Since 1977, NCFM has been committed to ending harmful discrimination and stereotypes against boys, men, their families and the women who love them.
We are a gender inclusive, nonpartisan, ethnically diverse organization that effects civil rights reform through advocacy, education, outreach, services and litigation.
Last week I was invited by Kent Peters, Catholic Diocese Office for Social Services Director, to talk about domestic violence at the event Twentieth Annual Walk with the Suffering Good Friday Stations of the Cross, April 22, 2011, sponsored by the Ecumenical Council of San Diego County. Kent and I have known each other...
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In Colorado – home of the faux penises and Dildo Bandito – once lived some Eagle County Sheriffs who ordered up hang’m high Kobe t-shirts with the catchy slogan “I’m not a rapist; I’m just a cheater.” I wondered about that in a December 2003 editorial for the Colorado Daily, Let’s Just Get it...
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On February 13, 2011 Dennis was shot during a robbery. A bullet lodged in his brain. He was hospitalized, in a comma, until contracting pneumonia. The love of his life, Julie Palasco, was also shot, she died at the scene of the crime. Pasqual Raul Loera was arrested and charged with murder. Loera shot...
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Historically, many rape laws excluded male victims from the protections women receive. The Model Penal Code, for example, defined “rape” so that only women could be victims. In England, funding for sex abuse victims is often denied for male victims regardless of how devastating. The federal government spent hundreds of thousands of dollars studying rapes on college campuses...
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For years, the Forced Labour Convention of 1930 exempted “able-bodied males” between ages 18 and 45 from the ban on slavery and forced labor. See Article 11. And although the exemption was eventually eliminated, Article 2 still exempts prisoners and soldiers (90+% male). Male slaves are frequently ignored by human rights laws and policies. For example,...
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Fathers have historically been denied equal parenting rights with mothers. The 19th Century “tender years” doctrine, which explicitly gave mothers custody over children ages 13 and younger, was later replaced with the “best interests of the child” doctrine, but the gender bias persisted. As late as 1971, the Minnesota State Bar Association’s handbook advised lawyers and judges that “except in very...
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NCFM Advisor and Oregon Liaison Phil Cook was invited to speak at Pacific University. He reports that he: … learned something interesting on April 5th at the talk I gave on behalf of NCFM at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Change is possible. This University claims to be one of only three that...
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By Ray Blumhorst Can anyone guess what month April is on the feminist calendar? Wrong, “Women’s History Month” was last month (March)! Wrong again, “Stalking Awareness Month” was January. No, no, no, it’s not “Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” that was October. Oh for gosh sakes, NO, February was “Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.” April...
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There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap A study of single, childless urban workers between the ages of 22 and 30 found that women earned 8% more than men. By CARRIE LUKAS Tuesday is Equal Pay Day—so dubbed by the National Committee for Pay Equity, which represents feminist groups including the National Organization for Women,...
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Earl Silverman has dedicated much of his life to making this happen. At the bottom of this post is an address for sending donations. NCFM San Diego is sending $100 and I hope you will too. What follows my name is from John Dias. Harry Crouch, President On behalf of the entire international men’s...
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False Allegation Brochure
