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  • 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 National Novice 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-01-01

  • This house opposes the focus on coming out in LGBTQ media and popular culture.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Quarterfinals · 2022-12-15

  • This house believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should abandon its campaign for Inclusion in Africa.

    Infoslide

    The world is in ruin and has long been corrupted. You are the single parent of a young child who would be the only cure for a virus threatening to infect mankind with a rabid disease. Your child must be killed in order for the cure to be extracted and save the human race. The procedure requires your consent.

    University of ILorin Debating Competition 2022 · Novice Semifinals · 2022-12-14

  • This house believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should actively de-glamorise coming out.

    Central Novs 2022 · Round 4 · 2022-11-26

  • A: That, as the captain, we would wear "One Love"

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    A: You are the captain of the Wales national team of football. Previously, you had publicly announced that you will be wearing the "One Love" armband in the World Cup against its rules, which exhibits support for the LGBTQ+ movement, in unity with 7 other nations in Europe. However, after FIFA's announcement that such an act may cause the player to be booked or sent off, all teams have reversed their previous decision. You will play your second game of the Group Stage in a couple of hours.

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-11-23

  • This house believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should actively reject the glass closet" lifestyle"

    Infoslide

    “Glass closet” refers to the state in which an LGBTQ individual’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity is apparent or known to many, but not publicly recognized. For example, someone in the glass closet openly leads a gay lifestyle but refuses to comment on it or confirm preconceived notions about their sexual orientation.

    Luzon IV 2022 · 3 · 2022-11-06

  • This house believes that LGBTQ+ movement in East Asia should actively criticize Danmei, rather than co-opting them

    Infoslide

    Danmei (耽美) is a genre of literature and other fictional media originating from East Asia which features romantic relationships between male characters. Usually the stories of Danmei are written, and read by female audiences.

    Asia Queer Open 2.0 · 1 · 2022-11-05

  • 'Right to privacy' arguments assert that the state should not have the ability to interfere in the decisions and actions of individuals that are not primarily public. This house regrets the use of ‘right to privacy’ arguments to advance social causes (for example, the decriminalization of abortion and homosexuality).

    USUDC 2022 · 8 · 2022-11-05

  • That we oppose the Relatability Turn

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    The Relatability Turn is a recent shift in the study and production of literature which encourages readers to relate to specific experiences of hardship by marketing them as transcendent of their context, as opposed to analysing them as unique and particular. Examples include, reading stories of queer oppression as universally applicable stories about the triumph of love, or stories of racial oppression as in some sense relatable to those who have experienced other forms of isolation.

    UNSW October Open 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-10-22

  • This House, as a queer individual living in a country that occupies the liminal space between criminalisation and social acceptance, would choose to migrate to a queer-friendly country

    Infoslide

    In anthropological studies, a "liminal space" refers to a space in the midst of transitioning from one form to another. For instance, a liminal space for a queer individual could be one wherein homosexuality is no longer criminalised, but there is not yet social acceptance of queer individuals. In these liminal spaces, it is widely believed that transition will happen, but it is unclear when and how long the transition would take. A case study of this is Singapore where homosexual sexual acts are decriminalised, but the government retains a status quo of purportedly discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ individuals. It is widely believed that social acceptance of queer individuals is a matter of when, not if, but it is unclear when that acceptance will happen.

    Taiwan Schools Debate Challenge 2022 · Open Granfinal · 2022-10-05

  • This house opposes celebrities remaining ambiguous about their sexuality or gender identity while marketing themselves towards the LGBT community

    Officer's Cup 2022 · Semifinals · 2022-09-17

  • This house believes that creators should refuse to produce art in states that censor the representation of marginalised identities in art

    Infoslide

    Hungary's parliament last week outlawed the portrayal of content featuring gay or transgender people. Similarly, the Hays Code in 1930s India outlawed the portrayal of LGBTQ characters except as villains.

    Rahat - The Fundraiser Debate · Round 5 · 2022-08-04

  • This House Believes That LGBTQ+ movements in developing countries should integrate patriotism into their messaging* *including actions such as celebrating LGBTQ+ soldiers, talking openly about being 'queer and a patriot', displaying the pride flag with the national symbol, and avoiding actions such as supporting independence movements within the country or publicly criticizing nationalism

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    WUDC Belgrade 2022 · 3 · 2022-07-20

  • This House believes that the emphasis on wokeness in today's political discourse brings more harm than good​

    Infoslide

    Wokeness, originating as a slang used by Black activists, is generally accepted as the idea that you’ve woken up to racial and social injustices around you, seen how oppression has been institutionalized and now are unable to un-see this truth.​ Essentially, once you’re woke, you can’t fall asleep. In today's discourse, the practice of wokeness is often emphasized in societal discourses, including but not limited to the expansive use of gender pronouns, pushing back against privilege of dominant groups (the white, the men, the cis, etc.), cancel culture, among others.​ Many associate wokeness with being extremely left-wing (i.e. for maximum egalitarianism and opposing social hierarchy) in the political spectrum.​

    National University Debating Championship 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-07-16

  • A: That we support character integrity obligations clauses

    Infoslide

    Once a company purchases the intellectual property of a fictional character, often the contract will contain a character integrity obligation clause which places restrictions on what the company can alter in their depiction of the character. For example, Peter Parker must have absent parents, grew up in Queens, New York, gains his power during middle school after being bitten by a spider and must be caucasian and heterosexual.

    Monash Easters 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-05-17

  • This house would release a mainstream pop album.

    Infoslide

    You are an indie artist, well known in the indie music scene for making hyperpop. Hyperpop is an exaggerated form of pop music, and is closely linked to the LGBTQ+ community and queer aesthetics. You have a small and loyal fanbase, but have not found radio success.

    Joynt Scroll 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-04-15

  • This house prefers a world like Kambala

    Infoslide

    Kambala is a hypothetical world where one's personal attributes are ever changing on a daily basis. These attributes include Race, Sex, Gender, Appearance and Physical Stature. By the divine power of the infoslide, people in Kampala still have the ability to procreate.

    Zimbabwe Easters Debating Championships 2022 · Novice Grand Final · 2022-03-31

  • 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 Premier 2022 · Round 4 · 2022-03-02