Sex and 666 Lifestyles

(This scenario was inspired by the concept behind "How Sara Became a Nudist", by NTS. If it doesn't involve the establishment of the Federal Bureau of Lifestyles, a detail is probably mine.) In this alternative United States, it has been nearly two decades since the Federal Lifestyles Accommodations and Protections Act had become the law of the land. FLAP (or, as it is derogatorily called, FAP), besides giving certain tax benefits, puts the burden of proof on those accused of infringing on the civil rights of a member of a protected minority group. And, starting from 50, there are now nearly 666 of these accommodated and protected groups. But one court case leads to yet more court cases and simple laws and rules become Byzantine by the natural laws of legal precedent and bureaucracy. In order to severely discourage those who wish only to mock those who are honestly psychologically preconditioned towards certain behaviors and disown it when it is no longer useful for them, strict guidelines for each have been established and regulated by the Inspectors of the Federal Bureau of Lifestyles (the FBL, not the FBI). If any "so-called" Lifestylist is caught "cheating", they can be arrested, fined, imprisoned, and/or made to suffer whatever public humiliation a judge may deem appropriate (and in some jurisdictions, the police are "allowed" to meet out punishment). And in an internet age of phones with cameras and prevalent security cameras, it is easy to be caught. What's more, in many places the authorities are very Law-and-Order in an effort to get the public to turn against FLAP. So those who have chosen to register are advised to strictly observe the rulebook for their Lifestyle, or else. And there is no turning back for them. Because of a provision in FLAP that was necessary to get it originally through Congress, there is an inescapable way of marking somebody permanently as belonging to their particular Lifestyle Minority. As the slogan goes, Once a Lifestylist, Always a Lifestylist! (And this last is my addition to the scenario.)

Updated on Nov 6, 2019 by MoteDog
Created on Nov 1, 2019 by MoteDog