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LGBT rights in America are equal to those of straight or cisgender people in the same country.

sources: Oxford dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.voicesofliberty.com... http://www.thenation.com... http://www.hrc.org... http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com... http://thinkprogress.org... Thank you for accepting my debate. I would like to begin by saying that i am in the LGBT+ community and i am looking forward to a fun debate. Rights- are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. Privilege- a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. so what qualifies as a Right? To cite the American Declaration of Independence, all men (i.e. mankind) are Created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights such as Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Originally, in place of "the Pursuit of Happiness". John Locke was the first to summarize this. He stated that everyone is entitled to live once they are created; that everyone is entitled to do as they please so long as it does not conflict with the first right What qualifies as a privilege? In a broad sense it refers to special powers or immunities held as a consequence of political power, social status, or wealth. I believe that the LGBT+ community is lacking both rights and privileges. Some examples of this are- The HB2 bill passed in North Carolina. The inability to use the bathroom of your gender is not only unfair but a right it is a social principle of entitlement. HB 1523 bill passed in Mississippi I understand that you addressed this but can you turn down business to someone because they are black? No you can not. Why should I be denied business because of my romantic,sexual,or gender orientation. People say that this is the protection of religious freedom but you can not deny someone business because of a religion either. If someone walks into your shop with a hijab you can not refuse to sell them a donut. In Florida and Alabama your own state bills are being addressed that would make adoption agencies unable to give a same sex couple a child. This is unfair in some of the same ways as the HB 1523 bill. If you are unable to have a child for whatever reason then adoption is your best bet on fulfilling the dream of a family. Should you be denied that because you love someone of your own gender and want to have a family with them. My own state of Oklahoma is promoting "conversion therapy" as though I am sick, mentally ill, or depressed. I however am none of these things. These are just some of the unfair and unjust bills and laws circulating around my country. I am not sick but me and many others are being denied rights and privileges that straight or cisgender people get in a heartbeat.
LGBT rights in America are equal to those of straight or cisgender people in the same country.

LGBT rights in America are equal to those of straight or cisgender people in the same country. The term "rights" can be very ambiguous, as many people often confuse it with "privilege". For the purpose of this debate, I am using the term "rights" as the unalienable rights we receive as citizens of The United States of America. I will start by disclosing that I am a gay male, and I have a unique perspective on this particular topic. I am also an American citizen, and I am originally from the state of Alabama where many will argue that members of the LGBT community are scrutinized more than those in other parts of the nation. However, I firmly believe that I have equal constitutional rights as those of straight or cisgender people in our nation. The First Amendment of the Constitution promises the freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly. I, as a gay man, have these exact same rights as any other person in this country, gay or straight. The Gay Pride parade held in my resident city of New York is a illustrious example of these rights. The confusion between a right and a privilege is very critical to this argument. Do I think that it is unfair that I feel compelled to hide the fact that I am gay from my entire family? Yes. Do I think it is unfair that people will refuse service to me because of sexual orientation? Absolutely. But, neither of these scenarios infringe on my legal rights as a U.S. citizen. My parents have the freedom to respect or admonish my decisions. Private businesses are private for a reason. They can choose to run their businesses however they desire. The only true hinderance on LGBT rights was same-sex marriage, and as of June 26, 2015, this is now legal in all 50 states. Yes, the United States has a long way to go in terms of how we address sexual orientation as a society. But, LGBT people of America, including myself, are able to enjoy the same legal rights as any other U.S. citizen. Sources: The United States Constitution Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com...
LGBT rights in America are equal to those of straight or cisgender people in the same country.

Round 1: acceptance of debate Round 2: state your case Round 3: rebuttal Round 4: conclusion I believe that currently the rights of LGBT+ people are not equal to those of straight or cisgender people in the USA. Rules: 1. State your sources 2. The Bible is not a valid source 3.Please be kind A note- I sometimes use capital letters for emphasis not to be mistaken for yelling.
you choose a Pokemon topic.

I accept. I choose the topic of Palkia(pro) vs Dialga(con). I am taking the side of it is better to have a Dialga over a Palkia. Why do I choose this. 1 Dialga is my favorite Pokemon. 2. Dialga is part steel and Palkia is part water. Both similar to Empoleon 3. Besides that I could only think of Water is the best water starter with me being con but you already did that.
Expression Through Social Media (good/bad)

Although this is true, it is your responsibility to use social media in a responsible manner. Social media should not be used to replace your social life, I do agree with this, but instead should be used to 'augment' your real life. It is your fault if you send 2 horrible sentences, just as it would be to say it in real life. Addiction is not social media's fault, rather the fault of the user. Social media is a useful tool and is used the way the user wants it to be used.
Expression Through Social Media (good/bad)

Although your points are valid, you have to remember that many people are just addicted to social networking. It is unhealthy for the brain and you may become very stressed and fatigued while the peer pressure of your friends almost force you to stay in touch with your 'social' life.. Social media makes you disturbed and distracted while studying or working. Another point, there is misinformation everywhere you see, as well as losing a business because of saying 2 horrible sentences online You might as well throw away your social life if you apply to a social networking platform.
Expression Through Social Media (good/bad)

Social Media is a huge part of many of our lives. We use it to communicate almost instantaneously and it is the perfect way to communicate from anywhere in the world. It allows us to spread information fast, which is important or useful for almost everyone. Without it, we could be waiting hours, days or even weeks for news to spread across the globe. Although Social Media could become a rude distraction and could be used negatively, the positives DEFINITELY outweigh the negatives. We can talk to our friends and colleagues instantly and can keep up to date with information fast. Many people must agree with me when the number of people on Facebook exeeds 1 billion users...
Expression Through Social Media (good/bad)

Freedom of information. Wrong. It is the present of information but governments are already starting to block websites e.g. The Chinese government has blocked major social media platforms including Facebook and Google. Your thoughts and beliefs on the internet is nearly non-existent. It is an distraction from activities such as driving, studying ,working and more. The reason for the many people on social media is called 'fear of missing out' aka FOMO. This phenomenon is a form of social anxiety. People are worried or concerned about major events that occur in real life while being afraid of missing out on information.
Expression Through Social Media (good/bad)

Social Media is the future for freedom of information. Information can be opened for the world to see at the touch of a button, making it the perfect tool for receiving the latest, most important news. It allows freedom of expression and information to the outside world when your government suppresses information. You can communicate to your loved ones in an instant. You can share your thoughts and beliefs when you usually couldn't. You are using a Social Media now. 58% of people use Social Media, 98% of 18 - 24 year olds are ALREADY using Social Media (according to statisticbrain.com). Social Media is a very useful tool. I know I wouldn't like to give it up.
Expression Through Social Media (good/bad)

Your point 'rather the fault of the user', but what does that mean. Social networking has changed the people. It encourages people to be more open about themselves and let go of all their information. Speaking of privacy and your other point 'used the way the user wants it to be used', it is ridiculous. More than 95% of the people who use social media don't read the terms and services for more than 10 seconds. The website is free to do whatever it wants with its users and their private information can be leaked to the website's sponsors.
Marketers are not catering to the needs, instead they are creating some new needs

I accept! I will be arguing that most marketers cater to the needs of consumers, and do not create new needs. I liked this topic as I am interested in starting my own business in the future, and starting a business requires a lot of marketing. So I thought it would be a good idea to accept this debate. I wish Pro luck. Rebuttals: 1) Let’s take this from the top. Pro states: "Marketers, create an untrue hype about things most of which have very little to do with the real problems that the product aims to address. Consider the latest adds that have successfully managed to convince the audience that perhaps drinking one kind of carbonated drink really determines your standards, thinking process and personality! " Lets take the example provided of carbonated drinks. Take this Coca-Cola commercial: . http://www.youtube.com... While marketers do try to add personality, humor, etcetera into advertisements, they cater to the needs of consumers. For instance, people criticize soda because it is unhealthy. A healthier soda is a need (want) of consumers. In response to this need, Coca-Cola introduced low to no calorie sodas and assorted drinks. This is a direct response to the needs of consumers. Instead of introducing a problem, it is solving one. 2) Pro also states: “I would rather say it really shows that the people have fallen a clear victim to the classical prank by the marketers, backed by the ambition to fool people to buy in their stuff! ” That’s how advertising works. If they said: “Buy our product. It’s good, it’s cheap. ” No one would buy it. Also, companies’ goals are not to trick people into buying products. It’s to make money, provide jobs, and provide products. 3) Another thing Pro states is: “Another example is the perfume advertisement that says women are more impressed by applying it! In fact it goes a step beyond that a seemingly unattractive guy gets too many girls pouncing on him just because he has applied that particular brand of perfume! Really, grow up buddy! who are they trying to prove a fool here! women, who would run after men only for the smell? ? While this is a strong argument, that is not to point of the advertisement. Consumers want good smelling cologne and perfume. They don’t want bad smelling perfume because that would simply be counterintuitive. Marketers are simply showing that their cologne smells good. They are advertising to the consumers want. Arguments: Marketers are essential to the success of a company. Without making their advertisements interesting or informative, people would not most likely not buy their products, and go for a different brand. Thank you for setting up this debate.
Marketers are not catering to the needs, instead they are creating some new needs

Marketers, create an untrue hype about things most of which have very little to do with the real problems that the product aims to address. Consider the latest adds that have successfully managed to convince the audience that perhaps drinking one kind of carbonated drink really determines your standards, thinking process and personality! How can one kind of drink prove one to have an impressive personality or an unimpressive personality? I would rather say it really shows that the people have fallen a clear victim to the classical prank by the marketers, backed by the ambition to fool people to buy in their stuff! Another example is the perfume advertisement that says women are more impressed by applying it! In fact it goes a step beyond that a seemingly unattractive guy gets too many girls pouncing on him just because he has applied that particular brand of perfume! Really, grow up buddy! who are they trying to prove a fool here! women, who would run after men only for the smell? That's more of a dogs thing to do! or the men? who think that women are such fools to run after such base ideas like smell! Leave apart the ethics involved in the procedure, my question is has creativity come to an end? has all the " Out of Box" thinking gone for a toss? Marketers should aim at bringing out quality content to the people which clearly explains the reason why one should buy the product! unless of course, you too buy a perfume to impress the girl, who otherwise never spoke to you before!
My Life Sucks More Than My Opponent's

Reminder: While this debate is funny, this debate is not one judged by who is the most entertaining. This one rides on serious debate criteria.1. I'm A GingerMy opponent forfeits this contention.2. Prince of JordanA. Pain is stagedMy opponent forfeits this contention. A very important one at that. He proves now that being the prince of Jordan is a good thing. B. BathroomsHe says he spoke with Mick Jagger himself. However, I grew up alongside Mick Jagger for ten years, and he frequently spoke of his adventures to Jordan. You should value my quote over his because I have a better understanding of Mick Jagger's thoughts having known him for so long. The mall only sells dildos this the part that my opponent chooses to shop in, but in other parts, the mall contains quite a variety of useful items. C. ClimatesMy opponent claims that steam poop is worse than excessive diarrhea. However, if that was true, and he had it, he should have been dead before many members of my family, so this contention is false. Perhaps he's disabled, but he's not dead. People who poop it all out end up dead. D. AIDSApologies, but my opponent recaps AIDS but I believe never mentions anything about it in the body of his argument. This contention, therefore, gives no weight to con. ConclusionMy opponent still fails to prove that anyone's life can scientifically be worse than a ginger's, and his silly charades about the hardships of being a prince just aren't true at all. I win all contentions.
My Life Sucks More Than My Opponent's

I have AIDS. Even though I'm a virgin....Also, the stuff about my father was true. And your quote has a typo, "The royal palace in Jordan is absolutely beyond belief. The building spans 500,000 acres wide, there is an indoor shopping mall of all things, and you can't go anywhere in the complex without being at least twenty feet away from a bathroom."*twenty billion miles* B - I - L - L - I - O - NI spoke with The Great Philosopher Mick Jagger himself.Also, all that the shopping mall sells is dildo's. But I don't like to talk about that. It makes me remember to many horrible things involving my dad, me and a closet.(and a dildo) And man, you think your weather is worse? You say that there, your grandpa shitting sittingbull and cousin eddie have death by excessive diareah? Here diareah is impossible. do you know why? Ya, it's because it is soooo damn hot that our shittt boils inside us, and evaporates out of our mouth. Every time I eat, in about an hour afterward, I get shittt for desert. Every were I go, I have brown steam spewing from my nose.I once decided I would rather starve that taste anymore poo, however once all the food have left my body, my stomach acid started to boil, and my toung melted. I can't speak. Also, the inner part of my esophagus was chard to a crisp, so now I have to breath out of a hole in my throat. The acid also killed one of my lungs.Now I have to carry around five oxygen tanks...5!!(Black man voice)Do you know how haaard it is for a man wit' one leg(the cute puppet in round 2)to carry around FIVE FAWKIN' OXYGEN TANKS MAN?!?F.I.V.E. BagsOne leg........Recap:<>I have AIDS<>MY dad rapes me.....<>Shittt evaporates out of my mouth<>Only have one lung<>Breath out of a throat hole<>Esophagus is melted<>FIVE oxygen tanks, ONE legIMFucckkedVoteCon
My Life Sucks More Than My Opponent's

Seeing that our definitions are both the slang sense of negativity, there is no topicality conflict here.1. I Am a GingerCarry this argument because my opponent agrees that it is theoretically impossible for a non-ginger to feel more unhappiness than a ginger.2. jdog2016 is the Prince of JordanA. His show is all a show.My opponent has been spotlighted on multiple occasions on CNN, Fox News, BBC, and the Weather Channel trying to pretend that his royal life is all a miserable experience. However, many insiders have reported my opponent plotting to frame His Majesty the King of Jordan for child abuse in order to take away his throne. The truth of the matter is that when people buy into his stories of child abuse, his life only becomes better. Because people in Middle Eastern countries buy dat dump, his life becomes increasingly better than mine.B. False.My opponent states that the royal palace of Jordan only has one bathroom. False."The royal palace in Jordan is absolutely beyond belief. The building spans 500,000 acres wide, there is an indoor shopping mall of all things, and you can't go anywhere in the complex without being at least twenty feet away from a bathroom."- The Great Philosopher Mick Jagger Once again, my opponent has made up malicious libel.C. Air ConditioningMy opponent thinks his life is so freaking terrible because he has no Air Conditioning. Think about this. I live in Northeast South Dakota. There is still snow on the ground in April, and we are so separated from civilization that heat and food has become even more scarce than air conditioning in Jordan. On a good day, we only lose two relatives to hypothermia and one to excessive diarrhea. On any other day, Cousin Eddie and Grandpa Sittingbull might just poop themselves to death on the same day.Recap: My heart sucks happiness out of me, so in theory no one can have a better life than me. The royal pains my opponent experiences are all frauds. There are multiple bathrooms in the royal palace. My climate situation is far worse. PROWINS.
My Life Sucks More Than My Opponent's

Last round, Pro gave the definition of "sucks". His definition was "is really, really not so good". My definition is1. To move mouth in a repetitive motion over a 2. To have ones life be so unbelievably shittty, that he tries to kill his or her self, but no matter how HARD HE TRIES, HE CANT.Here are my reasons why my life is more sucky than my opponents:1. It's all a show My father, the king, hates me. In public he makes it look like I have an amazing life, so no one will suspect. It's the perfect crime. However I suffer from severe child abuse. Last night, at dinner my father slipped cyanide in my berry berry strawberrylitiouse drink. Not enough to kill me, just to hospitalize me. So anyway I take a drink of my super ungirly drink, and as I expect unconditional delitiosness to come flowing into my mouth, I instead start wrenching on the table. Foaming at the mouth, seizures, I mean the whole nine yards. And my father isn't the only one, when this happened, everyone at the table was laughing. Some of my brothers got on top of me while I was having a seizure, and pretended I was a bucking bull. Also what you said about 4 brothers is wrong. I have 17 1/2. The half was born without the lower half of his body. He drags himself every where. It's really facking scary. He looks like a fuucking zombie or something. Even he picks on me.2. 17 1/2 Brothers one BathroomOne bathroom. One MUTHA' FUcKKINN" bath room!! We live in a 500,000 acre mansion(its big) and we have one bathroom. ONE.O.N.E.And not only do I have to share it with 17 1/2 brothers, but sometimes I'm 20 miles away from it. (My house is 500,000 acres) In which case I must walk through 20 miles of hell. However sometimes I can't hold it, so I just let one on the floor. When this happens, my father finds me, and cuts off a few of my toes. He then makes me eat them wile he watches and makes weird grunting noises. I think he get a sick turn on from me eating my own toes?3. No ACMy 500,000 acre mansion has no A.C. This means that I will be 5 miles from my room. I'll start to walk there, but it's like the Sahara f**king desert. So I pass out from the heat. When I wake up, I'm tied to a bed in a small dark room. Next thing I know, a cute little puppet with rosy cheeks asks me to cut off my leg, and then cut it open and find a key. Well, he was super cute, so I listened.
My Life Sucks More Than My Opponent's

I stand affirmative to the resolution that my life sucks more than my opponents."Sucks" obviously, is being used in a slang sense meaning "is really, really not so good".Below are my contentions:1. I Am a GingerGingers are one of the most bullied forms of people in the United States, and unlike homosexuals and the obese, no spotlight is ever being given to us in order to be supported [http://abcnews.go.com...]. I go to school like e'rryday and get treated like much less than a human being. Being so discriminated against has brought me to sleep on railroad tracks some nights, hoping that the Polar Express will come to the rescue and run me over.Being a ginger has also driven my family to feed me only once a day as punishment. "We just want you to stop being this way," said my father, "and we will only feed you as much as legally required until you learn to change". Needless to say, I get pretty hungry once in a while.Finally, while the normal human being's heart is made up of four chambers and an aorta, the ginger's heart is more or less a tiny black hole, that slowly drains away any happiness I could possibly feel. Since I cannot feel any happiness, my life sucks to a maximum. Since my life sucks to a maximum, only a ginger's life can suck worse than mine. Since jdog is not a ginger, my life sucks worse than his.2. jdog2016 is the Prince of Jordan (This is a troll debate, so now that I said you're the prince of Jordan, you're the facking prince of Jordan.)jdog2016 cannot possibly have a sucky life. He is the prince of Jordan. He is provided with any and everything he could ever want, including food, shelter, and most importantly, free hot tubs filled with Pepto-Bismol.Also, considering that he's the third son of the kind makes him fourth in line for the throne, since the king has a brother. So, there is a fine chance he will go the duration of his entire life never having to take on any royal responsibilities. For example, when one of the princes of England ran around Las Vegas butt-naked, he did so because he knew he had no reputation to lose seeing as he'd never be king. jdog has the same right.Being prince of Jordan gives him all power and no responsibility. That's a pretty non-sucky life if you ask me.I was going to post contention 3, but I was like nah bro. It's late.Still, the resolution is impenetrable.VOTEPRO.