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'TORONTO – This haunted house warns of "severed" male genitalia while encouraging women to flash theirs.

Billed as art, you are paying for it.

"Don't trip over the severed penises," says one sign inside the guided tour of Toronto's own "lesbian haunted house."

There is also a mock "ball-busting room."
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Allyson Mitchell, the artist behind A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House, has received thousands in government grants.

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'An English teacher at a reputable Utah high school is accused of having sex with at least one of her students.

Brianne Altice, 34, was arrested at her home Monday on two felony counts of unlawful sex with a minor, after a victim tipped Kaysville police off about their alleged months-long sexual relationship.

According to the Deseret News, the boy could accurately describe tattoos on Altice's body, and confirmed the layout of her South Weber home, where investigators allege the two had sex at least five times between January 2012 to October 2013.'

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'MDC-T DEPUTY leader Thokozani Khupe has backed calls for men to consider circumcision to help curb new cervical cancer infections in the country.

Cervical cancer is caused by a sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV).

Khupe told Southern Eye that men need to seriously consider circumcision to not only prevent the spread of the HPV that causes cancer, but to help reduce new HIV infections.

“I am saying men should look at these issues seriously to save lives.

Khupe said statistics show that 1 200 women die annually from cervical cancer that affects a further 1 800 women in Zimbabwe.

“This is the reason why I am calling on men to undergo circumcision.'

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'An Athens County Grand Jury declined to issue an indictment in an alleged rape case, which had gained national attention after it was filmed by passers-by at Ohio University.

The videos show a man apparently giving a woman oral sex during the Oct. 12 homecoming celebration. The woman was leaning against a wall at Chase Bank, 2 S. Court St, in clear view of the passing crowds.

No person involved in the incident is facing charges – not the man for the rape, the woman for false accusations, nor the bystanders for videotaping.

Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said the video showed the woman smiling during the incident. It also showed the man asking if he should stop and the woman telling him to continue.

The man and the woman went to the man’s apartment after the incident, Blackburn reported. They stayed there for three hours before he walked her home.

Blackburn said both people were surprised when they saw the video online.

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'A woman wearing an ‘abusive wife’ costume was arrested for beating up her boyfriend in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday night.

Cristina Crespo, 26, and her unnamed boyfriend were participating in a Halloween pub crawl when they were spotted by police outside the Mojave Cantina at around 9pm.

Patrol officers stopped to check on Crespo, who was clearly intoxicated and lying on the sidewalk.
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The officer then tracked down Crespo's boyfriend, who was dressed up as an ‘abused husband’ which entailed a stream of fake blood running from his nose.

The boyfriend confirmed to the officer that the couple had a designated driver, and he agreed to collect their things and leave.

As the officer exited the cantina, he heard shouting and went to investigate.

He found Crespo ‘screaming and repeatedly hitting the boyfriend with her purse’ and tried to intervene, but Crespo ‘continued to be loud and belligerent and was detained.’

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'During Wednesday's congressional testimony, a heated exchange occurred between Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over one of the still-unexploded controversies in the ObamaCare law: the fact that ObamaCare's so-called "robust" coverage is in reality your government forcing you to pay for coverage that includes expensive services millions will never need. Ellmers called Sebelius out specifically for forcing men to buy maternity coverage.
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Sebelius: The individual policies cover families. Men often do need maternity care for their spouses and for their families, yes.

Ellmers: A single make [sic, should read "male"], aged 32, does need maternity coverage. To the best of your knowledge, has a man ever delivered a baby?'

I would love to link to an article making similar commentary to that which we saw after the U.S. government narrowly avoided defaulting on its debts, but I'm afraid that I can't. At that time, there was commentary from Robert Redford, Kathleen Parker, the Huffington Post, and many others, all telling us that we had women to thank for saving us from a fiscal disaster caused by men. And, of course, this meant that we needed more women in positions of power.

Now, Healthcare.gov is a mess, and the rollout of Obamacare has been a debacle. The two people most responsible for this epic IT failure are Kathleen Sebelius and Marilyn Tavenner. But, has anyone put out the word that we need "men to save us from the disaster that women have caused"?

Oh, heck no! That would just be sexist, wouldn't it?

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'The community outreach event was part of a movement to make men frontline fighters in the war to end violence against women. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative partnered with Edgewood, whose board of trustees committed to the issue by signing a resolution against domestic violence. The message was that men and boys have options for expressing who they are. Those present also recited a pledge of nonviolence within the family.

“We want them to know they can lift their voice and make their presence felt without aggression and violence,” P.E.A.C.E. Initiative executive director Patricia Castillo said. “Three-quarters of the men in our community are doing the right thing. They're being good papis (dads). They're doing sacred, hard, good work. We want to say, 'Thank you,' but we also want to spread that message.”'

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'With the rise of feminism in the late 20th century, many institutions in America are catering toward women and making it difficult for young boys to flourish. Our culture has placed high value on sensitivity and on being relational, and the standard of "model behavior" in grade schools is that of a well-mannered, quiet little girl.

Educators in primary school classrooms are typically female, and they often apply a universal standard for "good behavior" to their students. Traditional American pupils are expected to sit still for hours on end, to keep silent unless asking a question, and to keep on-task. Young boys - who are typically full of energy, like rough-and-tumble play, and like to work with their hands rather than sit still in a desk, are being disciplined for their behavior.'

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'Many feminists think misandry isn’t real. Not even my spellcheck thinks misandry is real. But it has become painfully obvious to me, as I pay closer attention to today’s social issues, that it is.
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I find it incredibly hypocritical that women wishing for equality in the world think it is okay to perpetuate negative stereotypes of men. I’m here to tell you, it doesn’t help. Discrimination can’t be used to fight discrimination; this makes us look petty at best and snowballs the issue at worst.
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Just like misogyny, prejudice against men has become such an ingrained part of our culture that we often don’t even recognize it. I was taught from a very young age that “boys only want one thing.” It made me terrified of them. They became “the other”: people to be extremely wary of. I still struggle with this idea to this day. Clearly this notion has been damaging to me, but it has also been hurtful to the men in my life who’ve deserved more of a chance than I’ve allowed myself to give them.'

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'Only a weak link exists between pesticide exposure and a common birth defect in baby boys, according to a new study.

Researchers examined the association between hundreds of chemicals used in commercial pesticides and a birth defect called hypospadias, in which the urethral opening on the penis is on the underside rather than on the tip.
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In the study, researchers compared data from 690 male infants born with hypospadias and nearly 2,200 male infants who did not have the birth defect. The infants were born in California's Central Valley, which has one of the highest rates of pesticide use in the nation, according to the study. The mothers of the children lived fairly close to where pesticides were used.

The researchers found that 15 chemicals used in pesticides had possible associations with hypospadias, but they said further research is needed, according to the study, which was published online Oct. 28 in the journal Pediatrics.'

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'A YouTube video is protesting the "illegal and unethical adoption of Veronica Brown," a member of the Cherokee Nation. In the background, father-daughter team Jorge and Alexa Narvaez sing a cover of 4 Non Blondes' "What's Going On." The pair, who became a YouTube sensation starting in 2010 with their cover of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zero's "Home," when Alexa was 6, gave permission for their video to be used with the photo compilation of Veronica hugging and laughing with her dad.

Hearing the musical collaboration between a loving father and his vibrant daughter amplifies the hard reality that Veronica Brown will miss out on this kind of incredible bond with her biological father, who lives in Oklahoma near the Cherokee reservation, while being raised by an adoptive couple in South Carolina.'

This article speaks for itself - a country that is concerned about the health of men. Excerpt:

'At first blush, the mascot's name is rather endearing: Mr. Balls.

But for those who might find that descriptive title offensive, the scrotum-shaped character also answers to "Senhor Testiculo" in Brazil, where he is a spokes-thing for a group that is seeking to raise awareness of testicular cancer research.
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You've got to admire Mr. Balls' bravery to let it all hang out. The character's eyes have a kind of bedroom quality, and, thanks to the positive response to Sponge Bob's dental occlusion, Mr. Balls' buck teeth are almost fashionable.

Hundreds of men die from testicular cancer every year, so the effort behind Mr. Balls is no laughing matter. The American Cancer Society said recently that occurrences of testicular cancer are increasing, both domestically and elsewhere.'

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'Being a boy can be a serious liability in today’s classroom. As a group, boys are noisy, rowdy and hard to manage. Many are messy, disorganized and won’t sit still. Young male rambunctiousness, according to a recent study, leads teachers to underestimate their intellectual and academic abilities. “Girl behavior is the gold standard in schools,” says psychologist Michael Thompson. “Boys are treated like defective girls.”

These “defective girls” are not faring well academically. Compared with girls, boys earn lower grades, win fewer honors and are less likely to go to college. One education expert has quipped that, if current trends continue, the last male will graduate from college in 2068. In today’s knowledge-based economy, success in the classroom has never been more crucial to a young person’s life prospects. Women are adapting; men are not.

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'Because October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’d like to address the strain of domestic abuse people are the least aware of: abuse directed at men.
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A study by the Centers for Disease Control indicates more men than women were victims of intimate partner physical violence and more than 40 percent of severe physical violence victims were men in 2010.

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey reported that in 2011, an estimated 5,365,000 men and 4,741,000 women were victims of intimate partner physical violence.
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These statistics aren’t commonly known. Women are the stereotypical victims of domestic violence, so it can be difficult for a man to share his story. Male victims who seek help often report that hotline workers say they only help women, imply the men must be the instigators, ridicule men or refer them to batterers’ programs. Police, meanwhile, are reluctant to take action against a woman who is accused of abusing her partner.