[GA -PASSED] LGBTIQA Inclusiveness in Schools Act

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LGBTIQA Inclusiveness in Schools Act
Category: Education and Creativity | Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Apatosaurus II, Co-authored by: Evinea | Onsite Topic​

Discrimination and harassment against the LGBTIQA+ community in schools, such as targetting of LGBTIQA+ students and homophobic hate speech, is a widespread problem in some member states, denying LGBTIQA+ students a safe and healthy education experience in such member states. Such discrimination and harassment can also create undue pressure on LGBTIQA+ students to conceal their sexuality or gender identity. Furthermore, some schools still take little to no action against homophobia within their schools, or merely engage in "lip service" against homophobia in the absence of strong legislation protecting LGBTIQA+ students.
Now, therefore, be it enacted as follows:
  1. For the purposes of this resolution, these terms are defined as follows:
    1. A “school” is defined as an institution designed for the organised education of students by providing learning spaces and environments.

    2. “Hate speech” is defined as public speech which expresses, whether explicitly or implicitly, hate or discrimination towards a certain group; this includes, but is not limited to, the use of slurs against said group.
  2. All member states must require schools within their jurisdiction to:
    1. teach bona fide to students under the age of majority if they have any, as part of their curriculum and appropriately to the ages of said students:
      1. how sexual orientation, romantic orientation and gender identity are defined, developed and experienced, including but not limited to the fact that sexual orientation, romantic orientation and gender identity of individuals are beyond their conscious control, as well as that variance in sexual orientation, romantic orientation and gender identity is normal and natural,

      2. that individuals should not be considered to be “mentally ill”, “confused” or otherwise insane on the basis of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity,

      3. that non-heterosexual relationships are equal to heterosexual ones, and

      4. that one's gender is determined by their gender identity, rather than their sex assigned at birth;
    2. offer resources to their students to:
      1. assist them in questioning or determining their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity,

      2. assist them in accepting and coming to terms with their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or gender identity,

      3. help them deal with harassment or discrimination for their sexual or romantic orientation or gender identity, and

      4. otherwise support the mental health of students with diverse sexual or romantic orientations or gender identity;
    3. actively and continuously work to prevent and take action against all forms of harassment of their students based on their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth, or perception thereof, and also encourage their students to report and try to stop such harassment should it occur; and

    4. actively and continuously work to prevent, and take action against any occurrences which they are aware of, hate speech by their students against groups based on their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth.
  3. All member states must prohibit schools within their jurisdiction from discriminating against students on the basis of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex assigned at birth.
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  • Vote Abstain if you want the Delegate to abstain from voting on this resolution.
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"LGBTIQA Inclusiveness In Schools Act" has passed 11,213 votes (69.5%) to 4,921 (30.5%).
 
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Overview
Building on prior resolutions such as GA 35 "The Charter of Civil Rights", this proposal seeks to prohibit and combat discrimination and harassment against non-cisgender and non-heterosexual students in member nations. The proposal also requires the teaching of certain relevant material to students.

Recommendation
While this proposal is certainly at least partly redundant with prior resolutions on the subject, and is perhaps unnecessarily long-winded in places (such as clause 2), its competent covering of a more specific area of civil rights and anti-discrimination policy, especially for such a vulnerable demographic as students, is appreciated and definitely something we would support. For the above reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends voting For the General Assembly Resolution at vote, "LGBTIQA Inclusiveness In Schools Act."
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Discrimination is counter-intuitive to the goals of our republic. Comrades are far more productive when they're not at fear of reprisal for something as arbitrary as sexual orientation or gender identity.
 
"LGBTIQA Inclusiveness In Schools Act" has passed 11,213 votes (69.5%) to 4,921 (30.5%). This is author Apatosaurus II's 3rd General Assembly Resolution passed and co-author Evinea's 1st.
 
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