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  • That, as the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, would leave the Anglican Communion

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    "For Anglican churches to be 'in communion' is for them to recognise each other's sacraments and bishops and view each other as being part of one overall church. The Anglican Communion is a denomination of regional churches who are in communion with the Church of England (CoE).<br><br>Currently the Anglican Communion is divided over liberalising reforms (e.g. the ordination of females priests and bishops, the acceptance of and performing of same-sex marriages). The major conservative block within the Anglican Communion is the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches. These divides have also caused splintering of Anglicanism in the USA, with the conservative Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) splitting from the liberal Episcopal Church. The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches recognise the ACNA, but the CoE and other more liberal Anglican churches do not."

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-04-01

  • This house regrets rainbow capitalism

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    Rainbow capitalism is the targeted incorporation of the LGBTQ+ movement to capitalism, consumerism, and the market economy by corporations. Examples include, but are not limited to, LGBT-related products, designs, brands, and sponsorships

    Deree Invitational LXVII · Round 3 · 2024-04-01

  • This house believes that the LGBTQ movement would actively disassociate from homonationalism.

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    Homonationalism is a rising trend seen in rightwing parties in the West which refers to the alignment ofLGBTQ+rights with nationalist, often anti-immigrant ideologies, where queer acceptance is used to justify xenophobia.For example,French politician Marine Le Pen uses LGBTQ+rights to promote anti- immigrant rhetoric, framing Muslim communities as a threat to queer freedoms.

    IIT Kanpur APD 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-03-29

  • This house would require all cis-gender people to enter the gender matrix once a year

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    The gender matrix is a simulation where people experience an accurate simulation of living as a different gender for a month, however the simulation itself would only take 1 hour in the real world. The race, class, sexuality, profession of your life in the simulation would be randomized.

    SEED Championship 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-03-29

  • This house, as a transwoman endocrinologist, would provide a credible supply of gender-affirming hormones to individuals who identify as transnene even without parental consent

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    In the Philippines, there is a growing number of minors aged 13-17 who identify as transwomen. These individuals call themselves as transnene. Transnene who belong to lower socioeconomic status often access gender-affirming hormones from alternative sources outside regulated and recognized providers.

    Manila Pro-Am 2024: Pre-UADC · Round 4 · 2024-03-23

  • This house believes that the trans rights movement in conservative countries should prioritize messaging that conforms to the gender binary over the expansion of the binary (i.e recognizing trans-agender individuals, advocating the use of they/them pronouns, etc)

    Manila Pro-Am 2024: Pre-UADC · Round 4 · 2024-03-23

  • That we should incorporate a multinational Pride entity

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    Incorporation refers to the creation of a legal, corporate entity. Incorporated bodies may be for profit, ie companies, or not for profit. In any case, incorporated entities offer limited liability for its members, and must serve the interests of its members and shareholders.

    Melbourne Pre Easters 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-03-22

  • This house would attempt to get on Drag Race, rather than attempt to get on Dragula

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    You are a drag queen in your mid-20s in America. You have performed in and around your city of residence for a number of years and have honed your craft to a high degree, and are now chasing stardom. There are 2 drag reality competition TV programmes that would allow you to achieve this, with both following the same competitive format of challenge, themed runway presentation and critique followed by the elimination of the worst queen of the week. RuPaul's Drag Race, now airing its 16th season, has an international fan base with mainstream reach, having won multiple Emmys and high viewership. The aesthetic within RuPaul's Drag Race is quite streamlined, with the vast majority of queens focusing on achieving the perfect illusion of womanhood, and outfits being inspired by high fashion designers. Challenges and runway categories are often based on pop culture references and common fashion trends. The winner receives $200,000 Dragula, about to release its 6th season has a comparatively smaller fan base and reach, but is still quite popular, being one of the most popular shows on horror streaming platform 'Shudder'. The show is consistently well-reviewed and followed by a loyal fan base. Being horror and monster themed, the aesthetic of Dragula is very diverse, with past contestants and winners having widely different drag styles with different levels of focus on gender illusion or glamour, and more alternative fashion and drag being showcased. Challenges and runways are often themed around common horror movie tropes/scenarios/monsters. The prize for winning Dragula is $100,000.As a drag performer, you feel most comfortable in more alternative and dark aesthetics, but given your drag experience you are confident you can tailor yourself to fit either aesthetic.

    Cardiff Open 2024 · Pro-Am Finals · 2024-03-09

  • From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would choose to be born in Masquerade

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    The “veil of ignorance” is a moral reasoning device designed to promote impartial decision making by denying decision makers access to potentially biasing information about who will benefit most or least from the available options. Masquerade is an independent territory with its own jurisdiction. There is no ability to contact the outside world. Tourism and visitation are strictly forbidden. In Masquerade, one’s personal characteristics, including looks, personality, ethnicity, gender identity, and talents, change every day upon waking up, involuntarily and at random (memories are retained as normal). "

    Middlebury IV 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-03

  • That progressive social movements (e.g. feminist or LGBTQ+ movements) in developing countries should strongly distance themselves from the West (Such as by not accepting funding, not exchanging information, or heavily emphasising their cultural domestic culture and connections).

    Advanced Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-03

  • This house believes that the queer community should actively promote queer theology at the expense of critique to religion.

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    Queer theology is a theological method that has developed out of the philosophical approach of queer theory. Queer theology begins with an assumption that gender non-conformity and gay, lesbian, and bisexual desire have always been present in human history, including the Bible."

    The Kansai 2024 · ラウンド4 · 2024-03-01