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A Voice for Men
A Voice for Men, also known as Voices of Men Network and by initialisms VoMN, AVfM and AV4M, is a large and influential publication within the wider men's rights movement.
It was founded in 2009 by Paul Elam as a for profit limited liability company based in the United States with an associated online publication; since 2022 it was refounded as a sole proprietorship in Australia by Robert Brockway. The organization's editorial position is strongly antifeminist; it frequently accuses feminists of being misandrist.
The Southern Poverty Law Center categorized AVFM as a male supremacist hate group and as part of the manosphere. Due to the SPLC's focus on the United States, it has not addressed AVFM activities in Australia.
A Voice for Men hosts radio shows, has a forum, and posts articles on its website. It occasionally features groups. AVFM's staff members and contributors are unpaid volunteers with the exception of the founder. The site's online store, called "The Red Pill Shop" after the red pill meme, sells T-shirts, cell phone covers, and holiday decorations. The site also accepts financial donations. Elam says "every dollar goes right in my pocket"; he also asserts that the money is used to advance the group's cause. In 2014, Dun & Bradstreet estimated AVFM's annual revenue as $120,000 and said it had one employee.
In March 2011, AVFM launched a broadcasting franchise on BlogTalkRadio. Elam hosted the first broadcast.
In early 2011, AVFM created the website Register-Her, a wiki page that initially listed the names, addresses, and other personal information of women convicted of murdering or raping men. Later, the site's operators expanded the registry include women they judged guilty of "false rape accusations" or "anti-male bigotry". They also began publishing personal information about women who participated in protests against the men's rights movement (MRM), who mocked the MRM on social media, or who publicly supported feminism. Elam said that there would no longer be "any place to hide on the internet" for "lying bitches". The site was closed for a time, but restored at different web address (at least, until February 18, 2020).
In 2014, AVFM launched a website called White Ribbon, adopting graphics and language from the White Ribbon Campaign, a violence-prevention program established in 1991. AVFM's White Ribbon site argued that women's shelters were "hotbeds of gender hatred" and that "corrupt academics" had conspired to conceal violence against men. The website was harshly criticized by White Ribbon executive director Todd Minerson, who said the AVFM White Ribbon website was a "misguided attempt to discredit others" and urged its supporters "not to be fooled by this copycat campaign".
AVFM individuals helped set up the first International Conference on Men's Issues, held in June 2014 in Detroit, Michigan, a city chosen, Elam said, because it represents "masculinity". It was attended by a few hundred men and a few women. Speakers included Mike Buchanan from the UK's Justice for Men and Boys (J4MB) party and Warren Farrell. Topics discussed included the effect of unemployment on men in the aftermath of the world economic recession, the possibility of developing a male birth control pill, and attempts to increase care for men who had served in the U.S. military.
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A Voice for Men
A Voice for Men, also known as Voices of Men Network and by initialisms VoMN, AVfM and AV4M, is a large and influential publication within the wider men's rights movement.
It was founded in 2009 by Paul Elam as a for profit limited liability company based in the United States with an associated online publication; since 2022 it was refounded as a sole proprietorship in Australia by Robert Brockway. The organization's editorial position is strongly antifeminist; it frequently accuses feminists of being misandrist.
The Southern Poverty Law Center categorized AVFM as a male supremacist hate group and as part of the manosphere. Due to the SPLC's focus on the United States, it has not addressed AVFM activities in Australia.
A Voice for Men hosts radio shows, has a forum, and posts articles on its website. It occasionally features groups. AVFM's staff members and contributors are unpaid volunteers with the exception of the founder. The site's online store, called "The Red Pill Shop" after the red pill meme, sells T-shirts, cell phone covers, and holiday decorations. The site also accepts financial donations. Elam says "every dollar goes right in my pocket"; he also asserts that the money is used to advance the group's cause. In 2014, Dun & Bradstreet estimated AVFM's annual revenue as $120,000 and said it had one employee.
In March 2011, AVFM launched a broadcasting franchise on BlogTalkRadio. Elam hosted the first broadcast.
In early 2011, AVFM created the website Register-Her, a wiki page that initially listed the names, addresses, and other personal information of women convicted of murdering or raping men. Later, the site's operators expanded the registry include women they judged guilty of "false rape accusations" or "anti-male bigotry". They also began publishing personal information about women who participated in protests against the men's rights movement (MRM), who mocked the MRM on social media, or who publicly supported feminism. Elam said that there would no longer be "any place to hide on the internet" for "lying bitches". The site was closed for a time, but restored at different web address (at least, until February 18, 2020).
In 2014, AVFM launched a website called White Ribbon, adopting graphics and language from the White Ribbon Campaign, a violence-prevention program established in 1991. AVFM's White Ribbon site argued that women's shelters were "hotbeds of gender hatred" and that "corrupt academics" had conspired to conceal violence against men. The website was harshly criticized by White Ribbon executive director Todd Minerson, who said the AVFM White Ribbon website was a "misguided attempt to discredit others" and urged its supporters "not to be fooled by this copycat campaign".
AVFM individuals helped set up the first International Conference on Men's Issues, held in June 2014 in Detroit, Michigan, a city chosen, Elam said, because it represents "masculinity". It was attended by a few hundred men and a few women. Speakers included Mike Buchanan from the UK's Justice for Men and Boys (J4MB) party and Warren Farrell. Topics discussed included the effect of unemployment on men in the aftermath of the world economic recession, the possibility of developing a male birth control pill, and attempts to increase care for men who had served in the U.S. military.