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Pride 2019 OOC
« on: June 18, 2019, 10:29:00 PM »
Every year during Pride Month the region has held an IC festival called.....surprisingly......Pride.

We missed last year however its time for a comeback.

If anyone is interested in hosting it do an application letter etc, I believe its part of an organised thing promoted by the Sunbrek Foundation or something in Nya Aland. So maybe do a letter stating which city, what you'll do for the festival and why you should be picked.

We'll say 23rd June 2019 for the cut off. If no one applies I'll have Leublin in Lodja host it, if someone else applies we'll have a vote type thingy.


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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2019, 09:32:31 AM »


To the many LGBT+ communities of the world,

Some of you may remember the events of the turn of the new millennium, some of you may not, and as such, I shall explain.

In early 2000, the 3rd President of New Derusmia, Cleo Matteyrna, announced live nationwide that the Domestic General Assembly had passed a remarkable legislation, none like any of its kind at the time in New Derusmia. In 2000, New Derusmia had not only crossed into the new millennium, but into a time of great change and progression. On January the 3rd, 2000, same-sex marriage was made legal.

Due to this, many same-sex couples flocked to New Derusmia, hoping to get married. Most stayed, and has resulted in the large LGBT+ community New Derusmia has today. This is the reason why I am asking to apply for the annual ‘Pride’ event that be happening soon. We are wishing to host the event not only because of the large LGBT+ community, but because we believe in equal rights and benefits for all people, regardless of size, shape, colour, race, or sexual preference.

We will begin the event in the town of Noyba, a town significant for the site of New Derusmia’s first same-sex wedding.

Our proposed music performance and speech timetables can be found attached to this invitation.

Kind Regards,


7th President of the Reunified Socialist Federation
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2019, 02:03:42 PM »


To the world-wide community of the LGBT,

Krimeon has been considered to be a country where the ideas of progressivism has flourished. When the Imperial Commonwealth was founded in 1569, namely 450 yrs ago, important political concepts such as confederalism and federalism, elective and constitutional monarchy as well as democracy, multiculturalism and religious tolerance were combined into one to form one of the most unique political systems of its time. Fast forward a couple of centuries and we reached the year 1791 when Krimeon was transformed into the country it is today when one of the oldest national constitution was adopted. Over time, Universal suffrage was granted to all citizens no matter his or her rank, class and gender to name a few previous restrictions.

When it comes to the rights of the LGBT it has sadly like many other countries been ignored and not taken seriously, though the pursecution of those who identified themselves as LGBT has never been sanctioned through any piece of legislation, including the Constitution of the Imperial Commonwealth. Eventually and rightly so, the Krimeonite Parliament ratified a bill which granted the right for LGBT individuals to form civil unions with one another, making Krimeon one of the first countries in Mundus to do so. Debates past the following years raged from left to right and vice versa about transforming the law into full status of same-sex marriage, as to which it was finally adopted in the Legislature in 2003, thanks to the inspiration we received from our New Derusmian friends in the south, and thus Krimeon can proudly claim to among the first in Mundus to legalise same-sex marriage.

All of the above stems from an integral notion which is part of the Krimeonite identity and soul, namely the 'Truth', which can't be defined within a single, narrow category and instead envelops everything that exists in this world. 'Veritas vincit' or 'Truth Prevails' is our 2nd national motto, which has its origins from the Krimeonite philosopher Jan Hus' phrase: "Seek the truth, hear the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, speak the truth, hold the truth and defend the truth until death". Some truths have been easier to seek and uphold, some have taken a longer time to do them justice but in the end the Truth with many facets always prevail, and this is what all Krimeonites take literally and seriously.

If the Pride 2019 were to be held in Krimeon, the capital city of Vindobona would be the ideal location. Known wide and far as the 'City of Music' and 'City of Dreams', one can't find a more suitable city for hosting this beautiful and encompassing event celebrating the right to be with and love whoever, no matter each and everyone's size, shape, colour, race, or sexual preference. Besides the main event being the parade in which millions take 'pride' in attending, there would be myriads of other LGBT events taking place in connection with Pride 2019 and blends perfectly with the city's long-lasting traditions including theatre, opera, classical music and fine arts. A perfect example being the famous Vindobona balls, as to which the city is the last great capital of the 19th-century ball, where there are over 450 balls per year, some featuring as many as nine live orchestras. Another one would be art exhibitions promoting this event in the Vindobona cafés, an extremely long and distinguished history that dates back centuries, and the caffeine addictions of some famous historical patrons of the oldest are something of a local legend. These coffee houses are unique to Vindobona and many cities have unsuccessfully sought to copy them. Some people consider cafés as their extended living room where nobody will be bothered if they spend hours reading a newspaper while enjoying their coffee.

Lastly, Krimeon's well-reputable tv show QX Gay Gala will broadcast live on the same day from an concert establishment and those who aren't able to attend can watch the entire spectacle through large screens strategically locate in the city's largest parks. The gay gala is an annual event organized by the LGBT 'QX Magazine'. A lot of famous Krimeonite artists perform at the gala, and awards are awarded to such as this year's gay / bi / trans, hetero and gay establishment. The winners are voted by the magazine's readers in different categories. The categories may vary but the main prices are the gay / bi / trans of the year and the year's hetero person and these are always distributed. In addition, the magazine awards the QX Honors Prize.

No matter where the Pride 2019 is held, on behalf of the Imperial Commonwealth I would like to give my very best wishes and blessings for the event to be successful and everyone having a jolly good time celebrating the ultimate 'Truth' about Love.

God Bless and May the Truth Prevail!

Andrea Bottová
Chancellor of the Imperial Commonwealth of Krimeon
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2019, 02:40:12 PM »
OOC - If I could just advise a note of caution here, having read both the bids so far I feel that people do need to be careful when they claim their nation to be the first, second, third etc to do something. The reason for this is that people do keep histories of when stuff happens in their own nations and it's possible for a claim made here to be inconsistent when put up against national histories people may keep. By all means state when things happened but please check as far as possible with people before making that kind of a claim.

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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2019, 04:11:43 PM »
OOC - RP MOD HAT ON

Generally historical stuff we do not claim, however there is nothing wrong with using vague phrasing like "One of the first to...." So for example I could say East Moreland was one of the first nations to utilise Ground Effect Vehicles (Come on the Ekrabadger). There are things you can claim to be the first for in RP terms however if RP'd out. So for example East Moreland's Sophie Harrison-Ironside being the first person to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games.

The whole "Claim" culture should be to expand culture of a nation and not be about one up manship. So for example yes claim artists for things like Glastomundus, but I would ask that you do so with one eye on your nations culture. So for example East Moreland is perhaps the whitest place on Mundus, we wouldn't have spawned Bob Marley, yet Paracambi fits perfectly. Tamora did this perfectly during the last Glastomundus. I'd never heard of his artists but it did give a very Tamoran vibe. However things like famous buildings etc I wouldn't claim. So Angkor Wat for example, its cool and looks amazing but I don't think it would pass as an East Moreland temple so I wouldn't claim it, however imagine I did I wouldn't call it Angkor Wat I'd call it.....Anchor What (cos I'm creative like that) and change its history. Now that doesn't mean Achkaerin couldn't use the same structure (because hey Mexico has stepped pyramids but so does Egypt thanks to them aliens) and call in Wat Anger. Images aren't a "claim" as such, their essentially a way of helping add to things, so for example I suck at describing settings so to back up my shoddy work I stick an image in.

In other words just be careful about when we make "claims"

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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2019, 04:19:59 PM »
OOC: Edited the app to incl. "One of the first...." and "Among the first…" statements instead

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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2019, 11:22:26 PM »
OOC: I did the same as TheYoungPope, just removed some stuff about claiming first.

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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2019, 09:29:59 AM »
We have two applications

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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2019, 09:41:43 AM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2019, 10:22:47 AM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2019, 10:14:05 PM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2019, 10:33:21 PM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2019, 07:00:14 PM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2019, 07:24:31 PM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2019, 02:23:51 PM »
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Re: Pride 2019 OOC
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2019, 07:19:46 PM »
Voting is now closed. We're going to New Derusmia