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Chair of the ManKind Initiative receives OBE, in tribute to the work of the charity, its staff, volunteers, fundraisers, donors, survivors and victims. Press Release, 29 December 2018

Imnotmrabut

December 29, 2018

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Title	Chair of the ManKind Initiative receives OBE, in tribute to the work of the charity, its staff, volunteers, fundraisers, donors, survivors and victims. Press Release, 29 December 2018
Author	Imnotmrabut
Upvotes	10
Comments	1
Date	December 29, 2018 12:02 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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[–]Imnotmrabut[S] 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

On receiving the news about this honour, Mark Brooks OBE, said:

“This Honour is dedicated to all those men who have survived domestic abuse alongside those currently suffering but have yet to escape. I hope in some small way that this helps those going through this to find the strength to reach out and get help, knowing it is not acceptable to be a male victim of this, in the same way it is not acceptable for a woman either. It will also reinforce the fact that they are not to blame, not weak and not alone.

“It also sends a strong message that the public, the police and politicians along with others providing domestic abuse support do now recognise that men are victims of this terrible crime as well as women. Ten years ago, it would have been inconceivable that an Honour would have been given to this cause. It shows that the traditional old-fashioned view that domestic abuse is a solely a crime with a female victim and a male perpetrator has changed. It means that more and more people are taking a far more inclusive and 21 st Century view of the realities of domestic abuse in the UK today.