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  • This house believes that John Trengove should have sold the script in 2017

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    For the purposes of this debate, John Trengove both wrote and directed the 2017 movie, Inxeba (The Wound) The film portrays the Xhosa initiation ritual, Ulwaluko, which is a deeply private and sacred tradition. As well as, the film depicted a same-sex relationship within the context of the initiation ceremony. The film had limited box office success, some critical acclaim and severe backlash. Steven von Trier, an accomplished director, had in 2017 offered John Trengove a significantly more substantial amount of money to use the script. Steven von Trier would produce the film and filter the controversial scenes. John Trengove, will still be credited as the writer.

    North-West Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-08-11

  • This house, as Layla, would get the surgery

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    Layla is a lesbian who is secretly in love with her straight best friend. She becomes diagnosed with Hanahaki. Hanahaki is a parasitic and progressive disease that grows flowers in your lungs. Depending how severe the hanahaki is, the flowers can grow to a rate where it fills the lungs, preventing one to breath and eat out the brain, thereby causing death. This disease is developed due to intense romantic feelings that are unrequited. There's only two ways to cure the disease: (1) to have your feelings returned by the one you love, or (2) to undergo a surgery that removes the parasite but also removes any capacity to love, regardless if romantic, filial, or platonic.

    Enchiridion British Parliamentary 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-08-10

  • This house would boycott the Qatar Grand Prix

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    You are a Formula 1 (F1) driver who has won 7 World Driver's Championships (WDC) and is chasing their 8th WDC. As a F1 driver, you race in different parts of the world, including countries like Qatar, Hungary, Malaysia, etc. that criminalize homosexuality. However, you publicly advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. In the middle of the racing season, a newer and younger driver from a rival team had been publicly outted as gay by the media. Due to the public outting, the young driver now faces disqualification from racing in the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix and potentially any other race in countries that criminalize homosexuality.

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Pre-Quarter Final · 2024-08-02

  • This house believes that the LGBTQ+ movement should actively denounce hypersexualization amongst LGBTQ+ communities

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    For the purposes of the debate, hypersexuality refers to an intense focus on sexuality and sexual expression. Examples include frequent and detailed discussions about one’s sexual experiences and preferences, or through intense public displays of sexual acts/behaviours.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-07-20

  • This house believes that the LGBT+ movement should actively reject the dominance of hypersexuality in the community.

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    For the purposes of this debate, we define hypersexuality as a significantly more intense expression of one’s sexuality than average. This can manifest through frequent and detailed discussions about one’s sexual experiences and preferences, or through intense public displays of affection.

    Szkoła Debatuje: Zakład 24' · Round 2 · 2024-07-05

  • That in the aftermath of the repeal of Section 377A, the LGBTQ+ movement in Singapore should actively prioritise fighting for reforms that impact the Trans community, at the exclusion of fighting for gay marriage.

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    The repeal of Section 377A was a landmark victory for the LGBTQ+ movement in Singapore, marking the culmination of a decade of advocacy. Section 377A had criminalised consensual same-sex relations between men. The success of its repeal, while celebrated, was not a complete triumph - the government also amended the constitution to prevent legal challenges to the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-07-01

  • This house prefers queer media which represents Tame Pride (e.g. Brokeback Mountain, Love, Simon, Young Royals) as opposed to media which represents Flamboyant Pride (e.g. Ru Paul's Drug Race, Pose, Orange is the New Black)

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    For the purposes of this debate, "Tame Pride" refers to representing queer individuals as similarly as possible to mainstream society in terms of lifestyle, behavior, aesthetic etc. By constrast, "Flamboyant Pride" refers to emphasizing and endorsing distinctive and often extragvent features which are unique to queer individuals.

    Dialectica Pre-ABP 2024 Fundraiser · Round 1 · 2024-06-28

  • As LGBT+ Community This house supports condemnation of the act of Down-Low by men and pushing them to declare bisexuality

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    Down-Low or also known as 'on the down low' refers to any activity or relationship which is kept discreet. In this relationship, men will identify himself as heterosexual - having a girlfriend and/or married to woman but have sex /romantic relationship with men discretely.

    2nd Butuan Intervarsity · Open Pre-Semifinals · 2024-06-14

  • This house, as the Scottish Greens, would campaign on a platform of joining a coalition with the SNP at the next Scottish election.

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    There are 4 main parties in the Scottish Parliament 1) The Scottish National Party who advocate for independence and broadly centre left policy. They have right wing elements. They have been in power for 17 years, and currently hold 63/127 seats in Holyrood. 2) The Scottish Green Party, who are quite small, but were in coalition with the SNP in power, creating a majority government at the time. 3) The Scottish Conservatives, who are associated with the UK Conservative Party 4) Scottish Labour who are affiliated to the UK Labour. They are currently surging in the polls for the Scottish election, translating from their overwhelming success in the UK national election campaign. There are other small parties, such as the Liberal Democrats and the Alba Party. For the past 3 years, the Green Party and the SNP were in a coalition government. This was enforced by a cooperation agreement called the Bute House Agreement, which, amongst other things, laid out policy areas which the parties did not agree on, such as aviation policy and Scotland's status in NATO. Last month, Scottish First Minister at the time, Humza Yousaf, terminated the Bute House Agreement, after introducing bills limiting trans rights and extending the net 0 target, which the Green Party disagreed with. This led to no confidence votes in his power from both the SNP and the Conservative Party; which the Green Party supported; leading to his resignation. In the media, the Greens disavowed the decision to end the agreement, describing it as 'political cowardice' with the SNP 'selling out on future generations'.

    Erasmus Rotterdam Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-06-01