Tony writes "Here is a recent article in a peer reviewed journal that examines the targeted murder of males in Rwanda. [note: this article is available in the free sample issue (same title as subject heading) offered at the site. registration is required but free.] I will let the introduction speak for itself, "The aspect of gender in the Rwandan genocide is perhaps more extraordinarily intricate and multifaceted than in any genocide in history. The claim is a bold one, but it can be sustained by considering the combination of factors specfic to the events in Rwanda between April and July, 1994: the enormous stress that traditional gender roles, especially masculine ones,
were under when the genocide erupted; the prominence of women in perpetrating the genocide (a historically unprecedented
feature, in terms of the scale and directness of the involvement); the bluntness of the genocidaires’ appeals to gendered expectations and aspirations, again including women as active agents of the slaughter;" In the conclusion, the author and editor of the magazine confront feminists with their lack of attention on male victims. This article not only shows the atrocities that are occurring around the world against men but also I believe shows that male issues and rights are slowly gaining worldwide attention."

I apologize for announcing this so late, I wasn't sure if I'd have other commitments tonight. I'd like to try to revive the MANN on-line chats again, and will be holding one this evening starting at 9:30 PM EST in the MANN chat room. Join us and talk about whatever you like, there's no formal topic for discussion this evening. I would also like to hear from anyone who would like to volunteer to coordinate and host the chats.

John S. sent us this link to a press release regarding a new bill in congress - the Child Support Enforcement Act. The bill would allow custodial parents to deduct unpaid portions of child support, and for delinquent parents to add the unpaid support into their income. As John writes, "Child support is not tax deductible in the first place so all of the man's income is already taxed. Are they proposing adding it on again for clear double taxation? I don't get it." I'm sure John is not alone with this sentiment.

Mark Thundercloud writes "Progressive Insurance has now edited its anti-male commercial. It now leaves out all the other forms of torture inflicted on the ex-boyfriend/husband by the ex-girlfriend/wife except the part where she uses the pliers on his genitals! This is obviously an in-your-face response to show contempt for those of us who have contacted Progressive to voice our objections and to show their contempt of men in general! So... What do we do now?" Update: Links to view the ad in RealVideo format can be found in the comments section. See comments #16 and #17, in particular.

Raymond Cuttill writes "The July Programme is out and contains news about a Wiltshire, England protest in July; an interview with author Bernard Chapin about his book, education and feminism; news of two websites; news of the NCFM conference in June and items about men boycotting marriage, viruses, and does everyone know you're in the Men's Movement? The Mens' Hour is at www.menshour.com"

Raymond Cuttill writes "MSNHatesMen.com, the ecard site conceived as an antidote to the male-bashing ecards at MSN is still not up. Claims by hostonce.com that the problem has been fixed turn out to be wishful thinking or only temporary. Hostonce.com is either the most incompetent webhosting company ever or lying. Alternatives are being considered. MSNHatesMen will live!"

In this essay, Wendy McElroy, responds to an email sent to her by Liz Richards of NAFCJ. Just noting the difference in writing styles was an eye opener for me. Wendy sure has Liz outclassed.

And in this essay, Trudy Schuett responds to the same rant.

I don't know what statement I love most in all this, Liz Richards' "You will be so sorry you have been promoting the cause of a ring of sociopath, deadbeat, and violent abusers," Wendy's "As for the content of Ms. Richards' email to me... To a large extent, I'm not sure what she is talking about," or Trudy's "there is a need to speak to women, and those men who bought the feminist line and thought by going along with it they were doing something positive for the world... those who styled themselves as feminist leaders years ago, who claimed to speak for women and improve their position in society, were not worthy of the trust bestowed on them."

Trudy Schuett writes, "Preparation for the Domestic Violence Awareness campaign in
October is just getting underway, and I wanted to alert those with
an interest in the program. As you're probably aware, last year's
campaign was sidetracked due to saturation media coverage of the
9/11 disaster pretty much into the Xmas shopping season. This year
will be different, especially considering recent events relating
to challenges to the feminist ideology in many areas. This year we
will also be expanding to include other countries as well as the
US, and hard-copy publications to get the information on as many
websites, to as many people as possible." Read More below for the rest of her announcement.

warble writes "This report states, "Richards stated that Cindy Ross was the California director of her group, while Vicky Pierce was its Georgia director. In her email, she also said that Pierce had recently become the Cobb County president of NOW." This email cited in this news release could be the link that ties CA NOW into the potential defamation of property and libel cases that seem to be on the horizon. Notice also that Richards is reported to have "...blasted the leaders of the Father's Rights Movement, calling them "a pack of liars" bent on inflicting their ex-mates with "every single injustice they false(ly) claim to be inflicted on them." In my opinion, we know who Richard's is calling a pack of liars. All we have to do is reference the CA NOW report."

Dan-Lynch writes "This is a series run by the Massachusetts News on Wellesley's Campus ethics, among other things. You may remember Gilligan and her "girls are disadvantaged" mantra, well this series covers some interesting insights on that as well as a few other topics, including "Wellesley's attack on boys, straight women and men." I highly recommend the read and passing it on, as it covers a great deal of men's concerns from domestic violence to the feminization of males. A very full body of issues in a short piece."

Jack Kammer's If Men Have All the Power, How Come Women Make the Rules? book has just been released in a second edition. The book can be downloaded here for free, but also has been released in paperback form. I've personally found this book to be one of the few that can really open the eyes to someone new to the idea of men's rights. The aphoristic style of the book seems very effective this way, and I'd highly recommend it. Why not pick up a few copies of this book in paperback and give them out to people?

Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D., political science teacher at Howard University, gives his take on the growing marriage boycott by men. Doctor Baskerville states, "men themselves express a weightier explanation of why they fear marriage: For many men, starting a family is a one-way ticket to jail, and even worse." How sad and how true. He also states, "Portraying marriage as a man’s ball-and-chain used to be a joke. Now, it is a political problem." I would add that it is also a societal problem that is accompanied by a dangerous rate of population collapse.

Marc writes "California Assemblyman Rod Wright, who authored the anti paternity fraud bill AB2240, defended his bill in an editorial in the Sacramento Bee. He introduces what appear to be some new terms: 'deeppocket paternity,' 'revenge paternity,' and 'convenience paternity' (along with honest mistakes).

Note: feminists successfully diluted AB2240 to give judges total discretion. We (NCFM LA) still support the bill but we oppose the discretionary language because it allows bias and inconsistency. Some of us will drive to Sacramento from L.A. to testify at the 8/6 hearing. Anyone who wants to join us should email me."

According to this discussion thread on ifeminists.com, Wendy McElroy is possibly being threatened with lawsuits for "ridiculing" the CA NOW Family Court Report 2002. According to McElroy herself, "I have been told to cease "ridiculing" the CA NOW report and associated feminists. Monetary compensation has been "demanded." But the actual filing of a lawsuit has not occurred." This only suggests to me that these people know their lies are being exposed and they will take any desperate action to silence the truth.

Glenn Sacks and Dianna Thompson describe the injustice of a new anti-father device imposed by the courts. In her recent decision, Judge E. Chouteau Merrill determined that virtual visitation by computer link is an appropriate replacement for true visitation, where a man might actually be able to hug his children.