MRA: Mens Rights Movement?
Yes, I think they can also be called "oppressors united" or "batterers united." to The Mrs. - which do you care about more, fathers rights or childrens rights? if you researched custody battles, you will find that male batterers often DO get custody. you will find that women who have been battered DONT get custody - they might suffer from depression or post traumatic stress syndrome - resulting from being beaten - and then wind up losing custody. Our present court says 'the best interet of the child' - FR groups say 50/50 - regardless of the circumstances. They eventually spend less time with the child and still have lower custody payments. Anyway - yes, these men are trying to regain their priveleges. Many of them post here as well as elsewhere (look at wikipedia, for one) on the Internet. I have been viciously attacked by them. They are nasty bitter men - it worries me that they have become organized....as it should any sane person...
Why are gay men's rights not consider an MRA issue?
Actually there's a huge push to include gay men in the MRM - so much so they've actually adopted a new acronym MHRM (men's human rights movement) - and it's being pushed by AVfM of all people.