It"s time to establish a national homeland for homosexuals

I would like to thanks my esteemed opponent for accepting this debate and to respond to his rebuttals in turn as follows: "Pro's research is limited to the US" If the homeland for homos were to be relocated from the US to Europe the name would have to be changed from the 'American Independent Democratic State' to the 'Former American Gay State'. Ok, I hear you say, so what? Well think about the resulting acronym: if the abbreviation for the 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' is FYROM, what would the acronym for the 'Former American Gay State' be? Think about it. highly inappropriate, I'm sure you will agree. Furthermore, Europe is already chronically overcrowded whereas North America has plenty of vast open spaces that are just going to waste. (1) "Pro considers only existing demographics" Regarding the choice of Palestine as a homeland for the Jews, this part of the Middle East is barren and arid, I'm sure many Jews would have preferred their homeland to be located somewhere lush and tropical like Florida. One such Jew might be the wealth management tycoon Bernie Madoff: he had the opportunity to go and live in Israel but he chose to make Palm Beach in Florida his home instead. Indeed, despite receiving numerous anti-Semitic slurs on his business ethics, Madoff remains in the United States (although he now resides in North Carolina). (2) Similarly, a homeland for homos cannot be located exactly where the inhabitants would ideally like it (even if they could reach an agreement on that) but rather where it would be feasible to locate it. "Who the fvck wants to live in a desert?" The good people of Las Vegas, for a start. And gays. The only thing homosexual gentlemen like more than working out down at the gym with the boys is topping up their tans, but the London is not a place that does a roaring trade in suntan lotion. Even in the driest, warmest Summer months of June, July and August, the average daytime temperature in London is a distinctly chilly 13.9 degrees Celsius / 57 degrees Fahrenheit while 371mm / 15 inches of rain drenches the city during those months. (3) Put it this way, you don't get much of a tan when you are wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella. Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the average temperature during those same Summer months is a scorching 39.4 degrees Celsius / 103 degrees Fahrenheit while the city receives a paltry 23 mm / 0.9 inches of rain during that period (4), warm and dry enough to satisfy the most dedicated sun-seeker. And Nevada has access to plenty of water: in addition to the Lake Mead Reservoir and the Colorado River, trillions of gallons of water are available from natural springs and from groundwater wells. (5) Finally, it is true that there are many phallic erections in London (actually there are even more now than when the article my opponent referred to was published), but a homeland for homosexuals would also be a sanctuary for lesbians, and if you ask any feminist in London what she thinks of these dildo-inspired skyscrapers she will reply: "They are giant phallic symbols that rape the sky and pollute the air that wimmin have to breathe. They are oppressive monstrosities that should be pulled down and replaced with single-storey, environmentally-friendly, ethically-aware, wimmin-only, vegan wholefood cafes." So, having reviewed my opponent's objections, I still maintain that it's time to establish the American Independent Democratic State homeland for homos in the southwest of North America. Thank you. (1) http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org... (2) http://money.cnn.com... (3) http://www.metoffice.gov.uk... (4) http://www.climate-zone.com... (5) http://www.guardian.co.uk...