"A group that espouses anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments is running an International Men's Day (IMD) campaign that is similar to a government-funded campaign aimed at supporting men and boys. The Australian Men's Health Forum (AMHF) is the government-funded peak body for men's mental and physical health and has coordinated IMD, an annual event on 19 November, since 2017. This year's theme is supporting men and boys."
"Meanwhile the Fatherhood Foundation, trading as Dads4Kids, says it is the global digital driving force and the coordinating charity for IMD. It is a conservative Christian organisation focused on reinforcing traditional gender roles and has celebrating men and boys as its theme. The domain names and logos of both sites are very similar, but the AMHF is not affiliated with Dads4Kids."
"AMHF says it was invited to coordinate the Australian day by international founder and University of the West Indies academic Dr Jerome Teelucksingh, while Dads4Kids says it works with Teelucksingh. Much of Dads4Kids' public material promotes anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments and it has pushed for the rights of fathers in family custody battles for more than two decades. Warwick Marsh is the founder of Dads4Kids and the self-described global digital coordinator of IMD."
Two distinct campaigns mark International Men's Day on 19 November: the Australian Men's Health Forum (AMHF), a government-funded peak body for men's mental and physical health, coordinates an inclusive IMD with the 2025 theme 'supporting men and boys' and runs internationalmensday.info. Separately, the Fatherhood Foundation (Dads4Kids) operates internationalmensday.com, presents itself as global digital coordinator, and promotes conservative Christian views emphasizing traditional gender roles. The two sites use similar domains and logos but remain unaffiliated. Dads4Kids' public material frequently promotes anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments and advocates for fathers' rights in custody disputes.
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