Indian MRAs have decided to observe November 19th as the Men's Day. This journalist is obviously upset! Article here. Excerpt:

'The numerous feast-days and rituals for brothers, sons and sons-in-law in the various Indian cultures are just not enough to soothe their sensitive feelings. The lads want their day out on November 19, the day their brothers in Trinidad and Tobago celebrate their ‘emancipation’ as well. They would all like to go international — women can do it — but they are a little confused about the date.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'Paramedics had tried to revive Joshua, who was found unresponsive after the in-home day care center's owner, Vicki Leigh Chiles, bound his mouth and hands with masking tape.
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"You could see the bruising (on his face) where the tape had been," Robert Minton said."

Chiles, 42, told police that Joshua would not be quiet for nap time and that she used masking tape to bind his hands and cover his mouth to keep him quiet, her arrest report states.'

Read some of the female perspectives about Title IX. An article in a major publication such as Newsweek (Outstanding!)

What do female athletes say?

"I know that I’ve heard from lots of female athletes who are starting to say that this law has outlived its purpose. They don’t understand what this law means because they’re seeing it limit the opportunities of the men they travel and train with and who make them better athletes. And they think it’s insane. There’s a big generational divide here. Some of the women who are of the “if you build it they will com”’ mentality are older women and they lived at a time and went to college at a time when women were being given the short end of the stick in a major way. But these women today have had a very different experience and they don’t agree with what this law is doing to their male colleagues."

Article here. Excerpt:

"The National Coalition of Free Men (NCFM), the oldest and largest men’s rights organization in the United States, vehemently opposes Harvard Professor Alberto Alesina’s recently-proposed man tax.(1)

"A man tax is as wrong as a Jew tax," says NCFM's Marc Angelucci. "They both violate the fundamental Constitutional right to equal protection by unfairly targeting a birth group for discriminatory treatment.

"Even aside from equal protection, there is no justification for a man tax."

Story here.

I'm not happy with the term "Dead Beat Dads" used several times in this article. Excerpt:

"Every day, the state of Ohio processes more than 50,000 child support payments.

Has that volume led to unfair treatment of parents who are paying?

Derrick Adams is a deadbeat dad. Or so says the State of Ohio.

Deputies arrested him not once, but twice, even though the father of three boys is making child support payments."

Story here. Excerpt:

"You may find that in 10 years this young man, or others in similar situations, will grow up with alcohol issues, relationship issues and anger issues but will never look at the root cause," St. John said yesterday, the same day that Gross, 24, of Mohegan Lake pleaded not guilty in Elmsford Village Court to having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy inside a parked car."

There is a link to an organization I didn't know existed:

"Curtis St. John is president-elect of MaleSurvivor: the National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization."

http://www.malesurvivor.org/

Story here. Excerpt:

'Anna Lloyd and Jane Harvey could be any middle-class mothers strolling with their sons in their local park. But behind their everyday appearance lies a story of a highly unconventional family - for they are lesbian partners, and Oliver and Charlie, aged two, are their twins.
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Thanks to a shake-up in the law announced yesterday, NHS fertility clinics may no longer have to consider a baby's need for a father (or mother), so a gay woman would have as much right as a woman in a heterosexual relationship to walk into an NHS clinic and request fertility treatment in a bid to have a baby.'
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"We thought of asking a male friend to donate sperm, so that we would know who the father was, but he might have wanted to be involved in the baby's life.

"We didn't want this; we wanted to raise our children alone, without having to answer to the father.

From a credible source sent to us (DaddyBlogger.com) via email:

Alec Baldwin to become actively involved with Action 4 Justice.

Robert and Angela Pedersen
http://www.achildsright.net/
http://www.daddyblogger.com/

Not only are a baby's needs for a dad no longer to be considered, but human/non-human hybrids can be implanted, also. Brave new world indeed. Story here. Excerpt:

'A major relaxation of IVF rules was announced by ministers today.

The changes will make it easier for single people and lesbians to receive fertility treatment on the NHS.

The move, which is part of a shake-up of laws on the use of human tissues, will also allow the creation of "Frankenstein" embryos - human and animal cells mixed together - for medical research.

Under current laws, fertility clinics have to consider the baby's need for a father before providing treatment. But today's draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill says this is no longer necessary.'

I was very disappointed to read this regarding a Marriot Hotel being built in Michigan. It seems they're going to have a floor dedicated for women only.

I'm a huge fan of Marriot, and at this very moment I'm on the road in Wilmington NC... and staying at a Marriot extended stay hotel. Since the beginning of the year I've spent thousands of dollars on Marriot hotel stays. I've just sent them a message through their online site letting them know that if this policy goes into place I will never be staying at a Marriot Hotel again. I suggest that ANYONE who travels let them know that we won't put up with such blatant sexism and that it'll cost them far more than it gains them. Contact link here.

Story here. Excerpt:

"Secondary schools in England are being given free books for their library, in an attempt to get teenage boys reading.

The collection includes classic novels such as Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and factual books like Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. There are also spy and adventure books, as part of efforts to close the "reading gap" between boys and girls.

The scheme - Boys into Books - is principally aimed at boys aged between 11 and 14, because research suggests boys enjoy reading at primary school but lose interest after the age of 11."

Story here. Excerpt:

In Webster, Texas, a 25-year-old mother with a history of drug abuse says she woke up and found that her miniature eight-pound, dachshund had torn off her baby boy’s genitals. (The woman’s name is being withheld by the family, and she hasn’t been charged yet.)
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Police, child protective service officials, and the doctors who examined Holden told his dad that the injuries were not consistent with dog bites because the cuts were too neat. The only person who knows what really happened - Holden’s mother - has checked herself into a drug treatment program and is not talking to police or family members.

On a positive note, the father, who has not had any contact with Holden’s mother since the attack, says he is dedicated to the baby’s recovery and to making sure Holden is safe and happy for the rest of his life."

In my opinion, the Men's Health Forum in the UK is one of the most important and positive things concerning men's rights and well-being that I've seen in years as it is an official, almost governmental body.

Check these links out (the second one is to show you how the Forum defends the male point of view when it comes to health):

Link 1

Link 2 (.pdf file)

Story here. Excerpt:

"John Walsh, 40, of Deerfield Beach, wants the same thing. He recently challenged his $400-a-month support requirement. He said two weeks after his 8-year-old son was born, he learned he was not the father. He has since had DNA tests indicating there is no biological relationship and filed a challenge to his support orders earlier this year."

How about some good news, guys!

"The Parental Alienation Awareness Organization/www.Parental-Alienation-Awareness.com has made more progress in gaining recognition of April 25 as "Parental Alienation Awareness Day"--Florida has now become the 9th state to support PAAD."

Tons of more information at the above website!