9,919
edits
Westarctica (talk | contribs) |
|||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Wedding1.jpg|400px|thumb|Prince-Consort Dinny and Grand Duke Travis kissing on their wedding day in Los Angeles, California]] | [[File:Wedding1.jpg|400px|thumb|Prince-Consort Dinny and Grand Duke Travis kissing on their wedding day in Los Angeles, California]] | ||
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 | 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 sexuality, which he had been hiding from a young age. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Achaean Territory=== | ===Achaean Territory=== | ||
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 regard to gender. | The [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]] was the predecessor state of [[Westarctica]]. Its legal code, the [[Achaean Civil Code]] laid out [[Laws of Westarctica|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 regard to gender. | ||
===Westarctica=== | ===Westarctica=== | ||
Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Inclusion of LGBT citizens in government== | ==Inclusion of LGBT citizens in government== | ||
Many citizens, Ministers of the [[Royal Council]], and [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobles]] of [[Westarctica]] identify as part of the LGBT community (also referred to as the LGBTQIA community). The government has also forged strong ties with many | Many citizens, Ministers of the [[Royal Council]], and [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobles]] of [[Westarctica]] identify as part of the LGBT community (also referred to as the LGBTQIA community). The government has also forged strong ties with many [[micronation]]s that have LGBT leaders. | ||
==Summary table== | ==Summary table== |