Author, Anti-Violence Advocate and Motivational Speaker Patrick Dati Teams Up With Renowned Domestic Violence Expert Denise Brown to Address Domestic Abuse Impacting Gay

By Broadwayworld on 04/25/2017

“…“I am so grateful to Denise Brown for giving me this platform to amplify the often invisible issue of domestic abuse impacting gay men, straight men and members of the LGBTQ community,” said Dati. “As a gay male survivor of domestic violence, I know first hand how the cycle of victimization can lead people into abusive relationships and how fear compels them to stay. …”

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Philip Davies Claims Men Are A Minority Because Fewer Of Them Suffer Domestic Violence

By HuffPost on 04/24/2017

“…“My point is that surely all these laws should be gender neutral. It shouldn’t matter whether the victim is a man or a woman or the perpetrator is a man or a woman. They should all be treated the same. Surely that’s the whole point of  that everyone should be treated the same irrespective of their gender.” …”

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New College Crime Bill Deputizes Professors as Campus Security, Further Federalizes Campus Rape Investigations, and Adds Huge Fines for Schools That Don’t Comply

By Reason on 04/24/2017

“…aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, specifically the section colloquially known as the Clery Act. In a press release announcing their “Campus Accountability and Safety Act” (CASA), the senators invoke the Title IX, the federal rule prohibiting sex-discrimination in education, and a need to place “higher incentives on all universities … to empower student survivors and hold perpetrators accountable.” …”

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The war on young men at US colleges needs to end — now

By New York Post on 04/23/2017

“…A few recent stories highlight just how unfair and unjust an environment US campuses have become for young men — and the necessity of federal intervention to fix the damage previous federal intervention has done. …”

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‘Mum wouldn’t mind’: When adult children abuse their parents

By Irish Times on 04/24/2107

“…As general manager of the HSE’s national safeguarding authority, Tim Hanly has come across shocking cases of elder abuse. His department has dealt with a woman in her 80s who was being intimidated by her grandson and others to hand over her pension to pay for drugs. They have seen pensions stolen from older people by their adult children. …”

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Strong & Silent: Breaking the Stigma of Abuse Because Black Men Are Victims Too

By Ebony on 03/27/2017

“…We are all aware of how horribly victims of rape and sexual abuse get treated by society. Imagine what it must be like for an abused man. Having no one to tell or talk to because you KNOW that you will be ridiculed. A man will most likely be asked how he ALLOWED the abuse to happen, instead of simply being helped. …”

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Out to help male victims of domestic violence

By The Hindu on 04/16/2017

“…Ameen, who claims himself a victim of domestic violence, is on a mission to cover 29 States and three Union Territories. His solo expedition ‘Shareeff Hindustani’ aims at encouraging men to share their dark experiences. “There is a widespread impression that men are the aggressors and women the victims. However, it need not always be so,” says Ameen who revisited the port city on Saturday. …”

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First force to record domestic abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community

By The Bolton News on 04/10/2017

“…GREATER Manchester has today become the first area of the UK to record domestic abuse in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) as police take a recording method force-wide. …”

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