Marc writes "Please check out the website National Coalition of Free Men, Los Angeles chapter, and sign our guesbook! We could use your support and feedback. Be sure to click on "flyer." That cute little boy smiling at you on the upper left is Ray. He grew up to become a battered male and a Vietnam Vet, and he's now one of NCFM's most active members! In fact he designed the flyer! Oh, and don't forget to click on "activist projects" to see the letters of support for a commission for men coming from leaders all over the community. The declaration by Patricia Overberg at the top names the DV shelters who abused and mistreated her just because she dared to make some space for male victims. Big thanks to Warble and his friend for designing the website, to Ray for designing the flyer, to all chapter members for their hard work, to NCFM national for their support and for a start-up grant, and to everyone else for their support as well and for being part of a movement that will not stop, ever, until we see equal justice for men. Of course there's much more in site for our site, but this is what we have so far and we'd love to hear from you in our guestbook. Thanks!"

Unfortunately, this article was put in the entertainment section, rather than being written in a slightly more serious style and published as an editorial. I also don't buy the "Fathers may not, on the whole, have it as bad as mothers." Nevertheless, the essay deals with the silencing of men, and it shows that men are starting to speak out.

This other article deals with the general silencing, in the US, of any voice that runs contrary to pc dogma. It's good to see more and more people speaking out about the silencing of men and the social disease known as political correctness.

I'd like to take a moment today to honor the military veterans who have made all kinds of sacrifices for the rights that most of us take for granted. If anyone has poems or other relevant thoughts on this, feel free to post them in the comments section of this story.

Though it focuses mostly on men acting individually, this article struck me as a further sign of just how strong an impact the men's movement is having. Researchers have started to ask about the role of men in the plummeting birth rate in Australia (a phenomenon occurring in most or all industrialized nations). This suggests to me that, as we take control of our lives over the next few decades, men and the men's movement will have at least as much of an impact on society as feminism has had over the last 35 or so years.

Hang onto your hats, ladies and gentlemen, we're in for a hell of a ride.

Raymond Cuttill writes "A revived www.MSNHatesMen.com is now running. It is a free antidote to the male bashing e-cards on the MSN "Love Stinks" section. The female e-card is now available, equivalent to the MSN one about pressing the pillow harder so you can't hear a man whining. If you think the female ecard is sexist, then you should think the male ecard sexist. This is not about hating women - it is about challenging the hatred of men."

Representative Nancy Pelosi will likely become the leader of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives. Pelosi is very active in spreading the myth that women are paid far less than men for the same work. She supports the discriminatory VAWA, and wants to see it more staunchly enforced. She is also very active in the campaign to ratify the radical feminist CEDAW. If she wins this post, the Democrats will have taken another step toward domination by the radical feminist agenda.

I've often wondered about the forced registration of sex offenders, when other violent criminals are not required to register with the police. This article questions the dubious reasons for forcing only sex offenders to register and have their names and addresses available to the public. It seems to me that child abusers, at the very least, should also be forced to register. Perhaps they aren't because women are the perpetrators of most physical abuse and murders of children.

warble writes "NCFM, LA completed a tabling project on Tuesday November 5th. The objective of the project was to obtain signed letters in support of a Commission for Men in Los Angeles County. Our goal is to obtain over 100 signed letters before November 19th. Currently, we have about 50-signed letters in support of the commission." See the Read More section below for more info. Congratulations to this group - we look forward to seeing the outcome of your efforts!

Anonymous User writes "In August and September, this site ran articles about David A. Bickford, who was running for re-election to the New Hampshire House. He won. Read about it here." That's correct - David was the primary sponsor of the NH Commission on the Status of Men bill, and due to his district changing, he had a lot of concerns about being re-elected. In the end, he actually received the most votes in the new district (of which the top eight candidates receive seats), so he couldn't have done better. Thanks in part to some of the generous donations that went to him after pleas for help appeared on this site.

Steve writes "I will host this week's MANN chat, Wednesday night
(11/6), starting at 9:30 PM Eastern Time, at the usual location. The topic
for this chat will be 'False Accusations: Disarming The Growing Threat.'
 New
rape laws in the UK will gravely harm a man's right to due process of
law when he is accused of rape.  This anti-male legislation is just
the latest threat to men's rights that false accusations create.  What
are we going to do to combat such threats?  How are we going to hold
false accusers accountable for their crimes?  I hope you will join us
at this week's MANN chat as we figure out the answers to these questions."

Thompson & Sacks ask 'Does NOW Stand for Equality?'
on their new, live call-in show.


Deborah Watkins, former president of the Tarrant County (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas) chapter of the National Organization for Women, left NOW to become president of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter of the National Coalition of Free Men. What prompted Ms. Watkins to make such a dramatic transition? You can find out by joining Thompson & Sacks as we ask "Does NOW Stand for Equality?" on our live call-in show on MND radio. The show will began at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST (Tuesday, November 5).



To listen, or for more information,
go to Mens News Daily.

Chas writes "In "The Australian" 5th Nov. 2002, Angela Shanahan challenges gender equity policies in schools because they result in inequity for boys. The claims by gender feminists that girls suffered because of gender bias is disputed. Shanahan points to the needs of boys being neglected because of such philosophy. She argues that inequity for anyone is not a gender issue but a pedagogic and educational issue."

Gone is the notion that one is innocent until proven guilty. A new UK law puts the burden of proof on men to prove that they are not rapists.

"The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, has made it clear that the current rate of convictions for rape is “unacceptable”, and the explicit aim of these reforms is to find more men guilty."

According to this article... well, read this.

"Network programming sends a distorted, often offensive image of women, girls and people of color brought to you through the point-of-view of white men and boys," said NOW Foundation president Kim Gandy. "Television remains very much a man's world, with women serving primarily as eye candy."

Apparently CNN isn't aware that not all women agree.

frank h writes "This story says that abortion rights are at the center of many key races in this year's election. We need to pay attention to this because as much as the feminists want to keep the focus on access to safe and legal abortion, the Roe v. Wade ruling is key to father's rights: it states that the father has no right to any decision making in the reproductive process. It is possible for father to have reproductive choice AND to keep abortion safe and legal. Note that this MAY be a possible dividing point with the pro-abortion crowd. There may be many women who favor male reproductive choice who also demand the right to safe and legal abortion."