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Why is the word "access" a signifier that slips to "love."

Access is not love. Access is the law.

I don't need you to "love" me in order to make something accessible.

In fact, I don't want your "love." That implies a relationship I don't consent to.
This is not easy shit to say publicly because of how widely adopted access = love.

Justin Dart started this.

Justin Dart's motto: "I love you. Lead on."

No. I don't love you. I don't have to love you. Love is not part of my bid for civil rights. I won civil rights in 1990.
This idea that I, a disabled person, need to "love" you, in order to get access from you?

That seems abusive to me. Actually. Now that I think about it.

I should have access because it is the law.

Not because I love you.

Not because I show you any kind of "special" emotion
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ā€œWe are deeply disturbed by the 20-yr track record that places Judge Alito on the far right of the judicial spectrum, esp when it comes to womenā€™s & #civilrights. If #SamuelAlito is confirmedā€¦many of our fundamental rights will be at great risk, & could well be lost entirely.ā€ā¬‡ļø
2/Prophetic: ā€œDear Senator, NOW is strongly opposed to the elevation of Judge #SamuelAlito to the #SupremeCourt of the United States, and with every passing day, more information appears that re-confirms our opposition. We urge you to review his record, writingsā€¦
3/ā€œā€¦and judicial philosophy, and join us in opposing his nomination.Not only is NOW disappointed that President Bush has proposed to replace Justice Sandra Day Oā€™Connor with yet another white male ultra-conservative, but we are deeply disturbed by the twenty-year track recordā€¦
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WoLF submitted public comments to the US Department of Education's proposed Title IX regulations.

#SexNotGender #TitleIX

womensliberationfront.org/news/wolf-submā€¦ Image
Written by one of our Advisory Council members, our comments express our deep concern about how these proposed rules will harm women and girls.

#SexNotGender #TitleIX
Since 1972, Congress has interpreted "sex" under #TitleIX as allowing differential treatment based on sex in some settings, including single-sex athletics, toilets, locker rooms, & showers. These exist to ensure women have safe, equal access to educ. opportunities. #SexNotGender
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From now until Aug. 1, Embry-Riddle Athletics will highlight a few milestones and accomplishments in 27 years of women's athletics at ERAU in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the enactment of #TitleIX in the United States.
There have been hundreds of female student-athletes in
@ERAUAthletics history.

Danielle Kennedy was the 1ļøāƒ£ļæ¼st.
#TitleIX Image
Kennedy was a volleyball standout at nearby New Smyrna Beach HS and became the first female student-athlete in @ERAUAthletics history when she signed on May 25, 1995.
#TitleIX Image
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Hereā€™s how YOU can fight back to restore & protect all #Womenā€™s rights:

Women's rights are under attack like never before. SCOTUS erased constitutional rights for pregnant womenĀ in #Dobbs &Ā #TitleIX was destroyed in 2020 when most sexual misconduct on campus becameĀ legal./1
These vitally important rights for women cannot be fixed by Congress or by Biden. Indeed, Biden's recent announcement that heĀ plans toĀ fix the Trump-era 2020Ā Title IX regulationsĀ is misleading; his boondoggleĀ 700 page proposal will not restore Title IX to its full potential. /2
Codifying Roe will not help bc thereā€™s no constitutional guarantee that it will be ENFORCED equally on Womenā€™s behalf. Only the EqualĀ Rights Amendment (ERA)Ā can help by establishing a constitutional foothold to ensureĀ full & equal protection of ALL women's rights in ALL courts./3
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For 50 years, #TitleIX has transformed the meaning of equality & opportunity ā€“ in our classrooms, on the playing field & everywhere. In honor of this anniversary, today we unveiled a portrait of the godmother of Title IX & our beloved late colleague, Congresswoman Patsy Mink.
With the help of her sheer force of will, Congresswoman Mink led the charge alongside Congresswoman Edith Green and Senator Birch Bayh to craft and enact this landmark legislation ā€“ advancing a brighter, fairer future for women and girls.
This historic achievement has provided a springboard for women to succeed in and out of the classroom: empowering so many to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors and engineers, heads of businesses and non-profits, and even pioneering public servants.
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As we mark #TitleIXAt50 today, here are six #TitleIX changes ED is proposing to ensure federally funded education programs & activities are free from ALL forms of sex discrimination: [šŸ§µā¬‡ļø] U.S. Department of Education Title IX Proposed Regulations
1. #TitleIX protection from all forms of sex discrimination, including discrimination based on:
- Sex stereotypes
- Sex characteristics
- Pregnancy or related conditions
- Sexual orientation
- Gender identity
2. Strengthening protections for LGBTQI+ students by clarifying that Title IXā€™s protections against discrimination based on sex apply to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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šŸ“¢BREAKING: The Biden admin just released the proposed changes to the 2020 anti-survivor Title IX rule. This is a huge win, & it happened thanks to student organizing!!

Letā€™s break down the history of the rule, the process of changing it, & what the changes mean for students.šŸ§µ
Reminder, the 2020 #TitleIX reg was written with the help of MRAs who wanted to make it easier to get away with sexual violenceā€“such as the National Coalition For Men, who claim laws intended to support survivors are based in ā€œhysteria."

Learn moreā¬‡ļø
Changes to Title IXā€“the civil rights law *meant to* protect survivorsā€™ access to educationā€“are massively needed!

Our survey found that currently, nearly 40% of survivors who report to their school are pushed out of education. knowyourix.org/wp-content/uplā€¦
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On my feed you will find out how #AmberHeard is connected to #ChessyProut #MicheleDauber #LauraLDunn #TinaTchen #TimesUp #NWLC #SKDK #PrecisionStrategies #ACLU #KnowYourIX and the political sham behind her. My research started with NH v Owen Labrie...:
From NH v Owen Labrie I discovered a network behind his accuser, Chessy Prout. That network was also behind Chanel Miller, Brock Turner's accuser in People v Brock Turner; behind Amber Heard, Johnny Depp's accuser. It looks like it was organized recruiting and racketeering.
That network was also tied to The White House Task Force formed in 2014 and to the "Dear Colleague" Title IX letter published in 2011 and updated with the White Paper "Not Alone" in 2014, the lobbying for "Victim's Bill of Rights" (2016) and #MeToo (2017) & Times Up (2018).
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Part of this #UNSPORTING situation is the need to ask.
This is the inevitable endpoint, right?
Bullying & gaslighting of female athletes, all for the sake of #sports organizations TRYING to be ā€œinclusiveā€ of (largely) privileged white males representing ~0.15% of the population.
Since I am both a former athlete, #sports program designer, and personal coach who also serves as president of a provincial sports organization (governance), my perspective of ā€œbig pictureā€ informs me that retaking lost ground requires a coordinated effort.
One-off efforts ā€¦
ā€¦will make headlines but deep within #sport random boycotts or tweeting something will never be enough. Nothing wrong with these initial measures, but something much more comprehensive is going to be required, involving:
Athletes
Coaches
Families
Sponsors
Bureaucrats
Politicians
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#TitleIX passed 50 years ago, but today the biggest college sport programs are abusing accepted rules to make it look like they offer thousands more female athletic opportunities than they do.

PM šŸ§µ on the latest in our @USATODAY investigation.

usatoday.com/in-depth/news/ā€¦
We looked at 107 public FBS schools to see how they manipulated their rosters & found:

-- 2,252 spots added by double- and triple-counting athletes

-- 800+ spots added in stuffed rowing rosters

-- 601 male practice players counted on women's basketball teams
All of this, remarkably, is allowed.

"I donā€™t think you can really accuse the school of doing anything wrong if it is playing by the rules," said attorney Arthur Bryant, who has litigated Title IX cases for decades. "Then itā€™s the rules that need to be fixed.ā€
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JUST IN: It has been confirmed that a proposed new #TitleIX rule will be published in April 2022, which will start the public comment period (also known as NPRM--notice for proposed rule-making). This is one month earlier than originally stated.

reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgeā€¦
We want to be clear that this timeline is still late. Students can't wait. Students deserve to have their protections restored immediately.

We have pushed. We have urged. We have protested. We have demanded for #EDActNow, not in April.
And we will continue to push. We will continue to urge. We will continue to protest. We will continue to demand.

Students and survivors are fed up. @usedgov needs to meet students where they are at. And that is NOW. Not later.

#EDActNow
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šŸšØBREAKING: It's the 49th anniversary of #TitleIX and ED just announced they will be issuing a proposed rule on Title IX that will alter DeVos' Title IX rule. But here's the catch, it won't be released until May of 2022. reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgeā€¦
Survivors can't wait. As we found earlier this year, nearly 40% of survivors are being pushed out of education after seeking help from their school. We can't sit around and wait for ED to correct the damage of the Trump administration.
knowyourix.org/thecostofreporā€¦
That's why we are launching our Know Your IX Summer Intensive. We know that organizing is the most effective way to make change and support survivors.

Sign up to build hard organizing skills and get ready to launch a campaign at your school: actionnetwork.org/forms/applicatā€¦
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Today @CivilRights marks the 49th anniversary of #TitleIX, the groundbreaking law aimed at rooting out sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. We are taking action to make the promise of Title IX a reality. 1/5
On May 26, @CivilRights and @EDcivilrights weighed in to ensure that Michigan State University adequately meets the athletic interests and abilities of its female athletes. justice.gov/crt/case-documā€¦ 2/5
On June 11, @CivilRights and @EDcivilrights took a stand in a #TitleIX case about alleged sexual assault and retaliation at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: justice.gov/crt/case-documā€¦
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Rick Feiock victimized students for 3 decades. As his latest victim said ā€œI was scared. I didnā€™t know what to do...I havenā€™t told anyone because itā€™s very hard and I couldnā€™t tell them because I didnā€™t feel that I had anyone to protect me.ā€ #MeToo floridaphoenix.com/2021/03/14/lonā€¦
ā€œFeiock had been investigated for sexual misconduct before. In 1991 and 2005, he was counseled and the behavior was documented in an annual performance evaluation.ā€
ā€œWhen the new allegations surfaced in January 2020, Berry looked for reports made of his conduct in 1991, 2005 and 2018 only to discover that his personnel file had been wiped clean, according to the report... the reports had been cleansedā€
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This part is called: Ending Violence Against Women
Only one party has a specific plan to end the scourge of violence affecting women & non-binary individuals.This strategy includes reauthorizing #VAWA & fully enacting itā€™s protections. 1/11
#Democrats are committed to ending sexual assault, domestic abuse, and other violence against women. 2/11 #DemPartyPlatform #ViolenceAgainstWomen #VAWA
#Democrats will act swiftly to overcome #Republican #obstructionism and reauthorize and expand the Violence Against Women Act 3/11 #DemPartyPlatform #VAWA
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The 2016 Clery Handbook just got rescinded. ifap.ed.gov/electronic-annā€¦ #Clery #TitleIX #highered Shall we peruse the replacement?
The announcement says the Handbook "created additional requirements and expanded the scope of the statute and regulations." ED says they are concerned "some institutions may have felt pressured to satisfy the non-regulatory or non-statutory based aspects of the guidance..." šŸ‘€
Check out their description of your Annual Security Report (which isn't due until 12/31, btw): Quote: Our goal was to provide guidance to institutions that
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New #TitleIX blog post up from @EDcivilrights regarding the NIBRS and SRS definitions of sexual assault, plus some additional information on dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Let's take a peek, shall we? www2.ed.gov/about/offices/ā€¦
The blog post discusses the NIBRS and SRS definitions. Previous guidance from the OPEN Center--not reflected in this blog--suggests that schools can pick their own definitions as long as they cover all of the offenses described. atixa.org/open-center/hoā€¦
The blog does not repeat the threshold language re: domestic violence to remind that it is only sexual harassment if it is "on the basis of sex." The definition given will, in many states, encompass child abuse and other domestic violence that is not related to sex.
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TOMORROW is the deadline for schools to enact #TitleIX rules that make our schools less safe. TODAY we demand @BetsyDeVosED @usedgov cancel the deadline & #TakeBackIXNow!

Help me flood Twitter w the tweets in this thread & take action at this link: bit.ly/TakeBackIXNow
.@BetsyDeVosED: You removed the recommended 60-day investigatory timeline. Schools are now free to continue to delay investigations for an unspecified time without an end in sight. #TakeBackIX
.@BetsyDeVosED: According to your definition of sexual harassment, survivors will have to endure repeated levels of abuse in order for their schools to take them seriously. #TakeBackIX
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We are a month away from Devos' rule possibly going into effect. In anticipation we will be doing a daily count down with actions you can take to support students survivors. Image
"DeVos' Title IX rule creates loopholes and makes it easier for schools to ignore sexual violence.

Like @NBedera said, "the goal of the new rule is to silence survivors to benefit perpetrators of sexual violence and the universities they attend." time.com/5836774/trump-ā€¦"
Want to take action to make sure your school doesn't ignore reports of violence? Launch your petition today: knowyourix.org/college-resourā€¦
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June 23 is the anniversary of #TitleIX; that wonderful law un #USA šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø that enabled me to get my scholarship & education.
To commemorate I will demonstrate the difference in argument between those who wish to usurp womenā€™s #sports and women like me who fight to preserve it.
1/12ā¬‡ļø
Usurperā€™s argument on the LEFT (original article)
Womenā€™s argument on the RIGHT (track changes recommended by @coachblade )
#TitleIX anniversary June 23šŸŽ†
#SaveGirlsSports
#SaveWomensSports
@SaveWomensSport
2/12
A call to ā€œpause and clear your perspectiveā€

#TitleIX anniversary June 23šŸŽ†
#SaveGirlsSports
#SaveWomensSports
@SaveWomensSport
3/12
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Some folks have been asking questions about the #TitleIX regulation that prohibits the use of a statement by a party or witness that does not submit to cross-exam at a hearing: "Can we have someone else testify about what they said?"
Let me point you to some commentary that the U.S. Department of Education offered on this point along with the final regs. Citations are to the unofficial version posted on ED's website: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/ā€¦
Page 1169: "ā€“ ā€œIf a party or witness makes a statement in the video [and then doesnā€™t appear for cross-examination], then the decision-maker may not rely on the statement of that party or witness in reaching a determination regarding responsibility.ā€
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šŸšØBREAKING: We are joining forces with the @ACLU, @COPAA, @GGENYC, and @ssaisorg to sue Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education!

#DearBetsy, weā€™ll see you in court. We wonā€™t stop fighting until you keep your #HandsOffIX Image
.@BetsyDeVosā€™s new rule on #TitleIX subjects sexual violence claims to a double standard. Weā€™re suing with the @ACLU to ensure students can learn free from discrimination.

Survivors shouldnā€™t have to jump through hoops to have equal access to an education. #HandsOffIX
The Department of Education should be expanding studentsā€™ access to education, no matter their gender. Instead, theyā€™re weakening it.

We wonā€™t sit back and watch as the Trump administration rolls back critical protections for student survivors. #HandsOffIX
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DeVos' new Title IX rule would require schools to dismiss most reports of violence that occur off- campus, and all that occur outside of the U.S.

Here's why that matters:
Only about 8% of all sexual assaults involving middle school, high school and college students occur on school property.

That means DeVosā€™ Title IX rule would require schools to dismiss around 92% of all reports of assault.
DeVos' #TitleIX rule would mean students that are assaulted off-campus will either have to share a classroom with their rapist or drop out of the class.

Title IX is meant to protect survivors' right to an education. Instead, this rule would push survivors out of school.
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