Social Responsibility

Every human is born beautiful. It is a difficult mindset to understand, just like that of racism, to base restrictions on an individual for something as personal as sex or gender identity. We are all beautiful as we are, the beings we feel comfortable as in the skin we were born with.

• The mistreatment or isolation, discrimination and prejudice against the LGBTQIA community around the globe is a human rights violation on every scale.

  Growing up in San Francisco may have contributed to identifying with others on much more personal level than the looking outwards for things to divide us.

  Any public business that refuses services to anyone based on their sexual preference, identity or gender, has no place serving the public. Full Stop!

• I personally don't believe we need a 3rd bathroom designation. IF we are going to assign gender role facilities for the purpose of social comfort, then a person's gender is identified as they identify it and therefore use the facility they identify with.

  However, from a policy standpoint, I will support the will of the community to provide the solution that best suits the needs and provides the safest and most inclusive environment.

• From personal experience, I have noted that many young people see far passed gender and sexual preference. The young generation of LGBTQIA provide a shining example of recognizing individuality, without devaluing others.
• Transgender service in the military is once again something that should be a non-issue. When will people understand that genitals have nothing to do with gender identity? It's time for some humans to grow up and get passed the wee-wee & hoo-hoo phobias.

Finally, don't ever let anyone tell you or make you feel that you are not "natural". You are a beautiful, natural human being. See you at PRIDE!

Women's issues can be categorized all by themselves, unfortunately. But to sum it up, women are the most marginalized demographic in human history. Our species done little to advance from the patriarchal societies that still exist today.

"It is my firm believe that women have exhibited more strength, than men, in ways that go unnoticed by the mainstream. For instance, childbirth. Though it isn't recommended in these days, women do, in remote areas, have natural childbirths and recover, feed the baby, and that innate sense of survival kicks in, to protect that baby against all harm. Then there is the mental strength that can be drawn from the continued compassion and understanding toward a society that forces women into roles or images of roles, restricting her freedoms and liberties to be herself. Furthermore, emotional strength in so many women fighting with every fiber of their being to see a future, where women are respected and treated with the dignity they deserve, equality. This is not to diminish men's strengths. On the contrary, as a man, I know my own limitations, and I know how wonderful it is to have women involved in all aspects of society, from leadership to bringing people together over a common sociological cause. The nonsense that women need to "fight" for their rights is against everything any compassionate human should stand for. Every human is created equal and should be treated as such." ~Johnny Akzam

The criminality of marijuana must end. Remove it from Controlled Substances Act, removing conflicts with State Laws.

Every since the first mass school shooting in Columbine, we have gone through administrative changes to dampen gun violence. Then we let those resources expire and multiple.

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

This is very direct and comprehensive language and use of grammar. Not it does not specify that "each person" but "the people" have the right to "keep and bear Arms" as it relates to the necessity of keeping our "free State" secure, through "a well regulated Militia". Not also that "Arms" is not defined specifically to say "guns" or "rifles". What's to say common non-Military citizens have the right to bear Fire Arms?

While it is not our position to remove all "Arms" from U.S. citizens, we do recognize that weapons made specifically for Military use, or to mimic military weaponry have no place in a peaceful society.

The arguement tht we bear these Arms in case we have to go to war with our own Government, just as we did with Britain is absurd. If any group of citizenry thinks it can beat the most technologically advanced military ever known on Earth, then i would say they are perfect candidates for sever background checks to have their rights to own a weapon revoked.

Not everyone has the right to own and carry a gun.

1. Anyone convicted of violent crimes, where harm was done, threatened or attempted on another living being, human or otherwise. (Terrorist watch groups, domestic terrorists groups, etc.)
2. Military grade weapons belong in the Military, including high capacity magazines, categorized assault weapons, semi-automatic and automatic.
3. Extensive background checks for all Fire Arms.
4. Ongoing Licensing/Registration requirements for Gun Owners, including training and psychological profiling.
5. Implement Temporary Fire Arms Restraining orders, to act on verified and validated suspicions of gun owners, who may pose a threat to themselves or others.

These are just a few initial steps before we move toward a society that relies less on fire power and more on mutual human growth.

As an alcohol survivor, I am absolutely thankful to have had the opportunity in my state to go through treatment for alcoholism.

The most important thing I have learned in my nearly 12 years of sobriety is that having access to mental health is sometimes the only life-saving attention one needs to become healthy.