CULT

With a touching story, the parliament learns about the importance about LGBTQ inclusivity. Mathilde proposes a wide array of measures, ranging from educating teachers about LGBT rights, and funding the good work of NGO’s in conservative member states. Sometimes a one-liner just works: ‘Let’s make a difference!’

The attack speech by Isabel deals with the complex dilemma of wanting to protect and emancipate people from the LGBTQ community, while not making them look like a special case. Eventually we want to normalize the LGBTQ community, and get rid of stigma’s.

First round of debate

Two issues seem to return. Firstly some delegates are worried that individual students will be graded on whether they are LGBTQ. Secondly the parliament is worried that progressive measures will not be accepted in conservative member states. 

Tyrell represents his committee and states that the grading system of education is meant for the schools. He specifically mentions that the students will not be graded differently. 

Second round 

A delegate questions the financial background, fearing that subsidies for NGO’s will cost too much. The direct response from CULT is that they propose a progressive system of giving less to the low scoring institutions, and use that money to give more to the LGBTQ tolerant NGO’s.

Delegates express their concern that progressive measures will upset conservative countries, so that they become less tolerant of LGBTQ people. 

We hear the response from Kiki: we cannot accept that the conservatives, stay conservative. Instead we must show them that it is safe to belong to the LGBTQ community. Also there is a clarification that teachers will be re-educated, but it will not take place in the classroom.

Last up is the summation speech.

Myrthe summarizes clashes and gives some clarification. The old school grading system will not be abolished, they will only introduce the new factor of LGBTQ tolerance. 

In the second  summation speech the little boy from the beginning returns. Lan expresses the hope that after the resolution is passed, the boy can finally feel safe. 

The board announces that the resolution has passed and the ovation begins!