One of the many complaints from those operating in the sector helping male domestic abuse victims is the ignorance of their plight in the media and the gender discrimination in the reporting. Though media reporting in some quaters has improved with regular features on male victims, other media carry on the distortion.
As well known, two in every five victims are men but some media insist, when running stories on the issue, of just referring to females being vcitims and that men are wife-beaters.
The Brighton Argus has recenly done just that. They run a story on domestic violence courts under the headline "New Court System To Ensnare Wife Beaters" (link).
Well Done Brighton Argus for your balanced reporting!
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