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NCFM sends open letter to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation opposing their circumcision efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

July 17, 2014
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NCFM sends open letter to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation opposing their circumcision efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

Regardless of your beliefs about circumcision you should go to this link “botched circumcisions horror stories or for a quicker awakening see the picture galleries at “botched circumcisions.” Then, come back here and read the letter we sent: 141617-Cover-letter-AND-the-open-letter-to-the-Gates-Foundation While there is disagreement as to whether circumcising all boys and men in sub-Saharan Africa,...
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Posted in Action, Activism, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Men by Men, Harry Crouch, Health Men, Human Rights, Steven Svoboda, Esq. | 3 Comments »

NCFM in the news! Glendale News-Press Editorial: In defense of the male-only class

July 12, 2014
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NCFM in the news! Glendale News-Press Editorial: In defense of the male-only class

NCFM NOTE: We just discovered this June 20 editorial by the Glendale News Press! It seems the editorial board, not just the editor, agreed with our efforts in Glendale to give free self-defense training regardless of sex. Mark another one up for the good guys, including the editorial board of the Glendale News Press!...
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Posted in Action, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Men by Men, Other, Programs Good | No Comments »

Boy Trouble Family breakdown disproportionately harms young males—and they’re falling further behind.

December 16, 2013
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Boy Trouble Family breakdown disproportionately harms young males—and they’re falling further behind.

NCFM NOTE: Thank the City Journal for running this excellent article by Kay Hymowitz. She does a superb job of summarizing the adverse impact on boys from the breakdown of the intact family unit, meaning a family with both bio parents… Kay S. Hymowitz Boy Trouble Family breakdown disproportionately harms young males—and they’re falling...
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Posted in Boys, Child Abuse, Children's' Rights, Dads, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Divorce, Education, Fatherlessness, Fathers | 2 Comments »

NCFM PR Director J. Steven Svoboda published in the National Post: The perils of circumcision

November 2, 2013
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NCFM PR Director J. Steven Svoboda published in the National Post: The perils of circumcision

By J. Steven Svoboda Last month, the National Post published Mark Joseph Stern’s article (“’Intactivists’ against circumcision, Sept. 19) criticizing  anti-circumcision activists, whom Mr. Stern dismissed as “fringe,” “paranoid” and “bizarre.” But individuals committed to safeguarding children from unnecessary surgical interference include leading scientists, pediatricians, public health researchers, bioethicists, medical historians, and human rights...
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S. African circumcision ‘hijacked’: minister — 34 boys dead

May 29, 2013
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S. African circumcision ‘hijacked’: minister — 34 boys dead

NCFM NOTE: Circumcision for money? Circumcision for religion? Circumcision for culture? Circumcisions botched, 34 dead boys. You tell us. Is it worth it? What if they had been girls. Would the world be outraged? Absolutely… S. African circumcision ‘hijacked’: minister May 30, 2013 – 5:37AM The Sydney Morning Herald Cape Town: South Africa’s health minister...
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Posted in Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Genital Mutilation, Other | 2 Comments »

NCFM announces the first annual International Foreskin Awareness Week

May 7, 2013
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NCFM announces the first annual International Foreskin Awareness Week

NCFM Press Release San Diego, California, May 7, 2013 The National Coalition For Men (NCFM) proudly announces the first annual International Foreskin Awareness Week, from May 6 to May 12, 2013. Contact: Steven Svoboda, Esq., NCFM PR Director, arc@post.harvard.edu   925-395-2065 “One of NCFM’s goals is to educate the public about the lesser known...
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Posted in Action, Activities, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Genital Mutilation | 3 Comments »

Female Teachers Give Male Pupils Lower Grades, Claims Study

December 5, 2012
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Female Teachers Give Male Pupils Lower Grades, Claims Study

Female teachers mark male pupils more harshly than they do their female students, research has claimed. Additionally, girls tend to believe male teachers will look upon them more favourably than female teaching staff, but men treat all students the same, regardless of gender. The study, released on Thursday, told 1,200 students in 29 schools...
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Posted in Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Men, Education | 1 Comment »

Are Things Really Equal?

September 20, 2012
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Are Things Really Equal?

If you think things are really equal or that women in general are discriminated against more than are men, then think again. It’s said the truth will set you free. We’ll see…
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NCFM PR Director Steven Svoboda, Neonatal Circumcision Violates Children’s Rights, Needlessly Amputating Functional Tissue

September 12, 2012
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NCFM PR Director Steven Svoboda, Neonatal Circumcision Violates Children’s Rights, Needlessly Amputating Functional Tissue

NCFM NOTE:  Mr. Svoboda is one of the world’s leading anti-circumcision experts and advocates. He is a Human Rights Attorney and President of Attorneys for the Rights of Children. You can follow his work more closely at the ARC website. Neonatal Circumcision Violates Children’s Rights, Needlessly Amputating Functional Tissue The long awaited circumcision policy...
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Posted in Activities, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Health Men, Steven Svoboda, Esq. | 3 Comments »

NCFM PR Director Steven Svoboda book review, The Purpose of Boys

August 14, 2012
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NCFM PR Director Steven Svoboda book review, The Purpose of Boys

The Purpose of Boys: Helping Our Sons Find Meaning, Significance, and Direction in Their Lives. By Michael Gurian. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009. 248 pp. $26.95. Review by J. Steven Svoboda. Why has Michael Gurian, author of over twenty books mostly relating to children and/or gender, devoted a book to boys and purpose? In answer...
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