Imperial civil rights

## History

### Racial equality

During the Imperial Revolution, not much attention was paid to the future attitude towards those with differentiation in terms of race. Radical Imperials however were quite vigorous in their disdain to Black Americans. On the Night of a Thousand Tears, however, radical imperials with such views were hunted down and killed. When the Empire was founded in 2062, not much changed with racial attitudes. African-Americans for example made up about 24% of the revolutionaries which was quite a standard number and because of their support, they were not exempt from positions of leadership and control such as the senatorship. When the US was declared the Capitol, only around 45,000 African Americans and 60,000 Hispanic, and 150,000 Asians retained their citizenship as everyone not apart of the top 1% were deported to different districts based on their wealth. In terms of actual rights, Emperor Arya Bell promised freedom and respect for all races and traditions they held, which was seen in many districts. In the Capitol, every citizen (regardless of race) that met the 5M Annual Credit salary restriction was treated fairly and no different to the next person. In the Districts, especially the more civilized ones like Districts 1, 2 and 3 racial equality was positive and racial discrimination was quite rare. Nevertheless, racist figures still lurked in Imperial society. Alexander Tagge, an infamous Capitol oligarch purposely campaigned for Anti-Hispanic laws due to a feud he had with a criminal syndicate with a Hispanic leader. Such laws were rarely accepted by the Senate but variations of them actually passed sometimes due to promises of more funding to the burgeoning Imperial military which (for the Emperor) outweighed any moral conduct.

### Homosexuality

The Empire's view on homosexuality was clear from the beginning of the revolution; it would not be tolerated. There was a reason why only 2% of homosexuals participated in the revolution. Some, however, actually were warped to support the Empire regardless. Radical and even moderate Imperials targeted members of the LGBTQIA+ community in raids and attacks. The US government took a supporting stance in regard to homosexuals, angering Imperials. In general, the revolutionaries sought to abolish the 'woke ideology' poisoning US infastructure since the early 2000s and restore attitudes to that of the early 1900s. When the Empire was established, homosexuals fled the grasp of the regime migrating to countries that had not yet accepted Imperial rule. Due to the withering economic situation, nothing really changed much when it came to gay rights. HRT was completely banned and restricted however and such clinics offering it were suspended. Identifying as transgender was banned in 2063 and pronouns in general became less accepted, a great contrast to previously when it was considered a trend. In 2067, 'Conversion Therpay' began for members of the LGBTQ community. It was a rigorous and merciless progress in which they were essentially brainwashed to believe Imperial propoganda and become straight once again. Such processes actually showed surprising efficiency with a 75% success rate. Those who still could not change were declared unsuitable for reproduction and banned from producing offspring. Some were also terminated due to their 'defects.' One homosexual, Jefree Star became an Imperial diplomat, surprising loyalists and angering the Core Faction in the Senate. Star was an anomolie when it came to the Empire's attitude towards gays due to his wealth and following. However, Star was forced to make an announcement on all his accounts advising his homosexual followers to seek Conversion Therapy and even donate money to his fans expenses. Eventually, Conversion Therapy was made mandatory for any identifying homosexuals. With the Chain Code Implementation, the 'gender' section was wiped completely and merged with the Sexuality option which you could only choose Male or Female. Trans people took advantage of this however and simply chose the sex they were now. In combat, the Empire began inspections in civilized districts to verify if somebody was telling the truth regarding their sexuality.

In terms of what happened to transgender people, it was not bright at all. Whilst Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and other orientations were allowed to convert back to normal and reintergrate with society, transgender people were not given such luxury. Any individual who had taken HRT (according to medical records) were immediately imprisoned, executed or used as experiments by the Advanced Science Division spearheaded by Dr Royce ✌Hemlock, who held a distaste towards homosexuals. When the division was disbanded, these individuals were transported to Mars, which would become the 'Death Star'. Those who had not taken HRT were usually spared from such torture, but were banned from reproducing (if they could) and were heavily monitored by the ISB for suspicion. Every decade, a census was held planet-wide and the 'Sexuality' and 'Gender' options were both included with any option being available. This was not done for acceptance however, but to discover the number of homosexuals and whereabouts of hiding gays to be taken care of. By 2100, homosexuals comprised of 3.1% of the Empire's population and in 2200, they only made up 0.9%. Millenia later, homosexuality as a whole was banned and disallowed by Imperial authorities and it became extinct/nobody dared declare themselves as it in the worry of serious action and punishment