Protecting the Civil Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexuality or gender of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexuality or gender,
REASONING that individuals of all sexualities and genders should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual and gender minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage.
Hereby,
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between individuals of a certain sexuality or gender to allow civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to previously passed extant World Assembly resolutions.
- ORDERS all member nations to provide the same civil marriage services for individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant the same marriage rights to civilly married individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- REQUIRES all member nations to apply legislation of the same scope and effect for the termination of civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between individuals of a certain sexuality or gender to allow civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to previously passed extant World Assembly resolutions.
- MANDATES that every member nation must grant exactly the same rights, powers, permissions and services to individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions. Such conditions may not include the sexuality or gender of the individual(s) concerned.
- ORDERS all member nations to impose exactly the same sanctions or punishments on all organisations which deny any right, power, permission or service to an individual based on their sexuality or gender, as the sanctions or punishments imposed on organisations discriminating on the basis of other arbitrary, reductive criteria (such as, but not limited to, ethnicity, age and religion).
- MANDATES that all member nations must allow each of their citizens to choose or change their own gender, and that member nations must officially recognise and accept the individual's chosen gender.
- CLARIFIES that religious organizations and their internal discrimination do not fall under this resolution, and should be addressed by future legislation.
Protecting the Civil Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexuality or gender of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexuality or gender,
REASONING that individuals of all sexualities and genders should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual and gender minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage.
Hereby,
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexuality or gender of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexuality or gender,
REASONING that individuals of all sexualities and genders should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual and gender minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage.
Hereby,
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between individuals of a certain sexuality or gender to allow civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to previously passed extant World Assembly resolutions.
- ORDERS all member nations to provide the same civil marriage services for individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant the same marriage rights to civilly married individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- REQUIRES all member nations to apply legislation of the same scope and effect for the termination of civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between individuals of a certain sexuality or gender to allow civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to previously passed extant World Assembly resolutions.
- MANDATES that every member nation must grant exactly the same rights, powers, permissions and services to individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions. Such conditions may not include the sexuality or gender of the individual(s) concerned.
- ORDERS all member nations to impose exactly the same sanctions or punishments on all organisations which deny any right, power, permission or service to an individual based on their sexuality or gender, as the sanctions or punishments imposed on organisations discriminating on the basis of other arbitrary, reductive criteria (such as, but not limited to, ethnicity, age and religion).
- CLARIFIES that religious organizations and their internal discrimination do not fall under this resolution, and should be addressed by future legislation.
Protecting the Civil Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexuality or gender of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexuality or gender,
REASONING that individuals of all sexualities and genders should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual and gender minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage
Hereby
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexuality or gender of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexuality or gender,
REASONING that individuals of all sexualities and genders should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual and gender minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage
Hereby
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between heterosexual individuals to also allow civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to previously passed extant World Assembly resolutions.
- ORDERS all member nations to provide the same civil marriage services for individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant the same marriage rights to civilly married individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- REQUIRES all member nations to apply legislation of the same scope and effect for the termination of civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between heterosexual individuals to also allow civil marriages between individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to previously passed extant World Assembly resolutions.
- MANDATES that every member nation must grant exactly the same rights, powers, permissions and services to individuals of all sexualities and genders, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions. Such conditions may not include the sexuality or gender of the individual(s) concerned.
- ORDERS all member nations to impose exactly the same sanctions or punishments on all organisations which deny any right, power, permission or service to an individual based on their sexuality or gender, as the sanctions or punishments imposed on organisations discriminating on the basis of other arbitrarily assigned human features (such as, but not limited to, ethnicity, sex, age and religion).
- CLARIFIES that all religious organisations are exempt from the sanctions and punishments imposed in part 3, but only where a majority of the religion's followers believe in the immorality of marriage between individuals of a certain gender or sexuality (because of religion and not their sociocultural values), subject to future World Assembly resolutions.
Protecting the Civil Rights of Sexual Minorities
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that individuals of all sexual orientations should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "non-sexually conforming individual" as a person who is neither male and sexually attracted solely to females, nor female and sexually attracted solely to males.
Hereby
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that individuals of all sexual orientations should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "non-sexually conforming individual" as a person who is neither male and sexually attracted solely to females, nor female and sexually attracted solely to males.
Hereby
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between heterosexual individuals to allow civil marriages between non-sexually conforming individuals, and vice versa, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions. Such conditions may not include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- REQUIRES all member nations to provide exactly the same civil marriage services for heterosexual individuals as for non-sexually conforming individuals, or none at all for both groups.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant to all non-sexually conforming, civilly married individuals exactly the same marriage rights granted to heterosexual, civilly married individuals.
- COMPELS all member nations to implement legislation regarding the termination of non-sexually conforming civil marriages of the same scope and effect as the legislation regarding the termination of heterosexual civil marriages.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between heterosexual individuals to allow civil marriages between non-sexually conforming individuals, and vice versa, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions. Such conditions may not include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- MANDATES that every member nation must grant exactly the same rights, powers, permissions and services which are granted to heterosexual individuals in that nation to all non-sexually conforming individuals, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions under which said rights, powers, permissions and services are granted to heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not include the sexual orientation of the individual(s) concerned.
- ORDERS all member nations to impose exactly the same sanctions or punishments on all organisations which deny any right, power permission or service to an individual solely or partly on the basis of their sexual orientation, as the sanctions or punishments imposed on organisations discriminating on the basis of any other arbitrarily assigned human feature (such as, but not limited to, ethnicity, gender, age or religion).
- CLARIFIES that all religious organisations are exempt from the sanctions and punishments imposed in part 3, but only where granting a certain right, power, permission or service to an individual of a certain sexual orientation is stated to be morally wrong in the religion's holy scripture, or a corresponding equivalent, subject to future General Assembly resolutions.
Protecting the Civil Rights of Sexual Minorities
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that individuals of all sexual orientations should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "non-sexually conforming individual" as a person who is neither male and sexually attracted solely to females, nor female and sexually attracted solely to males.
Hereby
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that individuals of all sexual orientations should be granted the same civil and political rights, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of sexual minorities,
The World Assembly:
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract with or without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "non-sexually conforming individual" as a person who is neither male and sexually attracted solely to females, nor female and sexually attracted solely to males.
Hereby
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between heterosexual individuals to allow civil marriages between non-sexually conforming individuals, and vice versa, subject to exactly the same conditions. Such conditions may not, of course, include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- REQUIRES all member nations which provide civil marriage services for heterosexual individuals to provide those civil marriage services for non-sexually conforming individuals, and vice versa.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant to all non-sexually conforming, civilly married individuals exactly the same marriage rights granted to heterosexual, civilly married individuals.
- COMPELS all member nations to implement legislation regarding the termination of non-sexually conforming civil marriages of the same scope and effect as the legislation regarding the termination of heterosexual civil marriages.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between heterosexual individuals to allow civil marriages between non-sexually conforming individuals, and vice versa, subject to exactly the same conditions. Such conditions may not, of course, include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- MANDATES that every member nation must grant exactly the same rights, powers, permissions and services which are granted to heterosexual individuals in that nation to all non-sexually conforming individuals, subject to exactly the same qualifying conditions under which said rights, powers, permissions and services are granted to heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not include the sexual orientation of the individual(s) concerned.
- ORDERS all member nations to impose exactly the same sanctions or punishments on all organisations which set, formally or otherwise, different qualifying conditions for the granting of any right, power, permission or service to heterosexual individuals and to non-sexually conforming individuals, as the sanctions or punishments imposed on organisations discriminating on the basis of any other arbitrarily assigned human feature (such as, but not limited to, ethnicity, gender, age or religion).
- CLARIFIES that all religious organisations are exempt from the sanctions and punishments imposed in part 3, but only where granting a certain right, power, permission or service to a non-sexually conforming individual is explicitly stated to be morally wrong in the religion's holy scripture, or a corresponding equivalent.
Protecting the Civil and Political Rights of Homosexual Couples
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that homosexual individuals should therefore be granted the same civil and political rights as heterosexual individuals, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of homosexual individuals,
The World Assembly
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage.
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "homosexual individual" as a person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex as them.
Hereby:
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that homosexual individuals should therefore be granted the same civil and political rights as heterosexual individuals, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of homosexual individuals,
The World Assembly
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage.
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "homosexual individual" as a person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex as them.
Hereby:
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between two people of opposite sex to allow civil marriages between two people of the same sex, subject to the same conditions under which civil marriage is allowed to all opposite-sex couples. Such conditions may not, of course, include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- REQUIRES all member nations which provide civil marriage services for two people of opposite sex to provide civil marriage services for two people of the same sex.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant to all homosexual, civilly married individuals every marriage right granted to opposite-sex, civilly married individuals, and no more.
- COMPELS all member nations to implement legislation regarding the termination of same-sex civil marriages of the same scope and effect as the legislation regarding the termination of opposite-sex civil marriages.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between two people of opposite sex to allow civil marriages between two people of the same sex, subject to the same conditions under which civil marriage is allowed to all opposite-sex couples. Such conditions may not, of course, include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- MANDATES that all homosexual individuals in all member nations must be granted the right to partake in any political activity in which a heterosexual individual has the right to partake in that member nation, subject to the same conditions under which said right is granted to heterosexual individuals (these conditions may not include the individual's sexual orientation). Such political activities may include (but are not limited to):
- Voting in any sort of election
- Taking up any sort of political office
- RULES that each member nation must provide exactly the same government-run services - excluding those only applicable to heterosexual individuals, to which a suitable equivalent service must be provided - to homosexual individuals as it does to heterosexual individuals, subject to the same conditions, for the same price and of the same quality as these services are provided to heterosexual individuals (these conditions may not include the individual's sexual orientation). Such services may include (but are not limited to):
- Healthcare services
- Social services
- REQUIRES each member nation to provide to homosexual individuals exactly the same financial services as it provides to heterosexual individuals, subject to the same conditions under which said services are provided to heterosexual individuals (these conditions may not include the individual's sexual orientation). An example of one such financial service is a financial benefit of any sort.
- ORDERS all member nations to legally permit all homosexual individuals to act, think, feel and speak as they wish, subject to the same conditions to which the actions, thoughts, feelings and speech of heterosexual individuals are subject. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
2nd draft (thanks to Kenmoria for helping me improve on the 1st draft)
Protecting the Civil and Political Rights of Homosexual Couples
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that homosexual individuals should therefore be granted the same civil and political rights as heterosexual individuals, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of homosexual individuals,
The World Assembly
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage with another person as partners in a personal relationship.
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "homosexual individual" as a person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex as them.
Hereby:
Protecting the Civil and Political Rights of Homosexual Couples
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that homosexual individuals should therefore be granted the same civil and political rights as heterosexual individuals, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of homosexual individuals,
The World Assembly
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two or more people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their civil marriage with another person as partners in a personal relationship.
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "homosexual individual" as a person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex as them.
Hereby:
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between two people of opposite sex to allow civil marriages between two people of the same sex.
- COMMANDS all such member nations to allow civil marriage to all same-sex couples, subject to the same conditions under which civil marriage is allowed to all opposite-sex couples. Such conditions may not, of course, include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- REQUIRES all member nations which provide civil marriage services for two people of opposite sex to provide civil marriage services for two people of the same sex.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant to all same-sex spouses every marriage right granted to opposite-sex spouses, and no more marriage rights than those.
- COMPELS all member nations to implement legislation regarding the termination of same-sex civil marriages of the same scope and effect as the legislation regarding the termination of opposite-sex civil marriages.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between two people of opposite sex to allow civil marriages between two people of the same sex.
- MANDATES that no homosexual individual in any member nation be denied the right to partake in any political activity in which a heterosexual individual has the right to partake in that member nation, solely or in part on the basis of their sexual orientation. Such political activities may include (but are not limited to):
- Voting in any sort of election
- Taking up any sort of political office
- ORDERS that all homosexual individuals must be granted the right stated in 2. a. subject to the same conditions under which the right stated in 2. a. is granted to heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
- MANDATES that no homosexual individual in any member nation be denied the right to partake in any political activity in which a heterosexual individual has the right to partake in that member nation, solely or in part on the basis of their sexual orientation. Such political activities may include (but are not limited to):
- RULES that each member nation must provide all the same government-run services - excluding those only applicable to heterosexual individuals - to homosexual individuals as it does to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. Such services may include (but are not limited to):
- Healthcare services
- Social services
- COMPELS all member nations to provide such services to all homosexual individuals for the same price, subject to the same conditions and of the same quality as such services are provided to all heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
- RULES that each member nation must provide all the same government-run services - excluding those only applicable to heterosexual individuals - to homosexual individuals as it does to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. Such services may include (but are not limited to):
- REQUIRES each member nation to provide to homosexual individuals all the same financial services as it provides to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. An example of one such financial service is a financial benefit of any sort.
- COMPELS all member nations to provide such financial services to all homosexual individuals subject to the same conditions as such financial services are provided to all heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
- REQUIRES each member nation to provide to homosexual individuals all the same financial services as it provides to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. An example of one such financial service is a financial benefit of any sort.
- ORDERS all member nations to legally permit all homosexual individuals to act, think, feel and speak as they wish, subject to the same conditions to which the actions, thoughts, feelings and speech of heterosexual individuals are subject. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
Protecting the Civil and Political Rights of Homosexual People
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that homosexual individuals should therefore be granted the same civil and political rights as heterosexual individuals, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of homosexual individuals,
The World Assembly
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their legally recognised union with another person as partners in a personal relationship.
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "homosexual individual" as a person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex as them, or who is sexually attracted to people of both sexes.
Hereby:
I'm not really sure about part 5, any help on that would be very much appreciated.
Category: Civil Rights
Strength: Significant
HOLDING that the sexual orientation of an individual does not make them inferior or superior to another individual of a differing sexual orientation,
REASONING that homosexual individuals should therefore be granted the same civil and political rights as heterosexual individuals, and
NOTING the lack of General Assembly legislation which specifically clarifies the civil and political rights of homosexual individuals,
The World Assembly
A) DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "civil marriage" as a legally recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship, solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony.
B) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, "marriage rights" as privileges granted to an individual solely or in part as a consequence of their legally recognised union with another person as partners in a personal relationship.
C) FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, a "homosexual individual" as a person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same sex as them, or who is sexually attracted to people of both sexes.
Hereby:
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between two people of opposite sex to allow civil marriages between two people of the same sex.
- COMMANDS all such member nations to allow civil marriage to all same-sex couples, subject to the same conditions under which civil marriage is allowed to all opposite-sex couples. Such conditions may not, of course, include the sexual orientation of the individuals concerned.
- REQUIRES all member nations which provide civil marriage services for two people of opposite sex to provide civil marriage services for two people of the same sex.
- COMPELS all member nations to grant to all same-sex spouses every marriage right granted to opposite-sex spouses, and no more marriage rights than those.
- COMPELS all member nations to implement the same legislation, and no more, regarding the termination of same-sex civil marriages, as the legislation regarding the termination of opposite-sex civil marriages.
- REQUIRES all member nations which allow civil marriages between two people of opposite sex to allow civil marriages between two people of the same sex.
- MANDATES that no homosexual individual in any member nation be denied the right to partake in any political activity in which a heterosexual individual has the right to partake in that member nation, solely or in part on the basis of their sexual orientation. Such political activities may include (but are not limited to):
- Voting in any sort of election
- Taking up any sort of political office
- ORDERS that all homosexual individuals must be granted the right stated in 2. a. subject to the same conditions under which the right stated in 2. a. is granted to heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
- MANDATES that no homosexual individual in any member nation be denied the right to partake in any political activity in which a heterosexual individual has the right to partake in that member nation, solely or in part on the basis of their sexual orientation. Such political activities may include (but are not limited to):
- RULES that each member nation must provide all the same government-run services to homosexual individuals as it does to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. Such services may include (but are not limited to):
- Healthcare services
- Social services
- COMPELS all member nations to provide such services to all homosexual individuals for the same price, subject to the same conditions and at the same quality as such services are provided to all heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
- RULES that each member nation must provide all the same government-run services to homosexual individuals as it does to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. Such services may include (but are not limited to):
- REQUIRES each member nation to provide to homosexual individuals all the same financial services as it provides to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. An example of one such financial service is a financial benefit of any sort.
- COMPELS all member nations to provide such financial services to all homosexual individuals subject to the same conditions as such financial services are provided to all heterosexual individuals. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
- REQUIRES each member nation to provide to homosexual individuals all the same financial services as it provides to heterosexual individuals, and no more such services than those. An example of one such financial service is a financial benefit of any sort.
- ORDERS all member nations to legally permit all homosexual individuals to act, think, feel and speak as they wish, subject to the same conditions to which the actions, thoughts, feelings and speech of heterosexual individuals are subject. Such conditions may not, of course, include the individual's sexual orientation.
I'm not really sure about part 5, any help on that would be very much appreciated.
This is in pre-drafting stages as I want to see how much support it has, but my idea is to make it compulsory for states to wed any homosexual couples that want to (unless heterosexual marriage is illegal in that nation too), and to grant them the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples in that state. The proposal wouldn't force religious institutions which are currently against homosexual marriage to marry homosexual couples.
So, please let me know whether or not you support it and if you have any useful advice on how to go about drafting it that would be welcome
Thanks
So, please let me know whether or not you support it and if you have any useful advice on how to go about drafting it that would be welcome
Thanks