Abused Men Tell Their Stories on Sacks' New Radio

Male victims of domestic violence shared their stories of abuse and anti-male bias on His Side with Glenn Sacks last night on KRLA 870 AM in Los Angeles. Victims included Jim (attacked by his ex-wife with a butcher knife as he held their two month old baby in his arms), Benny (gouged and attacked with household objects by his ex-wife) and Ray (a Vietnam veteran attacked by his ex-wife on several occasions, causing permanent injury). Also, Marc Angelucci of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Coalition of Free Men discussed the lawsuit his group filed this week against 10 state-funded domestic violence shelters in the Los Angeles area for discriminating against male victims.

Other topics discussed included: anti-male police and judicial bias in domestic violence matters; what Angelucci called the domestic violence industry's "cover-up" of male victims; the Socorro Caro murder/domestic violence case; and the uniquely agonizing position abused fathers often find themselves in.

His Side with Glenn Sacks is a new, men's and fathers' issues radio show hosted by columnist Glenn Sacks. To listen, an archived version of last night's show will be up on His Side with Glenn Sacks Archive this evening. To learn more about the show, how to listen live and how to support it, go to His Side with Glenn Sacks.

To learn more about male victims of domestic violence, contact Stop Abuse for Everyone , an advocacy group which fights for services for all victims of domestic violence, regardless of gender. Also, see Glenn's columns:

"Nowhere to Go: Why Does LA County Refuse to Help Male Victims of Domestic Violence?"
(Los Angeles Daily News, 8/21/01, Pasadena Star-News &Affiliated Papers, 8/23/01)

"Baseball Player's Domestic Violence Arrest Demonstrates How Men are Presumed Guilty in Domestic Disputes"
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, 8/8/02)

"California Mother's Triple Murders Show Cost of Ignoring Female Abusers"
(IFeminists.com, 1/24/02)

"Domestic Violence: A Two-Way Street"
(Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, 10/15/01)

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