Posted on 06/06/2004 10:59:40 PM PDT by tuesday afternoon
(CNSNews.com) - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force says it is time to repeal America's "archaic and unjust" sex laws.
The Task Force announced it is taking part in a project to analyze sex laws throughout the United States and identify which ones need to go.
The point is to "educate Americans about the prevalence and abuse of antiquated and unjust sex laws in the nation, and to give grassroots activists policy and organizing tools to work to change these laws," the Task Force said in a press release.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said it is conducting the study of sex laws with help from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, which describes itself as "a core group of experienced activists" dedicated to "advancing the cause of freedom in the fields of sexuality, civil rights and gender."
According to its website, "The Woodhull Freedom Foundation brings together experienced, successful sexual freedom activists" who seek to eliminate governmental and private barriers "to expressions of human sexuality in the United States and around the world."
'Persecuting minorities'
"This project will be a significant step toward eliminating unjust laws that are used almost exclusively for the purpose of persecuting minorities," said Dr. Mary Frances Berry, chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and a Woodhull Freedom Foundation board member.
"Most Americans are unaware of the sex laws in this country and how those laws are used to selectively persecute individuals simply for their private and consensual sexual expression," Berry said. "We believe that once people are educated on these issues, they will demand change."
Organizers said the project will address laws such as the one in Michigan prohibiting unmarried people from having sex and living together; and one in Kansas, where the age of consent is different for males and females.
In addition, the project will examine laws against public lewdness, "which are routinely misused to persecute and prosecute people who participate in non-traditional forms of sexual expression."
"I've seen firsthand how the misuse of these [public lewdness] laws has ruined the lives of gay and bisexual men," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
"Few victims of this abuse ever come forward for fear of further embarrassment and the system counts on this silence. We intend to shine some light on these shameful practices."
The project will have two phases, organizers said. The first phase involves a study of the laws and how they have been "selectively used to target minorities." Those findings will be released at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 17th annual conference in St. Louis in mid-November.
The second phase will include policy analysis, recommendations, and strategies for grassroots activists to use in overturning the laws or changing the way in which they are enforced, the press release said.
-Decriminalization of safe and consensual alternative sexual expression, including public sex and sex work
-Eliminating abstinence-only education, and support of age appropriate sex education for all
-Working with health providers and public health educators to advocate explicit safer sex education to the public
-Support of civil liberties emphasizing issues of sexual expression, sexual orientation, gender and racial discrimination
Although their goal to decriminalize public sex is unbelievable, it is the reference to age of consent laws that I find especially worrisome.
ping.
"I've seen firsthand how the misuse of these [public lewdness] laws has ruined the lives of gay and bisexual men,"
Translation: They oppose prosceuting people who engage in lewd behavior in public places like restrooms in parks.
Does this mean I can more than 1 hot wife at a time?
Perverts and pedophiles are on the march. The intent of this 'activism' is to garner cases to challenge standing laws before sympathetic benches. Handy, but dangerous, tactics for out-of-power RATs. Coming to an elementary school near you...
See how easy it is to change this from one crime to another?
(CNSNews.com) - The National Murder Task Force says it is time to repeal America's "archaic and unjust" murder laws.
The Task Force announced it is taking part in a project to analyze murder laws throughout the United States and identify which ones need to go.
The point is to "educate Americans about the prevalence and abuse of antiquated and unjust murder laws in the nation, and to give grassroots activists policy and organizing tools to work to change these laws," the Task Force said in a press release.
The National Murder Task Force said it is conducting the study of murder laws with help from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, which describes itself as "a core group of experienced activists" dedicated to "advancing the cause of freedom in the fields of murder, civil rights and gender."
According to its website, "The Woodhull Freedom Foundation brings together experienced, successful murder freedom activists" who seek to eliminate governmental and private barriers "to expressions of human murder in the United States and around the world."
'Persecuting minorities'
"This project will be a significant step toward eliminating unjust laws that are used almost exclusively for the purpose of persecuting minorities," said Dr. Mary Frances Berry, chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and a Woodhull Freedom Foundation board member.
"Most Americans are unaware of the murder laws in this country and how those laws are used to selectively persecute individuals simply for their private and consensual murder expression," Berry said. "We believe that once people are educated on these issues, they will demand change."
Organizers said the project will address laws such as the one in Michigan prohibiting unmarried people from having murder and living together; and one in Kansas, where the age of consent is different for males and females.
In addition, the project will examine laws against public lewdness, "which are routinely misused to persecute and prosecute people who participate in non-traditional forms of murder."
"I've seen firsthand how the misuse of these [public lewdness] laws has ruined the lives of murdering men," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Murder Task Force.
"Does this mean I can [have] more than 1 hot wife at a time?"
No.
It does mean that you can copulate with the garbage man, six goats, your lawn mower or a rolled up copy of the evening news on your front lawn.
Just don't refer to any of them (in singular or aggregate) as your wife.
One clear way to undermine their efforts is to expose/publicize in clinical terms exactly what they are advocating and describing the utopian ideal that they envision.
True enough.
Graphic depictions always win the day. Finding people that are willing to float a turd in the punch bowl is another matter. The cost of truth is often the comfortable acceptance of your fellow citizens...
Homosexuals "cruising" for sex in anonymous sex in restrooms at public parks is now a "right"???
Perverts and pedophiles are on the march. The intent of this 'activism' is to garner cases to challenge standing laws before sympathetic benches. Handy, but dangerous, tactics for out-of-power RATs. Coming to an elementary school near you...
It is an international agenda. Here's where you can see who is partnered in this movement:
This is not an agenda of "sex education" (biological function), it stands for "sex positive" teaching (sexually active at all ages).
concur on your translation
That may be the straw that breaks the camel's back in their fight. I just can't see Joe Six Pack and his missus saying to each other, "Yeah, we think old Bruce and his friends ought to be able to bugger 12 year old boys! It's not fair that they can't; it's their civil right, after all. And we shouldn't keep those little boys from having such a life altering experience, now should we? /sarcasm
Well, time to either beg God for the silent majority to awaken or for Christ to return soon.
We need to be nice to the gender-challenged. If it weren't for the bull dykes, the Pendleton Shirt Company would have gone out of business a long time ago, and I happen to like my heavy Pendleton wool shirts!
Sounds like NAMBLA is going to start it's crusade again.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
And yes! "We believe that once people are educated on these issues, they will demand change." Yes! Back in the closet, please.
For example...?
Most people here know I'm quite libertarian, including issues relating to gays. But if this guy is saying we need to relax laws against people having sex in public parks and restrooms, he's looney.
Perhaps my own perception, but I always think of the term "grass roots" to mean down to earth, conservative, normal, etc.
The term just does not seem to jive with Sexual Freedom Activists.
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