Positive Update: California Domestic Violence Ruling

Article here. Excerpt:

'Programs that receive state funding to help victims of domestic violence must provide equal services to men and women, under a state appeals court decision that took effect this month.
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"We applaud the ruling," said Protima Pandey, a board member for San Bernardino's Option House, which provides services including emergency housing, transitional housing, counseling and assistance with getting a restraining order.

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"Most of the men who came to us didn't come because they were afraid for their life or feared being put in a hospital," Evey said. "Their fear was abuse against the children."
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Web sites for agencies and organizations that offer services to domestic violence victims predominantly feature photos of women and their children.

A Web page with information about spousal abuse on the California attorney general's Web site refers to "she" and "her" exclusively.

"I think it's absolutely outrageous that they stigmatize male victims that way," Angelucci said. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I am because I thought things were changing."'