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  • This house believes that the LGBTQ+ movement should campaign for abolition of marriage

    27th Lithuanian Schools Debating Academy · Round 1 · 2023-06-21

  • This house prefers a society in which the button is periodically pressed

    Infoslide

    A revolutionary new technology was invented - a button that can change the sex of every person in the world at once, with no adverse health effects.

    27th Lithuanian Schools Debating Academy · Semifinals · 2023-06-21

  • This house believes that the business gay performance in pop culture does more harm than good to the queer rights.

    Infoslide

    "Business gay performance" refers to a form of queerbaiting done by male pop stars during their on stage performance, where they exhibit acts and conducts that make them resemble romantic relationship, such as close physical contact, mostly to please their female fanbase.

    Malaysia United Asian Debating Championship 2023 · Double-Octofinals · 2023-06-16

  • This house, as the LGBTQ+ community in the developing world, W prioritize grassroots community building over seeking broad national and legislative changes.

    Malaysia United Asian Debating Championship 2023 · Double-Octofinals · 2023-06-16

  • This house believes that the queer movements should stray away from emphasizing intra-community struggles towards fostering relatability outside the community (e.g. the message of "No One is Fully Straight).

    Malaysia United Asian Debating Championship 2023 · Double-Octofinals · 2023-06-16

  • This house, as the LGBTQ+ movement, supports the downtrend of rainbow capitalism

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, rainbow capitalism refers to the commercialization and commodification of LGBTQ+ movements.

    UT MARA Pre-UADC 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-06-09

  • That we support Boys' Love

    Infoslide

    BL or Boys' Love is a genre of fictional media that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. Though it is typically created by women for women and is distinct from homoerotic media marketed to gay men, it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators [more detail]

    UTS Pre-Australs 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-06-02

  • This house regrets the rise in political consumerism.

    Infoslide

    Political consumerism refers to people making choices about what to consume based on the politics of the company in question (e.g. boycotting Chick-Fil-A for its stance against abortion, not buying from Ben&Jerry because they advocated for gay marriage).

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2023 · Novice Quarter Finals · 2023-06-01

  • This house regrets the rise in political consumerism.

    Infoslide

    Political consumerism refers to people making choices about what to consume based on the politics of the company in question (e.g. boycotting Chick-Fil-A for its stance against abortion, not buying from Ben&Jerry because they advocated for gay marriage).

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2023 · Quarterfinals · 2023-06-01

  • This House opposes gender specific awards for achievement (Ie. Best Actor and Best Actress in the Oscars, the Brit Awards before 2021, the Grammys before 2012)

    Junior Spring HST 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-05-29

  • THBT transgender activists in non-Western countries should use and advocate for trans rights and individuals using their local historical terms (babaylan, hijra, etc.) instead of Western terminology (transgender, non-binary, etc.)

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-05-27

  • This house regrets the media and artists' hypersexualization* of gay characters. *Such as the emphasis on sexual attributes/behaviors and physical attractiveness.

    EYD Sinchon KIDA National Championships 2023 · Quarterfinals · 2023-05-19

  • This house believes that the LGBT community should actively discourage the use of labeling relationship roles*. *Ex: The usage of words such as top/bottom, dom/sub, "the masculine one", "the femme one"

    EYD Sinchon KIDA National Championships 2023 · Quarterfinals · 2023-05-19

  • This house, as the director of a TV series featuring a homosexual relationship, Would portray the relationship to be no different from heterosexual ones, as opposed to showcasing struggles unique to homosexual relationships.

    EYD Sinchon KIDA National Championships 2023 · Quarterfinals · 2023-05-19

  • This house regrets the decision of Charlotte Pride Parade to reject 'Gays for Trump.'

    Infoslide

    In 2017, a group called 'Gays for Trump' was denied their application to have their float enter the Charlotte Pride Parade, which took place in North Carolina. The Pride organizers stated that the rejection was because the group wanted to display pro-Trump symbols, such as the 'Make America Great Again' slogan and a dancer dressed as Melania Trump. After the rejection, the group founded an alt-right gay organization named 'Deplorable Pride.'

    HUFS IV 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-05-13

  • This house, as Oscar Wilde, Regrets publishing The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Infoslide

    The Picture of Dorian Gray was a novel published by Oscar Wilde in 1890, who was one of the most popular Irish playwrights in the 1890s, as well as a closeted homosexual. The novel includes themes of homosexuality and the implicit legitimisation of male prostitution, which caused wide scale controversy upon its publication. In 1895. Wilde was prosecuted on charges of sodomy, and passages from the novel were recited in court as proof of his immorality. Dorian Gray was Wilde's only novel, and his

    UT MARA Novice 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-05-12

  • Assuming no other Republican candidate runs for president, This house, as the Republican party, would choose to nominate Nikki Haley as the Republican presidential candidate over Donald Trump

    Infoslide

    Nikki Haley is a right-leaning Republican politician who was the first female governor of Asian American heritage and the first Indian American member of a presidential cabinet as the former US ambassador to the U.N. under the Trump administration. Examples of Haley's political standings include supporting the 'don't say gay' bill, calling for an increase in military force against cartels in Mexico, and stricter immigration controls. Haley is currently running for President in the 2024 US General Election alongside Donald Trump.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2023 · Pre-Quarterfinals · 2023-05-01

  • This house, as a queer adult that was raised in a conservative family, would attempt to distance from the family rather than attempt to change the minds of the family

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2023 · Quarterfinals · 2023-04-20