Students accused of sexual assault must be allowed to cross-examine accusers, courts say

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'A series of federal cases in the Midwest is likely to shift the way universities investigate sexual-assault claims on their campuses.

The change is praised by those who think universities have weighted the process in favor of the mostly female students who file the complaints. Opponents say the move will have a chilling effect on students reporting sexual assaults.

On the way out is a process that puts the onus for collecting information on a staff member, who interviews the person making the complaint, the person accused of the sexual assault and any witnesses.'

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The hypocrisy of #MeToo and female solidarity

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'Asia, after an initial silence, came out and started attacking the victim as a liar, saying that she never had a sexual relationship with him. She even insinuated that the young man had essentially tried to blackmail her dead boyfriend Bourdain because she knew he was “a man of great perceived wealth.”

Imagine if Bill Cosby had made those claims about his accusers.

Imagine if Al Franken had said that he’d been asked to grope the woman in the photo by the woman herself.'

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New ride-hailing firm for women seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen

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'A new ride-hailing app that caters to women by allowing drivers and riders to choose their preferred gender of the person who will be sharing their vehicle is on its way to the District and — who knows? — maybe even the Supreme Court.

The new service is Safr, and it’s built on the idea that women feel more comfortable driving or riding with other women. It rolled out about a year ago in Boston and looks a little like a retread of Chariot for Women, a Boston-based ride-hailing service that ran into flak over its gender-specific business model.

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Professor Who Wrote ‘Why Can’t We Hate Men?’ Article Included In Title IX Complaint Against Northeastern University

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'Remember The Washington Post op-ed back in June titled “Why Can’t We Hate Men?” In it, a feminist professor at Northeastern University says exactly what we would expect from a feminist professor and chair of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at a liberal university: Some men do bad things, so women have a right to hate all men indiscriminately.

That article is now part of a Title IX complaint filed against Northeastern University for allegedly discriminating against men. Title IX is an anti-sex discrimination statute, but has generally been seen as a “feminist tool” to take down men.'

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From SAVE re stopping a Title IX registry

From SAVE:

On August 1, 2018, the Department of Justice's SMART Office issued an announcement that it plans to do a survey of the "Policies and practices regarding individuals found responsible and sanctioned for campus sexual misconduct policy violations," including the "use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology." http://www.saveservices.org/camp/doj-sex-offender-registry/

This sounds an awful lot like a Title IX sex offender database, doesn't it?

Since then, DOJ officials have told SAVE that they have no "plans" to establish a Title IX sex offender registry. But when we've asked them to provide an official statement on the DOJ website, they go strangely SILENT.

But we're going to be SILENT on such a radical idea. So we all need to tell the DOJ to not move ahead with its Title IX sex offender database idea. Send your polite comments to:

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Has feminism rejected fairness, truth and justice?

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'It’s become a regular experience in Canada and the United States for a man to be accused of sexual misconduct and for an almost immediate pile-on of haters adding every accusation the mind can imagine.

Contemporary feminists have done a brilliant job in their war against men.

Unsubstantiated accusations are treated as proven guilt. Due process is dismissed as male supremacy. Accusations result in mob hysteria, from even the most allegedly reputable and responsible sources.
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It appears that whenever a female complains about sexual harassment, however dubious, unsubstantiated, and indecent the accusation is, everyone assumes that what she says is honest, true and correct.

Don’t imagine that this feminist war is against only bad men. It’s a war is against all men. The object is to degrade and demote men, and replace them with females. Any and all means will be used.

Some deluded men have joined the bandwagon and will no doubt be very surprised when their time as a blood sacrifice comes.'

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Russian Feminist Blogger Investigated For Potential Hate Speech Against Men

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'A self-described "radical feminist" in Russia is facing potential criminal charges over social-media posts that she says investigators could deem hate speech against men.

Lyubov Kalugina, a 31-year-old blogger in the Siberian city of Omsk, said this weekthat investigators have opened a preliminary probe into material dating back to 2013 that she posted on the Russian social-networking site VKontakte.

The probe comes amid a mounting public debate in Russia about a broad crackdown on online speech in recent years -- including reposts and likes on social media sites such as Facebook -- that critics say authorities are using to stymie dissent and boost conviction rates.'

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UK: "Is 'feminist' a term you'd use now, Julie Bishop?"

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'"Feminist [is] not a term that I find particularly useful these days," Julie Bishop famously announced to the National Press Club while launching a "Women in Media" group in 2014.

In that same speech, Bishop, who yesterday announced her retirement as Foreign Minister and signalled her ambivalence about contesting the next election, also refused to acknowledge the existence of the glass ceiling in her career, saying that she would never “blame the fact that I’m a woman” for any career limitations.
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I’m not suggesting that gender was the only factor at play. The leadership spill was triggered by the vocal and aggressive minority of MPs and shock jocks motivated by enacting Abbott’s revenge. And Bishop is unpalatable to the pack of pale, male, stale, sexist, and racist homophobes who speak the loudest in the Liberal party room.

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Australia: Exclusively female roles are being advertised by universities to close the gender gap

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'A growing number of Australian universities are advertising 'female only' roles in a bid to encourage women to apply for historically male-dominated jobs.

The University of Adelaide is the latest educational institution seeking to balance the gender issue, recently advertising eight senior positions in engineering, IT and mathematical science – just for women.

Adelaide's decision follows the call out from the University of Melbourne earlier this year which sought five women for lucrative titles at associate professor and lecturer level.
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According to a recent article from Whimn, the move takes advantage of a legal loophole which allows organisations to exclusively recruit women in order to ensure equal opportunities for all genders and sexual orientations.

Technology, engineering and science have long been considered the realms of men, with female professionals significantly outnumbered across these industries.'

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Ohio Cop Says 20% Of Sexual Assault Reports Are False

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'While we are often told to “believe women” – and are assured no one would lie about being raped, false reports do happen. In Port Clinton, Ohio, some 20% of sexual assault reports are classified as false.

That’s nearly twice as many as the highest (misleading) claim that just 2% to 10% are false. As I’ve explained previously, that number comes from claims that are proven false, which may be just as difficult to prove as cases that are true.

This number also does not mean that the other 90% to 98% (or 80% for Port Clinton) are true. Some are classified as baseless, which is different somehow than false. Some lack evidence and some go to trial. A small percentage that go to trial result in a guilty verdict, so using the same logic as claiming just 2% to 10% are false, one could argue that just 3% to 5% are true.'

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Northeastern Prof Warns: Male Military Veterans ‘Reinforce Hegemonic Masculinity,’ Sexism

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'A professor at Northeastern University recently published an academic study warning that military veterans “reinforce hegemonic masculinity,” and ultimately contribute to “men’s dominance over women.”

The study, titled “How Military Service Members Reinforce Hegemonic Masculinity in Talk,” was published in the Western Journal of Communication on August 10. It was written by Northeastern Professor Bobbi J. Van Gilder.

Her research consisted of interviewing 14 current and former male servicemembers by phone or Skype. Gilder analyzed their responses to certain questions to see if any of their phrasing betrayed their thoughts on “gender and sexuality norms” in the military.
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During another interview, Van Gilder criticized a gay veteran for having put on a “masculine ethos” during their conversation. Said Kevin, the gay veteran:

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Hundreds attend March for Men event in Melbourne

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'Watson regularly preaches to her thousands of social media followers about how Australia is “demonising” men.

On Saturday, the self-described anti-feminist has taken to the streets of Melbourne for her ‘March for Men’ to show that “men matter too”.

More than 700 people said they’d attend the Federation Square event on Facebook with 2600 more interested.

At least two people were reportedly arrested at the protest by the more than 100 police officers in attendance.

Footage from the event shows protesters and police officers shoving each other.
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A counter-protest, called ‘Stand up for equality: March against Men’s Rights Activists’, was also held in the same location, at the same time.

Close to 500 people said they’d attend the counter-protest while 1300 more expressed interest.
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“The purpose of this rally is not to hate on women, diminish women’s rights or make any negative statements about women

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DNC Goes Gender-Neutral, Demands Equal Number Of Men And Women On Committees

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'The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has passed a rule during its summer meeting in Chicago, Illinois, that includes gender-neutral language in an effort to be more inclusive to the LGBT movement. In addition, all committees must have equal representation of men and women, but those who self-identify as gender nonbinary will not be counted as male or female.

The rules, according to CNN, now say that DNC committees “shall be as equally divided as practicable between men and women (determined by gender self-identification) meaning that the variance between men and women in the group cannot exceed one (1)."
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State parties will adopt the language ahead of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

When will the DNC start instituting race, sexuality, disability, career, religious, class, etc. quotas?'

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"Should those accused of sexual harassment be allowed to question their accusers?"

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'A federal judge instructed the University of Michigan to ignore its policies for investigating sexual assault and instead hold a live hearing so that a student accused of rape can question his accuser, Inside Higher Ed reports. The outcome of the hearing could have national implications on an emerging pattern of case law suggesting that those accused of sexual violence have the right to question the evidence against them.

The Michigan male student accused of sexual assault sued the university in June, alleging that its sexual assault policies deprived him of his right to due process. The student was accused of rape in April after a sexual encounter the previous November he claims was consensual. It has not been determined whether or not he committed an assault.

The ruling does not mean that the accused student will directly ask his accuser questions; rather, the accused will be given the opportunity to challenge the accuser’s claims.'

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#MeToo and two suicides

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'Since the launch of #MeToo, two innocent people connected to the movement have committed suicide — Anthony Bourdain and Jill Messick.

In February of 2018, 50-year-old Jill Messick, a one-time talent representative for #MeToo heroine Rose McGowan, took her own life.

In June of 2018, 61-year-old Anthony Bourdain — celebrity chef, world traveler, and boyfriend of #MeToo heroine Asia Argento, hanged himself in a Paris hotel.

Both untimely suicides occurred less than a year after the birth of #MeToo in October of 2017, a movement born through countless accusations against countless men in two left-wing institutions: Hollywood and the establishment media.

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