conference Committee with the entire gender-neutral text that we asked for. David Burroughs who wrote the text said ... 'Through the hard work and support of many dedicated supporters of equality we have succeeded in having language inserted in the VAWA that makes it clear to the DOJ [Department Of Justice] VAWO [Violence Against Women Office] that it can no longer circumvent the original intent of Congress that this legislation provide shelter and services to all victims of domestic violence regardless of their gender.' " Link at --

http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/feminist4fathers/200 5/12/in-this-time-of-holiday-magic.html"

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