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I’m thinking about submitting articles to the North Kitsap Herald. They give it to me for free, so why not read it and catch up on local events. Maybe share some lighthearted opinion pieces with the locals and test the waters a little. We want informed voters.

I just don’t ever want to be perceived to be as batshit crazy like OSC. This sci-fi author whose works I’d admired and raged at*, pops out of obscurity to homophobe!shit all over gay people in his hometown newspaper.

It was like, “Wow. I’m not quite sure what just happened. I mean, I know he’s supposed to be a Mormon, but I didn’t know they were like that. What other shit is going on in Scifiville?” (Which led to stories of pedophilia and childbrides and all other kinds of shit that blew my little mind and ruined whole book series’ for me. Like dammit, I loved your books! Why you gotta hurt me like that? And fuck you OSC for not being the only bad apple in the bunch.)

So I’m going to try to tread light with this article thing. And you all know I’m pretty much anti-genocide, anti-hate, and all that.

I mean, I might write about terrible things, but that’s all fiction. It’s my outlet for getting all the what-if scenarios out of my head.

I don’t torment my characters because I hate them, or because they’re external representations of my own internalized hatreds.

Bad things happen to the characters to further the story. That’s it.

Rape painted out in every agonizing detail scintillates the preferences of a certain-type of person, or a person in a certain-type of mood. – I am never that person.

Sure, I enjoy a good roleplay story. Where both characters know whats going on and they each have the option to say “No” at any time. No hurt feelings, no shaming; just “Okay, let’s do something else.”

Reading a book that contains a lot of violent rape scenes grosses me out. Those are the sections that I either skim through or throw the book away. Same with dudes that are too into those kinds of stories for the wrong reasons.

“I’m just not into your rapist fantasy, bro. Your words may weep with eloquence, but your obsession with raping underage girls is disgusting. You might consider seeing a therapist to prevent escalations.”

I believe that every story has the right to be written, and every writer has the right to write their story.

I also believe the reader doesn’t have to read that shit if they don’t want to.

Anways, yeah. I’m all about free speech, freedom of the press (to a degree), and the human rights every society owes its citizens.

Though I’ll probably be babbling about aquaponics, sustainability, and the alleviations of future collapse if the economy tanks.

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*Don’t tell me you didn’t get mad when the poor Songmaster kid couldn’t get erections after that one time his Conditioning zapped him. That was some sad shit. Plus his voice got ruined, and then what did he have?

Everything he loved and wanted, taken away from him. All he had left was to be the cold-hearted but fair(?) ruler of an intergalactic Empire.

He sacrificed personal happiness for the well-being of EVERYONE.

And our politicians can’t even refrain from posting dick pics to social media.

Tragedy.

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0 comments on "It’s the Apocalypse, Charlie Frown: He’s signed death orders for the #ACA"

I cannot believe that any of this is happening.

=> http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-on-obamacare/ <=

The article is worded in a weird way — as though he’s defeated some horrible beast. When really what he’s doing is killing millions of Americans.

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Everything feels a bit surreal right now.

My head feels floaty and my stomach is sick.

And I get why tons of people are trying to pretend that nothing’s going on…

Wikipedia: Member Berries

South Park Wikia: Memberberries

Urban Dictionary: member berries

…but when it comes down to it, we’re facing a serious calamity.

I do not condone violence for violence sake. I much prefer peaceful means of legal change.

But at this moment, for the first time in my life, I’m seriously afraid of my own government.

Not just for the laws that will be rewritten or the financial lives that will be ruined.

But for the research data that will be lost; the educational opportunities that will be derailed and lost; the victims of crime that will lose any chance at justice; and the American lives that will be both sacrificed and cruelly tossed away.

We are entering a dark time.

And now, more than ever, we need to be strong. We need to be brave. We need to stand together.

We must not allow shenanigans to divert us from what’s truly going on:

  • HEALTH – They want to take away our health insurance. Obamacare = Affordable Care Act = ACA.
  • ENVIRONMENT – They want oil companies to profit, and so deny climate change. As such, they’re taking away access to climate change research data. That data must be downloaded and saved for the future.
  • SOCIAL – They want to normalize racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and bigotry. Even as they preach about “values”, they overlook some truly vulgar behavior and indulge in aggressive bullying tactics.
  • EDUCATION – They want to destroy our educational system. The woman that’s been put in charge of education is both unqualified and driven by a personal agenda.

I’m tired of feeling helpless.

I’m tired of being afraid.

I will vote in 2018. I will vote in 2020.

And in the meanwhile…

I will resist.

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0 comments on "20 USC 1681: sex – Chapter 38 – Discrimination Based on Sex or Blindness"

20 USC 1681: SexText contains those laws in effect on January 19, 2017

From Title 20-EDUCATIONCHAPTER 38-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR BLINDNESS
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§1681. Sex

(a) Prohibition against discrimination; exceptions

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, except that:

(1) Classes of educational institutions subject to prohibition

in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall apply only to institutions of vocational education, professional education, and graduate higher education, and to public institutions of undergraduate higher education;

(2) Educational institutions commencing planned change in admissions

in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall not apply (A) for one year from June 23, 1972, nor for six years after June 23, 1972, in the case of an educational institution which has begun the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education or (B) for seven years from the date an educational institution begins the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of only one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education, whichever is the later;

(3) Educational institutions of religious organizations with contrary religious tenets

this section shall not apply to an educational institution which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of this subsection would not be consistent with the religious tenets of such organization;

(4) Educational institutions training individuals for military services or merchant marine

this section shall not apply to an educational institution whose primary purpose is the training of individuals for the military services of the United States, or the merchant marine;

(5) Public educational institutions with traditional and continuing admissions policy

in regard to admissions this section shall not apply to any public institution of undergraduate higher education which is an institution that traditionally and continually from its establishment has had a policy of admitting only students of one sex;

(6) Social fraternities or sororities; voluntary youth service organizations

this section shall not apply to membership practices-

(A) of a social fraternity or social sorority which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of title 26, the active membership of which consists primarily of students in attendance at an institution of higher education, or

(B) of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and voluntary youth service organizations which are so exempt, the membership of which has traditionally been limited to persons of one sex and principally to persons of less than nineteen years of age;

(7) Boy or Girl conferences

this section shall not apply to-

(A) any program or activity of the American Legion undertaken in connection with the organization or operation of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or

(B) any program or activity of any secondary school or educational institution specifically for-

(i) the promotion of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or

(ii) the selection of students to attend any such conference;

(8) Father-son or mother-daughter activities at educational institutions

this section shall not preclude father-son or mother-daughter activities at an educational institution, but if such activities are provided for students of one sex, opportunities for reasonably comparable activities shall be provided for students of the other sex; and

(9) Institution of higher education scholarship awards in “beauty” pageants

this section shall not apply with respect to any scholarship or other financial assistance awarded by an institution of higher education to any individual because such individual has received such award in any pageant in which the attainment of such award is based upon a combination of factors related to the personal appearance, poise, and talent of such individual and in which participation is limited to individuals of one sex only, so long as such pageant is in compliance with other nondiscrimination provisions of Federal law.

(b) Preferential or disparate treatment because of imbalance in participation or receipt of Federal benefits; statistical evidence of imbalance

Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be interpreted to require any educational institution to grant preferential or disparate treatment to the members of one sex on account of an imbalance which may exist with respect to the total number or percentage of persons of that sex participating in or receiving the benefits of any federally supported program or activity, in comparison with the total number or percentage of persons of that sex in any community, State, section, or other area: Provided, That this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the consideration in any hearing or proceeding under this chapter of statistical evidence tending to show that such an imbalance exists with respect to the participation in, or receipt of the benefits of, any such program or activity by the members of one sex.

(c) “Educational institution” defined

For purposes of this chapter an educational institution means any public or private preschool, elementary, or secondary school, or any institution of vocational, professional, or higher education, except that in the case of an educational institution composed of more than one school, college, or department which are administratively separate units, such term means each such school, college, or department.

( Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, §901, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 373 ; Pub. L. 93–568, §3(a), Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1862 ; Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, §412(a), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2234 ; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, §301(a)(1), title V, §507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677 , 692; Pub. L. 99–514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IX of Pub. L. 92–318 which enacted this chapter and amended sections 203 and 213 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 2000c, 2000c–6, 2000c–9, and 2000h–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of title IX to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

Amendments

1986-Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

1976-Subsec. (a)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 94–482 substituted “this” for “This” in par. (6) and added pars. (7) to (9).

1974-Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 93–568 added par. (6).

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, §412(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2234 , provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 12, 1976].”

Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Pub. L. 93–568, §3(b), Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1862 , provided that: “The provisions of the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective on, and retroactive to, July 1, 1972.”

Short Title of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–259, §1, Mar. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 28 , provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 1687 and 1688 of this title and section 2000d–4a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending sections 706 and 794 of Title 29, Labor, and section 6107 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1687 and 1688 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987’.”

Short Title

Pub. L. 107–255, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1734 , provided “That title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; Public Law 92–318) [title IX of Pub. L. 92–318, enacting this chapter and amending sections 203 and 213 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 2000c, 2000c–6, 2000c–9, and 2000h–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act’.”

Transfer of Functions

“Secretary” substituted for “Commissioner” in subsec. (a)(2) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education.

Coordination of Implementation and Enforcement of Provisions

For provisions relating to the coordination of implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter by the Attorney General, see section 1–201(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12250, Nov. 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 72995, set out under section 2000d–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Regulations; Nature of Particular Sports: Intercollegiate Athletic Activities

Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, §844, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 612 , directed Secretary to prepare and publish, not more than 30 days after Aug. 21, 1974, proposed regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter regarding prohibition of sex discrimination in federally assisted programs, including reasonable regulations for intercollegiate athletic activities considering the nature of the particular sports.