Just like most demographic groups, men too have particular issues affecting them. Why is it so controversial for men to speak up about them?

Men make up 40% of domestic abuse victims, but they hardly have any DV shelters to go to

At least 1 in 6 males has been sexually assaulted, yet their are plenty of male rape jokes on tv/movies for comedic purposes

Men make up 78% of homicide victims, but their deaths are seen as normal, and completely ignored by the media

Men make up 79% of suicide victims, yet there are no government efforts specifically tailored to men's mental health needs

97% of people killed by police are males, yet it's still acceptable to view all men as potential criminals

93% of people who die in the workplace are men, yet society still pressures men to get the highest paying job they can find, even if it may kill them

Prostrate cancer kills around the same number of men as breast cancer kills women, yet prostate cancer research gets a fraction of the funding

Men are given a 63% higher sentence (on average) for the exact same crime committed by a woman

Boys are falling behind in schools, yet school curriculum continues to be more tailored for how girls learn better

Only 40% of college students are men, and only 35% of college students who graduate today are men, yet gender based scholarships/grants only exist for women

Violence against men/boys, especially when committed by women, is shows as comedy in the media, even in children's cartoons

Male genital mutilation is legal for newborn boys, and is defended by ridiculous statements such as 'It looks better, it'll help him get women when he's older' (yes I've heard so many people say this)

Men in the USA still have to register for the selective service, so if WW3 breaks out, they'll be sent to die because of the gender they were born

70% of drug overdoses are men

Child support laws force fatherhood upon men, and many are sent to jail. There are even men who were raped by adult women (when they were teens/boys), and they still have to pay child support once they're an adult

The family court system/divorce court always favors women

It's legal for women to put a hole in a condom to baby trap men

It's socially and legally acceptable to see a man as a potential predator just because of his gender

73% of the homeless population is men, yet most homeless shelters are geared towards families or women, and even the ones that accept men usually only let them stay for a short time

In many countries, including the UK, a woman can't be charged with rape for raping a man

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Women have plenty of issues they face as well, but they are allowed to discuss them. When they're passionate about it, they're seen as empowered feminist queens. And there's nothing wrong with that, yet when a man is passionate about speaking up for issues men face, he's a bad person, a misogynist, an incel. Why is being a Men's Right's Activist seen as something evil? Granted there are a handful of actual misogynists who claim to be MRA's, but how does that invalidate men's issues? There are many women who claim to be feminists, who use hashtags such as #KAM, or #PegAllMen, and those misandrists don't invalidate women's issues or define all of feminism. There will always be a handful of toxic people in any movement, yet society is always finding a way to invalidate men's issues.