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There is a long, proud tradition of '''[[United States Navy]]''' involvement in the exploration and governance of both [[Westarctica]] and the entire continent of [[Antarctica]]. Without the influence of the U.S. Navy, it's quite possible Westarctica would not exist at all.
Civil and legal '''[[LGBT rights in Westarctica|rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered citizens of Westarctica]]''' have historically been extremely progressive. In 2013, [[Grand Duke Travis]] publicly came out and acknowledged his homosexuality, which he had been hiding from a young age.


From the 1920s to the 1960s, the United States Navy led the world in exploration of [[Marie Byrd Land]], the most remote part of Antarctica, which remained largely unexplored and had not been claimed by any nation. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] was the driving force behind the Navy's penetration into the Great White Continent and his teams largely consisted of Navy personnel with some civilian scientists to support their operations. As a result of this heavy involvement of U.S. sailors and naval officers, most features in [[Westarctica]] were consequently named after them.
The [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]] was the predecessor state of [[Westarctica]]. Its legal code, the [[Achaean Civil Code]] laid out common laws for the populace. In Chapter III, ''Acts of Marriage'', the wording of the French Civil Code (on which the Achaean Code was based) was modified to be gender neutral, thereby defining marriage as any union between two persons without preference to gender.


From the early days of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]], active duty U.S. Navy sailors have always held prominent positions in the [[Royal Council|government]] and [[Peerage of Westarctica|nobility]] of [[Westarctica]].
Despite being a conservative Christian nation with Protestant Christianity as the [[Religion in Westarctica|state religion]], the first [[Grand Ducal Mandate|constitution of Westarctica]] prohibited discrimination and promoted the general equality of all people. Articles 43, 44, and 45 deal with equality and special protections. These sections use gender neutral language and Article 43 specifically decrees: "All humans are equal before the law."


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Civil and legal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered citizens of Westarctica have historically been extremely progressive. In 2013, Grand Duke Travis publicly came out and acknowledged his homosexuality, which he had been hiding from a young age.

The Achaean Territory of Antarctica was the predecessor state of Westarctica. Its legal code, the Achaean Civil Code laid out common laws for the populace. In Chapter III, Acts of Marriage, the wording of the French Civil Code (on which the Achaean Code was based) was modified to be gender neutral, thereby defining marriage as any union between two persons without preference to gender.

Despite being a conservative Christian nation with Protestant Christianity as the state religion, the first constitution of Westarctica prohibited discrimination and promoted the general equality of all people. Articles 43, 44, and 45 deal with equality and special protections. These sections use gender neutral language and Article 43 specifically decrees: "All humans are equal before the law."

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