November 18, 2000
"A News Story From My Fantasy Future"
Chronicle of the 21st Century
2025 – Passage of the male Registration Act
The passage of the male Registration Act (mRA) in 2025 met with surprisingly
little resistance. After the dramatic reductions in male rights over the
preceding twenty years, the assignment of male custody to the nearest Female
relative was not viewed as particularly surprising or disturbing. For most
males, it merely meant the formalization of subordinate relationships with
wives, mothers or sisters which had already formed due to either economic
necessity or cultural change. The only males greatly affected by the mRA were
those who, for want of anyone else, suddenly found themselves in the custody of
their ex-wives. This admittedly uncomfortable (for the male) situation spawned a
brief publishing boom featuring such sensationalistic titles as “Make the Worm
Pay,” devoted to ways for these Women to enjoy the new situation.