SC Resolution: Commend Gay

[Markanite]

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION AT VOTE
Commend Gay
A resolution to recognize outstanding contribution by a nation or region.

Category: Commendation | Nominee: Gay | Proposed by:Greater Cesnica

The World Assembly,

Observing the duty of this esteemed Assembly to recognize the achievements of nations and regions that have made outstanding contributions to the international community and made exceptional achievements,

Noting that Gay has campaigned for and protected LGBTQ+ rights for over 14 years,

Admiring Gay's status as a Defender Region, a position that they have held since their inception, and their constant quest to help fight off raiders from fellow regions, which can be seen from their membership in the Founderless Regions Alliance (FRA)- an alliance that had served to protect founderless regions from the tyranny of raider organizations for over 10 years,

Recognizing that Gay has managed to maintain a significant number of member nations since 2007, estimated at holding between 90-300 member nations, an amazing achievement for any region to hold, much less a region that has extremely bold and progressive ideology like Gay,

Applauding Gay for being the first region to have championed for and supported LGBTQ+ rights, and also for being the first region to have a regional constitution that supported the rights and freedoms of the LGBTQ+ community, and nations which are Pro-LGBTQ+,

Humbled by the fact that Gay drafted and pushed through the first resolution in international law regarding LGBTQ+ Rights, titled 'Gay Rights', a resolution that was among the first resolutions ever authored, and is, in fact, a historical resolution- written and passed before the creation of the current World Assembly,

Impressed by Gay's unwavering commitment to its member states and population in spite of resistance from other nations and regions that do not condone the safety and rights of LGBTQ+ nations,

Further Impressed by Gay's resilience to raider organizations, who have never succeeded in annexing it, in spite of Gay being a major target for raider groups and its position as a defender region and FRA member,

Aware that Gay also provides a welcoming environment for non-LGBTQ+ nations, and does not discriminate against any orientation, race, and background, a fact that further re-affirms Gay's welcome and cheerful environment that seeks to improve world peace and welfare,

Furthermore Aware that Gay's tireless and selfless quest to champion for the rights of a minority group and be an active defender region at the same time- whilst fighting off hostility and opposition from multiple sides- constitutes achievement and contribution that is not expected of a normal region, and therefore provides merit for Gay to be granted the honor of a Commendation,

Hereby Commends Gay for outstanding performance and resilience in the name of human rights and international peace.

[Paffnia]

FOR the commendation.

[Klopstock]

Very much in favor!

[Markanite]

Markanite's vote for "Commend Gay" has been noted.

Hope it makes the quota!

[Klopstock]

The Oncoming Storm of Cormactopia Prime → tag: wa, -region: The North Pacific, -region: Europeia, -region: 10000 Islands, -region: Europe
6 hours ago

Hey there, WA Klopstock!

I'm writing to ask you to vote AGAINST the Security Council proposal currently at vote, Commend Gay.

This proposal spends a lot of time applauding Gay's commitment to the LGBTQ+ community and its commitment to NationStates defender groups, but what the proposal's author has neglected to mention is that Gay has a long history of prioritizing gameplay over commitment to the LGBTQ+ community of NationStates. As you will see in the Constitution of the Region of Gay, discrimination against LGBTQ+ NationStates players based on their gameplay alignment is enshrined in Gay's constitution. This includes:

Allowing the Founder to eject and ban LGBTQ+ raiders who want to participate in the community [Article 1, Section 7A(2)];
Prohibiting LGBTQ+ raiders from serving in most governmental offices in Gay [Article 1, Section 14B];
Prohibiting former LGBTQ+ raiders from serving as WA Delegate or Supreme Court Justice [Article 1, Section 14C(1)];
Including raider regions -- many of which are LGBTQ+ friendly -- in the list of regions incompatible for sharing an embassy with Gay, alongside homophobes, fascists, and Nazis [Article 1, Section 11D(3)].

You may be asking, "Isn't this just common sense for a region to protect itself?" It might be, if Gay were a region without an active Founder. However, Gay has an active Founder, which makes the region immune to raiding. Gay's policies toward raiders are just exclusion for the sake of exclusion and have nothing to do with protection of their region. Their inclusion of raiders alongside homophobes, fascists, and Nazis is particularly odious. There exists a range of diverse views on raiding among NationStates players, but we should all be able to agree that an LGBTQ+ region that is committed to advocating for LGBTQ+ people in NationStates and that is supposedly committed to providing a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ players should, when possible, be open to all LGBTQ+ players. Gay has instead decided to prioritize gameplay discrimination over its commitment to LGBTQ+ players, and a region that has deliberately and needlessly excluded LGBTQ+ players should not be commended for its commitment to the LGBTQ+ community of NationStates.

You may soon hear from The Stalker or from someone else defending Gay's abysmal record of excluding LGBTQ+ players. One frequent argument put forward in defense of Gay is that Gay is considering rescinding the policies that exclude LGBTQ+ players. Please don't buy into that argument. We've been told since January 2016, during a defeated attempt to commend BearNation, that Gay was considering rescinding its exclusionary policies. You can view this post on the NationStates forum if you want to verify that. It's nearly September 2017 now and the changes to Gay's constitution haven't materialized. Gay certainly should change these exclusionary policies, but it should only be considered for commendation after such policies have been changed -- and not a moment sooner.

I hope you'll agree with me, WA Klopstock, that an LGBTQ+ region shouldn't be deliberately and needlessly excluding LGBTQ+ players and definitely shouldn't be commended while doing so. I hope you'll cast your vote AGAINST Commend Gay.

If NationStates could vote people off the game, then Cormac might be the first to go.

[Elite]

From what I know, Gay are far more accepting of raiders than XKI is.

[Louisistan]

Let's not forget Flemingovia's Second Law of NationStates:

In any given foreign policy situation, the correct course to take is the opposite to that which is urged by Cormac.

Source: forum.thenorthpacific.org/single/?p=8295806&t=7571230