Lives on the Registry: "I accept myself (and if you're creative, why you should too!)" - Don's Story

Don is listed on a public "sex offender registry" and yet he somehow manages to stay upbeat and positve about the future. One way he does it is by embracing his own creativity and love for music which, he cautions us, wouldn't have been possible if he hadn't learned to accept himself for who he is - profoundly imperfect, but a unique human being of value. Lives on the Registry is a NARSOL project with one mission: to tell the stories of the one million-plus people listed on sexual offense registries across the US. We focus on their stories, their families, and their struggles to reintegrate back into a society that is often indifferent or hostile to them and their loved ones. We shed light on the oppressive laws that put people on this unconstitutional blacklist and keep many of them there for the rest of their lives without any hope of being removed, no matter how much they’ve changed or improved their own lives and the well-being of the community. NARSOL is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization exclusively dedicated to defending the constitutional liberties of registered citizens and their families.NARSOL opposes dehumanizing registries and works to eliminate discrimination, banishment, and vigilantism against persons accused or convicted of sexual offenses through the use of impact litigation, public education, legislative advocacy, and media outreach in order to reintegrate and reconcile affected individuals and restore their constitutional rights. NARSOL: https://narsol.org NARSOL Resources: https://resources.narsol.org Join NARSOL: https://secure.narsol.org/join-narsol/ Volunteer: https://narsol.org/volunteer/ Support NARSOL with Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-3285181