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Feminist writers are so besieged by online abuse that some have begun to retire

By The Washington Post 02/20/2015

“I don’t know that I would do it under my real name,” she says she tells young women who are interested in writing about feminism. It’s “not just the physical safety concerns but the emotional ramifications” of constant, round-the-clock abuse. …”

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A Bid for Guns on Campuses to Deter Rape

By The New York Times 02/18/2015

But this year, lawmakers in 10 states who are pushing bills that would permit the carrying of firearms on campus are hoping that the national spotlight on sexual assault will help them win passage of their measures. …”

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Male victims of domestic violence: Police facebook post stirs debate on controversial issue

By The Daily Telegraph 02/19/2015

“Last year, 1 in every 5 domestic violence assaults that NSW Police responded to involving intimate partners were for male victims. …”

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‘Rape Culture’ and Feminism’s Sexual Exploitation of Women

By The Federalists 02/10/2015

Cathy Young has an in-depth report in The Daily Beast exposing the latest highly publicized dubious accusation of rape—following quickly on the heels of the University of Virginia saga and Lena Dunham’s tale about being taken advantage of by a mystery campus Republican who seems to have no counterpart in the real world. …”

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Joe Biden’s Latest Photo With a Cabinet Secretary’s Wife Is Pretty Jaw-Dropping

By The Blaze 02/17/2015

Vice President Joe Biden’s predilection for fawning over women has garnered plenty of attention in the past. But the latest image of Biden with the wife of newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday seems to be the most head-turning yet. …”

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Georgia Man Who Shot Ex, Kids Had Fought Over Child Custody

By ABC News 02/09/2015

Cedric Prather Jr.’s three children were his whole life and when he lost his job as a truck driver recently, the pressure over supporting them may have led him to snap and kill four people, his sister said Monday. …”

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Director of Montessori preschool: “You do not automatically trust men around young children.”

By A Voice for Male Students 02/06/2015

“If there is one thing that men’s advocates tend to do well, it’s make screenshots and keep records of what is said and done. Today I bring you another such example. It’s not one “of my own digging,” so to speak. It comes from Reddit, and it provokes an interesting discussion about the status of male teachers and male role-models in lower education. It also provokes a discussion about “doxxing,” as Reddit and similar sites call it. …”

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