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Page 2 of 2: 48 more lgbtq+ motions, covering 2001 to 2013. Start at the newest lgbtq+ motions, or search the whole bank from the motion explorer.

2013 (19 motions)

  • TH, as the gay community, regrets the rise of Grindr in western liberal democracies

    Jacobs Open · 5

  • THBT the disappearance of marriage from society will be more beneficial for LGBT individuals than their inclusion in it

    Bristol Open · 2

  • THBT Pixar's next animated motion picture should have a same-sex couple as protagonists

    Vienna Mini · 4

  • THW introduce special schools for LGBTQI.

    Mix Team (pro-am tournament) · 1

  • THBT comedians should not use racist, sexist, or homophobic language, even for the purposes of satire.

    Imperial No Notes Open · 3

  • THBT the LGBT movement should oppose gay bars that ban entrance to straight customers

    SOAS Open · 1

  • As a gay athlete qualified for the Sochi olympics, THW boycott those Olympics.

    Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · 3.2

  • THW ban any group or program that seeks to change someone's sexual identity.

    McGill Novice · 5

  • THBT same sex couples should be allowed to adopt children

    SDA Open · 1

  • The Russian state systematically oppresses its LGBTQI+ community: Homosexual couples can be prosecuted for displaying their sexuality and the police often refuse to prevent violence towards LGBTQI+ people. Motion: TH, as a heterosexual winter Olympian, would not attend the Sochi Winter Olympics

    Welsh Novices · 4

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  • THW ban the gender testing of athletes in sports.

    Oxford IV · 3

  • THBT the (same-sex couples) Marriage Bill 2013 should remove the right of religious institutions to refuse to perform same-sex marriages

    Bogwall · 1

  • As a homosexual person in a very homophobic country, THW emigrate

    Schwarzwald Cup · Open_Semis

  • THW not tax "bitcoin" transactions

    IDAS Tournament · Open_Quarters

  • This house, as China, would legalize gay marriage

    English Cup · Open_Final

  • THBT the LGBT movement should not take a position on whether sexual preferences are a choice.

    Brandeis IV · Open_Finals

  • TH welcomes the presence of gender-neutral schools (+Infoslide)

    Lund IV · 2

  • THW only hold gay pride parades with the consent of the local community

    Warsaw Open · Open_Semis

  • This House believes that it is time for the LGBTQIA movement to break up.

    Joynt Scroll 2013 · Open_Final

2012 (17 motions)

  • THBT images designed to even slightly sexually attract/aroused viewer should be restricted to specialist adult shot/xxx domain.

    De La Salle WUDC 2012 · Open_Semis

  • THBT life begins at 25

    French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 3

  • THW disclose the ethnicity of a sperm/egg donor to the prospective parent

    Trinity IV · 1

  • THW fire civil servants who refuse to wed same-sex couples

    Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi Amsterdam (BDT) · 1

  • THBT notable LGB figures should not describe their sexuality as a choice

    John Smith Memorial Mace Open_Semiss · Open_Quarter_4

  • THBT all teachers should openly declare their sexuality to their pupils

    HSE Open · 1

  • THW legalize multi-partner marriages for both men and women.

    USU Open · 1

  • THW only teach gender neutral pronouns in school

    Estonia Open · 5

  • THW not allow immigrants with illiberal values, such as homophobia, to settle in the country

    Roosevelt Academy Open (RA Open) · 2

  • THW out homosexual football players (or forcibly out those it knows about)

    DDG Master's Cup 2012 · 2

  • THBT the LGBT Movement Should Not Out Homosexual Politicians That Publicly Profess Homophobic Views

    UCL President's Cup · Open_Final

  • THW out closeted LGBT public figures

    Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · Open_Final

  • THBT companies should not take public stance in gay right issues

    Oxford IV · 5

  • Should people have the right to erase/block the autocomplete for their names in search engines?

    Zeit Debatte Tübingen · 4

  • TH, being a teenager, would not open a Facebook account

    Cicero Debattoernooi · 3

  • THBT the EU should oblige its member states to include positive references to LGBT individuals and issues in their high school textbooks

    IDEA Debate@Europe final event · 2

  • THBT Bert and Ernie should get married

    King's College IV · 1

2011 (6 motions)

  • This House would require individuals to reveal their actual identity when communicating on the internet

    Botswana WUDC 2011 · 7

  • THW only hire disabled actors to play disabled characters

    John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 4

  • THW require internet subscribers to opt in in order to be able to view pornorgraphic websites

    John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 25

  • THBT the LBGT movement should not support Gay Pride marches

    Oxford IV · ESL_Semis

  • THBT the EU should make Serbian membership conditional upon Serbia's acceptance of gay rights

    IDAS · 9

  • THBT Western nations should make development aid conditional on the protection of LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual) rights.

    SSE Riga IV · 1

2010 (2 motions)

  • This house would financially incentivize both inter-faith and inter-ethnic marriages.

    Koc WUDC 2010 · 3

  • This House would ban any scheme intended to cure homosexuality

    Koc WUDC 2010 · ESL_Quarters

2008 (3 motions)

  • This House would force religious adoption agencies to place children with homosexual couples.

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · ESL_Quarters

  • This house would stop the search for the gay gene

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · Masters_2

  • This house believes that the gay community should "out" gay celebrities.

    New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2008 · 1

2001 (1 motions)

  • This House Believes That gay couples should be allowed to adopt children

    WSDC 2001 · Round 5 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

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