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  • This house opposes the dominance of the trend of shipping straight male characters as gay in pop culture and media.

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    For the sake of this debate, 'shipping' refers to aggressively advocating two characters or public figures should be together. The ship focuses on re-interpreting their interactions with each other as romantic or sexual. Examples of this include: fan-fiction on Harry & Draco from Harry Potter series; shipping members from K-pop/boy bands together (ex. Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson); or shipping Tamaki and Kyoya from Ouran High School Host Club.

    Imperial WGM Pro-Am 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-23

  • This house would take the cure rather than go to the school for mutants.

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    You are an average teenager living in the near future. You have just discovered that you are a mutant: a human being with a genetic mutation called the X-gene, which causes superhuman powers that manifest at puberty. Your superhuman powers have just manifested – though, because they are new to you, you do not know how to control them yet. Mutants are an oppressed minority who are hated, feared, and despised by humanity. A group of older mutants has found you and offered to take you to a school for young mutants, where they promise you will be safe from harm and taught to control your powers. If you go with them, you will have to hide your powers from your family or risk being disowned. Alternatively, you saw on the news that a cure has been discovered to rid mutants of their powers. This cure is being offered for free to any mutant who wishes to take it.

    The Earlsfort Open 2024 · Novice Final · 2024-11-19

  • This house believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should support "lavender marriages" in culturally conservative societies.

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    A lavender marriage is a marriage of convenience between a man and a woman, conducted to conceal the socially stigmatized sexual orientation of one or both partners.

    Condeb ProAM 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-11-03

  • This house prefers LGBTQ+ art that are optimistic and heartwarming (e.g., Heartstopper, Steven Universe, I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross) over LGBTQ+ art that are pessimistic and depressing (e.g., Call me by your name, Banana Fish, Heather by Conan Gray)

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-02

  • This house, as Lewis Hamilton, would boycott F1 races in countries that criminalize homosexuality

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    Lewis Hamilton is a popular and influential F1 driver that has won 7 World Driver's Championships and is chasing his 8th WDC. However, he has also been a staunch advocate for LGBTQ\+ rights, equal opportunity, and diversity (among other advocacies). In 2023, he publicly criticized the anti-gay measures in the state of Florida and criticized the state's controversal Dont Say Gay Law.

    Oragon Debate Cup 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-05

  • As a reputable children's book author, this House would choose to queer code main characters in the story

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    Queer coding is the act of using subtext to code a character in media as queer. The process of queer coding entails applying characteristics associated with queerness to a character, without ever confirming it.

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Quarterfinals · 2024-09-07

  • This house, as the LGBTQ+ movement in a developing country, would focus its queer tourism initiatives towards local and indigenous forms of queerness (e.g., Babaylans in the Philippines, Hijras in India, Kathoey in Thailand, etc.)

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    Queer tourism is a type of tourism that caters to and/or is designed by and for LGBTQ+ individuals. It often highlights destinations and businesses that are welcoming and affirming of LGBTQ+ identities, offering unique cultural, social, and historical insights relevant to the community. This form of tourism promotes inclusive and safe experiences by emphasizing the support for queer-friendly enterprises and and creating spaces where LGBTQ+ travelers can express themselves freely and comfortably.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-09-07

  • This house, as the drag queen, would lean towards conventional drag as opposed to sticking with alternative drag

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    You are a rising young drag-queen in the province known to have an alternative, unconventional drag style. One day, you receive and accept an offer to be part of the new season of Drag Race Philippines. Competing with your unconventional drag supplies would significantly lessen your expenses for the show. However, upon beginning your preparations, your drag mother suggests you rebrand into the more conventional drag style seen in mainstream media.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-09-07

  • This house supports the sensationalization of queerplatonic relationships

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    Queerplatonic (QP) attraction, coined by the Aro-Ace community, is distinct from both platonic and romantic attraction. It is characterized by intense feelings towards someone and a deep emotional connection that cannot be strictly categorized as platonic or romantic. This can occur between any permutation of genders; i.e. a straight man may feel QP attracion for another man, etc. People with mutual QP attraction may choose to establish QP relationships which are committed but non-romantic.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 6 · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Catholic church to officially recognize Folk Saints.

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    Folk Saints are dead people recognized by the general population as saints who were not officially acknowledged as saints by the Catholic church. Unlike regular saints, they lived lives that the church considers sinful. They are popular in many regions, especially in Latin America. Examples include Sarita Colonia that answers the prayers of sex workers & LGBT people; and Juan Soldado that answers the prayers of people who commit low-level crimes out of financial desperation. saints who were not officially acknowledged as saints by the Catholic church. Unlike regular saints, they lived lives that the church considers sinful. They are popular in many regions, especially in Latin America. Examples include Sarita Colonia that answers the prayers of sex workers & LGBT people; and Juan Soldado that answers the prayers of people who commit low-level crimes out of financial desperation.d people recognized by the general population as saints who were not officially acknowledged as saints by the Catholic church. Unlike regular saints, they lived lives that the church considers sinful. They are popular in many regions, especially in Latin America. Examples include Sarita Colonia that answers the prayers of sex workers & LGBT people; and Juan Soldado that answers the prayers of people who commit low-level crimes out of financial desperation.

    AUD Equinox Pre-ABP 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-31