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  1. IT'S GREAT TO BE A MAN - This file expresses what men do right and why men would never want to be anything other than men.

  2. FACT SHEET ABOUT CIRCUMCISION - This fully documented fact sheet is designed to give you a quick look at the health issues involved with circumcision.

  3. Nowhere to Go: Why Does LA County Refuse to Help Male Victims of Domestic Violence? By columnist, Glenn Sacks - The city of angels gets picked on in this article, but the same question could be asked of every city and town in the United States. Indeed, the federal government provided funds only for women in the Violence Against Women Act. Why is there a Violence Against Women Act when every research study done in the general community for the past 25 years has shown that men make up more than half of battered spouses?  

  4. DEALING WITH MASCULOPHOBIA - A phobia is an obsessive, irrational fear. In this case we are talking about an irrational fear of masculinity and the way maleness is degraded as a result of that phobia. How do both men and women contribute to this problem? Can anything be done about it? What is the role of the mythopoetic movement in fixing this problem? What is the role of the men's rights movement? The author of this article is a member of both wings of the men's movement and he spells out the positive solution...if we have enough courage and character to face it.

  5. HOW IT ALL FELL APART - Explores in a very controversial fashion the relationship between men and women as this has evolved over the past 30 years. John Galt, a passionate writer on men's issues, takes up the complaints by new-aged women that men are afraid of commitment; that there are no good men left.

  6. ABORTION! How does it affect men?, by Catherine T. Coyle, PhD. This groundbreaking article was prepared especially for NCFM. Very little research has been done regarding abortion and how men are affected by it. This study looked at a group of men who had difficulty with their partner's abortion and sought to explore the possibilities of positive intervention.

  7. DECLARATION FROM THE 1998 "EVERYMAN JOURNAL CONFERENCE" - A unity conference was held between Mythopoetic and Men's Rights/Father's Rights activists. A list of issues was drawn up with an assessment of, Where We Are Now, and, What Do We Want! This file is especially recommended for teachers at the high school level and should be required reading for every male student on "Take Our Daughters To Work Day".

  8. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH, by columnist, Ray Hughes. This article exposes the statistical games played by feminist when vilifying men to get funding from the public troth.

  9. CAREER DAY FOR OUR SONS - What a great idea! Dale Harris, a member of NCFM and an employee of Lucent Trchnologies, talks about what he did to bring about such an idea.

  10. FOLLOWING THE RULES COURTS DISASTER - This article comes from Jerry Boggs, who published this editorial about dating in The Detroit News. One study quoted by Boggs found, for example, "Both traditional and non-traditional men perceive women who ask for dates as kinder, warmer, more thoughtful and less selfish than women who do not ask for dates" This article is for both men and women who are looking for happier and healthier lives.

  11. REFUTING PRESIDENTIAL STATISTICS - Politicians and special interest groups lie. In the course of lying they use "activist research". Activist research is research carried out to prove a point. They use this research rather than rely on government gathered statistics and research conducted according to strict scientific standards. In this article Ed Devine contrasts how this occurs.

  12. SOCIAL ANALYSIS - There are many reasons for the social problems America is facing today. Jack Kammer, author of Good Will Toward Men (a series of interviews with leading women about men) offers a short analysis of America's social problems by focusing on feminism.

  13. FATHER'S PRENATAL RIGHTS - Some fundamental human rights deserved by fathers. This is a declaration adopted by the National Coalition of Free Men on behalf of all fathers, whether married or divorced.

  14. AWARDS - Since 1986 NCFM has provided awards to outstanding individuals who have done something significant to advance the cause of men's issues. Learn who they are.

  15. THE NCFM BOOK STORE and ANNOTATED READING LIST - There are presently over 1,000 book titles available on men's issues. Some come from major publishers and some are privately published. NCFM presents you with a short list of the very best and an easy to use resource (a book called, The New Men's Studies) where you can review almost everything that is available. If you like a title, ordering information is provided. In fact, most titles can be ordered on-line. NCFM is a member of the Amazon.com "associates program".

  16. SUICIDE! Males commit it at four times the rate of females. Why are so many males, especially teenaged ones, so intent on killing themselves? Parents and teachers should familiarize themselves with the reasons. Anyone thinking of suicide will, we hope, be helped by what you read here.

  17. VICTORY OVER PC - How do those who organize university activities react to the women's movement?? How do they react to the men's movement?? Read about one school that was embarassingly caught discriminating because of gender.

  18. PENTAGON GENDER BIAS: FRAUD OR JUST DISCRIMINATION This article asks some tough questions about government and its policies toward gender. Special focus is placed on health related spending.

  19. WILLIAM HETHERINGTON - This man needs your help! PLEASE do not pass by this file!

  20. SOME FACTS ON Rape and False Accusation of Rape. This is a fact sheet with statistics and research citations.

  21. IS FALSE ACCUSATION OF RAPE A PROBLEM? One statewide newspaper from America's heartland ran an essay by a local resident who says that it is. Learn why.

  22. MAYBE I MEAN YES?, is a song by popular Country and Western artist, Holly Dunn. Feminists protested against the release of this song because it raised the spector that some men might be legitimately enticed into what they (the feminists) are calling date rape. You be the judge. Francis Baumli, Ph.D., reviews the song and talks about his life in relation to it.

  23. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION is a deliberate policy of race and sex discrimination carried out today by the United States government and private enterprise. The idea was that some attonement was needed on the part of white males for past discrimination against others. Did the wrong people get targeted? Did black men end up getting hurt worse by a policy that turned out to favor whites?

  24. IN DEFENSE OF PORNOGRAPHY - Can anything be ALL bad? In fact, can it be argued that there is some benefit to viewing pornography? Baltimore Sun columnist, Jack Kammer thinks so.

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