Thank you for the invitation.  However, I cannot support your group.

From your listing:
"LCADV works to end violence against women. This violence affects women and their children, of all ages, income levels, lifestyles, races, and geographic areas."

What you are NOT doing is addressing domestic violence against males.  My former wife would beat me down in front of our children.  She would scream and threaten, in front of the kids.  There are no shelters available that will take a man with children.  When I called a domestic violence hotline here in Baton Rouge, scared and desperate, the woman answering the phone said "good, you probably deserve it, I hope she kicks your ass."

It was argued, decades ago, that wives could not be truly trapped because the abuser "had to sleep sometime."  They could run away, or hit him while he slept, or any number of options.  It is well documented there is a mental cycle of justifications and such in the victim's head, just as the abuser has a raft of reasons of how the victime "made them do it."  Men fall prey to the victim's mentality.  In fact, the constant portrayal of men as "bad people" makes it harder for them to see themselves as a victim of domestic vioelence.

Domestic violence has been about 50/50 in terms of gender of the victims.  EMT's and cops I know tell me its actually around 60/40, with men being more of the victims these days.  Women are, overall, more empowered than a generation ago.  They will act first in many things, many positive things, such as careers.  They are also more likely than before to be violent, as crime statistics have shown.  You are probably aware that traditionally women do more child abuse than men.  How is this any different. 

You cannot claim to give a shit about "domestic violence" if you are excluding victims.  You might as well be excluding races.  The attitdues about domestic violence makes it harder for male victims to seek help.  When they do seek help, there are NO resources.  You may not agree with me, but groups like yours are sexist and horribly biased.  If you leave the majority of the victims laying on the ground, bleeding, and no way for them to get help or get their kids out of a bad situation, how can you claim to care about "domestic violence".  A mother abuses her son.  The son abuses his wife, who abuses her kids after the divorce.  The daughter grows up to be violent to her spouse or boyfriends. Domestic violence and child abuse is highly linked.  It is a cycle of violence and pain. 

If you want to address this, you must address all of it. Put it in your name, "We are against domestic violence against women but won't lift a finger for a man.  We don't care about breaking the cycle of violence, or even if we make it worse, as long as you support our group."  I know this comes off as harsh.  This is not a subject that allows for polite half-truths.  I know this comes off as angry.  I am, as I could not get help when I was in desperate straits and in fact was slammed down for looking for help. 

If you are aware of these issues, the total domestic violence situation, and the lack of support for the majority of the victims, then shame on you.  You are making it worse for the next generation.  If you are not, then please investigate this for yourself.  Don't take my word for it. Please factor in how it is very difficult for men to self-report, much as it was for women in the 1950's.  In some ways its worse, as not only do they have to deal with their own self-doubts and overcome social stigma, many of the very support groups that seem like they offer help will make the situation worse.

If you want justice, its justice for all.  If its not justice for all, then its not justice.  The same is for safety and protection.