VAWA? No thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_Against_Women_Act

The very name is sexist. Violence Against Women Act. Half of domestic violence is reciprocal (both sides are abusive) and of the other half, woman make up the majority of abusers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence_against_men

http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/lesbianrx/factsheet.shtml

Portraying violence as an act perpetrated by men, and with women as the victims, ignores the need for violent women to get treatment, and for their victims, male and female to get the help they need.

We don't need VAWA. We need policies about domestic violence that also aknowledge female perpetrators, and male victims. We need to provide a range of services that address same-sex domestic violence, and provide services to ALL victims that address their needs. This has been known for decades, just ask Erin Pizzey. But society and government still trundles on missing half it's wheels in addressing only one side of the problem.