People for Equal Parenting, Inc. writes "The Supreme Court has ruled that parenting is a fundamental right. In a class action lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General, People for Equal Parenting, Inc. (PEP) is challenging current Texas laws which establish non-custodial parenthood and unequal possession of children as unconstitutional. We have a winnable case. PEP seeks donations to a legal fund to change custody laws so that all fit, divorced parents have the presumptive right to equal physical and legal custody of their children."

Linucs writes "Are you asking "could it ever get worse?" Sure: just read this. But I'm pretty sure UNAIDS welcomes "funding" from male taxpayers too..."

SLOPDOG writes "Anti-Social Man Almost Loses Nose

A Texas man nearly lost his snout after telling his wife he didn't want to go out.

Police said Maria Serrano, of San Antonio, got in a fight with her husband, Zeferino Barrera, after he told her he'd rather not hit the town last weekend.

"The woman in this situation assaulted the man, nearly cutting off his nose and sending him to the hospital," police spokeswoman Sandy Gutierrez told WOAI-TV.

Barrera said Serrano hit him in the head with a frying pan, but police couldn't find any kind of cutting weapon.

"She claims she never had anything in her hands, that it was simply her fist she used to hit him on the nose," Gutierrez said.

A plastic surgeon doubted that story.

"That would be a huge force to knock it off like that," said plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Jeneby, who said Barrera's nose could be saved with multiple operations.

Serrano was charged with aggravated assault.

— Thanks to Out There reader David B."

Ed. note: If anyone can provide a URL to this story, please post it in the comments section.

bandersnatch writes "From WOWK TV:

"A Braxton County middle school teacher is in police custody after allegedly confessing to sexual misconduct with five of her students. Toni Lynn Woods, 37, of Strange Creek was arrested Wednesday on eight counts of sexual assault."

Finally, the media is using the headline of sex abuse instead of just "having sex or sexual relations" to describe this."

Palladin writes "
Here the resident UNH misandrist Whitney Williams spews some of its venom at the male half of human population yet again."

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Here is the story, from the BBC. I quote:

In it, the woman claimed unspecified damages for mental injuries, public scorn and humiliation she had suffered after the encounter.

At the time of the collapse of the criminal case, Mr Bryant issued a statement apologising to the woman for any distress he had caused.

According to the statement, the woman had agreed not to use the apology against him in the civil claim.

No mention of the scorn and humiliation she may have caused Bryant with her unsupportable allegations. The message is clear: fame and money can be gotten for a woman by having sex with a famous/wealthy man, then suing him for it. Makes me glad I am neither!

Congratulations to NCFM-LA member Harry Crouch for this letter's publication in the North County Times. That "Lace Curtain" gets thinner and thinner every day!

Can be read here.

Mangesh writes "The highlights of the latest budget presented to Parliament are 1. Women pay Rs. 2,500 less tax on their income, 2. All govt departments required to prepare `gender budgets' which means they should allocate part of their planned fund outlay specifically for the benefit of women, 3. In some Indian states, women pay less stamp duty on property purchase than what men pay (in Delhi, it's 6% & 8%). The Finance Minister recommends the same model to other states as well.

The Times of India editorial is quite supportive of these `affirmative action' measures."

Linucs writes "From here: "More people are saving regularly, but women are managing to save less than men, according to a report published today." - Guess why? - "Women's salaries are, on average, lower than men's so you would expect a lower amount of savings, both in total and regular monthly amounts. But they also save a lower percentage of income."

Surprise..."

CJ writes "A mother was ordered to watch a sportsmanship video and write an essay about it after she was found guilty yesterday of assaulting an 11-year-old boy who was cheering the opposing team at her son's game nearly two years ago. She was initially charged with kicking the boy in the crotch. Apparently women have behavioral issues at sporting events too. Hard for the gender feminists to say that this type of action is a patriarchal norm... Also, if a man (father) had done this - we all know that he would be sitting in jail right now, and his face would have been on the front page of the paper."

Well it seems 16-YO boys are the main reason girls die in car accidents, or so you may gather from USA Today's March 1, 2005 cover story.

From the article:


To many who knew the victims, the crash seemed like a cruel act of fate, a freak tragedy beyond anyone's control. But it fit a common formula for teen deaths on the USA's roadways: Put a 16-year-old boy at the wheel of an SUV. Add two or three teens, including at least one other boy. Send them out at night. Finally, let them travel fast — and unbelted.

I guess girls never drive recklessly, do they? Not according to this publication from the Scottish government:


Although boys constitute the majority of road accident casualties at all ages, accident statistics show that the difference between boys and girls is narrowest during their early teenage years. This research did not find strong evidence to explain this phenomenon. There was little evidence to suggest that girls were any less likely to engage in 'common risk' behaviour but there was some evidence that they were slightly more careful when they did so.

bro writes "Here is the article.

Carol Bellamy comments: "Women are central to UNICEF's mission in that their well-being directly impacts families and children."

She also comments: "Since 1990, women and children constitute most of the deaths in war zones. Boys were brutalized and forced to become soldiers, while too many women and girls were too ashamed to complain," she said.

My only question is if women and children constitute most of the deaths in war zones, then male deaths don't matter or are there no male deaths within war zones?"

rachel snyder writes: I know this is a longshot, but I just stumbled onto the chat string from March 2004, in which Adam and others spoke of my book, What There Is To Love About A Man (Sourcebooks, 2000).

I was heartened to see men validating my book! Yes, the book is out-of-print, though all rights have reverted to me and I am seeking to repackage, reformat, retitle, and remarket the material. The book was simply ahead of its time: too many women still too angry, and too many men oppressed by male-bashing and anti-patriarchal rhetoric! I was interviewed on more than 85 radio shows, and my heart sank when the exposure did not translate into sales.

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What a day for news! Congratulations to F4J for their latest protest action!