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'''James Mullin''' was a famous Fhainnin actor and film director. He is most famous career-wise for his role in the 1984 film ''The Bishop of Glengad'', in which he plays the titular Bishop, who is intentionally forecasted as the villain in the drama film until the final scenes. Internationally, he is famous for his abduction and death at the hands of [[Varshan]].
'''Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people''' vary greatly by country or jurisdiction – encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following:
{{Infobox person
*laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships, including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships
|name              = James Mullin
*laws concerning LGBT parenting, including adoption by LGBT people
|image              =
*anti-discrimination laws in employment, housing, education, public accommodations
|caption            =
*anti-bullying legislation to protect LGBT children at school
|birth_date        =
*hate crime laws imposing enhanced criminal penalties for prejudice-motivated violence against LGBT people
|birth_place        = [[Cancale]]
*bathroom bills affecting access to sex-segregated facilities by transgender people
|disappeared_date  =
*laws related to sexual orientation and military service
|disappeared_place  = City, [[Etzil]]
*laws concerning access to assisted reproductive technology
|disappeared_status =
*sodomy laws that penalize consensual same-sex sexual activity. These may or may not target homosexuals, males or males and females, or leave some homosexual acts legal.
|death_date        = Jan 2014
*adultery laws that same-sex couples are subject to
|death_place        =
*age of consent laws that may impose higher ages for same-sex sexual activity
|death_cause        = Battery
*laws regarding the donation of blood by men who have sex with men
|body_discovered    = Anzo, [[Varshan]]
*laws concerning access to sex reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy
|burial_place      = Cancale
*legal recognition and accommodation of reassigned gender.
|nationality        = [[Faneria|Fhainnin]]
==List==
|citizenship        =
{{legend|#9F9|Legal}}
|education          =
{{legend|#ffb700|Illegal but decriminalized}}
|alma_mater        =
{{legend|#ff9e9e|Illegal but often unenforced}}
|occupation        = Actor and Director
{{legend|#ff3c3c|Illegal}}
|years_active      = 1979-2013
{{legend|#b8b8b8|Legality unknown}}
|era                =
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|employer          =
|+
* Various Film Studios (to 1988)
!Country/territory
* Worshipful Realm of Varshan (after 1988)
!Same-sex sexual activity
|known_for          = Acting, Abduction
!Recognition of same-sex unions
|notable_works      = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" -->
!Same-sex marriage
|net_worth          = <!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->
!Adoption by same-sex couples
|height            =
!LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military
|family            =
!Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation
|awards            =
!Gender self-identification and expression
|footnotes          =
!Anti-homosexual "propaganda" and "morality" laws
}}
!Anti-conversion therapy laws
==Life==
===Early Life===
===Career in the Occident===
In Faneria, Mullin was renowned as an A-list actor specializing in playing antiheroes, sympathetic villains, and red herring villain characters. He additionally gained a great deal of fame as a comedy director, particularly with low-budget, sarcastic comedy films such as ''One Up the Mountainside'' which he bankrolled himself. He also acted in and directed occasional outliers such as the outrageously provocative adult comedy ''Shock and Raw'', which is banned in 23 countries.
===Abduction and Career in Varshan===
Mullin disappeared during a 1988 film conference in [[Etzil]], where he was attending as part of a speakers' panel on low-budget filmography and techniques. After the panel, at approximately 10-11 PM local time, he was assaulted by an unknown number of agents when stepping outside to indulge in his occasional smoking habit, and was shipped out of the country at some point without notice. His disappearance was noted near the end of the night and a two-week search was conducted to no avail.
 
Mullin remained a cold case until 1991, when he starred in a [[Varshani|Varshan]] 'infotainment' propaganda documentary titled ''[West-Capital-Corruptionism] and Occidental Life''. The documentary was part incitement against, part degradation of Occidental life, massively skewing issues in Western countries out of proportion such as hunger, colonialism, religious conflict, and the perceived moral and social decay of 'ungodsly' Occidental cultures. When the film was released, it created outrage in the international film community, with many thinking Mullin had possibly defected to Varshan. Later revelations about his treatment not made public until 2005 lead to a total collapse in dialogue between Varshan and Faneria in 2003.
 
Mullin later appeared in numerous Varshani propaganda flicks and comedic reels, typically as a villainous Occidental, from 1991-2014. His most popular series during this time was ''Why we Stand'', an eleven-chapter series of hour-and-a-half long documentaries decrying the history of the [[Deluge]], the Occidental Nations, and even sectarian elements within Varshani society. Mullin only played a small role in these films as a stand-in for occasional representations of Occidental soldiers or persons, with other captive and possibly some hired westerners filling in other roles; his primary job from 1991-2004 appears to have been as a director under Varshani supervision. During this time, Mullin's films were noted as being extremely high-quality compared to previous Varshani propaganda, playing on uniquely Varshani sensibilities and bringing western scene composition and lighting techniques to the film industry in Varshan, which had previously preferred a more flowing format with as few cuts as possible.
 
After 2004, he took a more active role within films, often being portrayed as multiple Occidental characters through creative makeup and editing as the foreign population in Varshan dwindled due to diplomatic pressure. This also coincided with a return to shot composition with fewer cuts, and while film quality remained high with him involved, it became clear Mullin was not in ultimate control of his films and a conscious decision had been made to revert to a native scene-shooting style. This change may have been directly related to the 2003 revaluation that Mullin had blinked out an SOS signal several times during his brief appearances in the ''Why we Stand'' series.
 
Mullin's condition deteriorated noticeably with successive films, becoming more haggard, visibly distressed, and sporting tics and cues indicative of physical injuries and possibly other forms of abuse.
===Escape Attempt, Foreign Butchers at Jeb!ultepec, and Death===
In 2013, Mullin attempted to escape the country with the help of an anonymous foreign diplomat. The event was covered up and Mullin 'pardoned' by his handlers, but at some point a memo from the civil government in Anzo ordered Mullin be punished. In retaliation, he was forced to take part in a specially planned scene for the military film ''Foreign Butchers at Jeb!ultepec''. The film centered on a fictional sack of the city by ambiguously Occidental forces, who perform various common outrages and crimes specifically designed to infuriate a Varshani audience, before the Varshani Army triumphantly arrives and crushes the invaders. The last scene filmed, and the last in the film chronologically that involved Mullin, largely consisted of him being genuinely struck with a rifle butt, kicked, and battered with fists during a scene involving Varshani troops 'avenging the honor' of a temple attendant his character had been implied to be acting lewdly towards. Mullin appeared to have not been aware of the intentions of the soldiers, played by actual Varshani military personnel, prior to the attack, and repeatedly attempted to curl up or beg for the soldiers to stop in both [[Fhasen]] and lower Varshani, calling to one of the soldiers who had worked with him previously as well as several of the staff by name, including fellow captive crewmember Dana Williamson of [[Alstin]]. The beating was described as 'horrifically excessive' by analysts and went on for eight minutes and forty-six seconds of uninterrupted footage, during the last fifty seconds of which Mullin appears to have been unconscious.
 
Mullin's condition deteriorated rapidly and he is believed to have passed away in January 2014 at the age of 58, as a direct result of complications from the beating. The footage of his assault was used in the final film and released for the civilian population in Varshan later that year, with Mullin's role listed as 'Barbarian 1'.
 
Reactions in Varshani society were unusually unfavorable towards the film, as while it was not socially appropriate to disapprove of state-sanctioned actions, Mullin had become an endearing figure to many middle-caste watchers for his acting style and familiar face and the scene was not censored or forewarned in any way, greatly distressing a large number of viewers who had not expected a fan favorite to be brutalized in a film shown to general audiences of all ages.
===Legacy===
Mullin's role as an unwilling captive of the Varshani state from the beginning was confirmed by records in 2026 after the fall of the Varshani regime in the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. He had previously refused an offer to work for the regime on a lucrative pay scheme, citing clauses that prevented him from being out of the country for more than a few weeks at a time to visit his family, effectively monopolizing his time and career for the duration of the contract.
 
His remains were discovered in a mass grave allocated for government-owned slaves outside of [[Anzo]] in August of 2026, several months after the records were discovered. The search was not intentional, as it was part of an effort to match the dead to families within Varshan. His remains were noted immediately by their exceptionally healthy teeth, particularly including a filling he had received prior to abduction that would never have been bothered with on a low-caste 'disposable' slave. Dental records and later DNA matched his remains, and he was shipped back to Faneria by a military transport for a postmortem examination.
 
His funeral, a private closed-casket affair, took place at his hometown of [[Cancale]] on October 8. 2026. The city later held a vigil ceremony on the 23rd of November. He was survived by his wife, two children, two grandchildren, and several extended family members, most notably his son, actor [[Gregory Mullin]].
 
On October 19, 2026, the native branch of government of [[League-occupied Varshan]] issued a formal apology for the treatment of James Mullin and other foreign captives, and Mullin was posthumously awarded the State Honour of Service to the Realm in the Arts, an award previously reserved for ethnic Varshani of middle and upper castes.
 
On October 20, 2026, records of the six soldiers who participated in the fatal beating of Mullin were released; as of the time of the collapse of Anzo, three were dead, one was WIA, and the remaining two were unaccounted for.
==List of Films and Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Films
!Film
!Year of Release
!Supported By
!Role
!Genre
!Length
!Reception
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|
| {{flag|Alstin}}
|1981
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Cancale Film Studio
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Mediocre
| {{Yes|Yes}}
| {{Yes|Legal}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|
|
|-
|-
|
| {{flag|Caphiria}}
|1983
| {{yes|Legal}}
|Cancale Film Studio
| {{yes|Yes}}
|Villain
| {{no|Illegal}}
|Drama
| {{yes|Yes}}
|
|{{no|No}}
|Good
| {{no|No}}
|
|{{no|Illegal}}
|{{yes|Yes}}
| {{yes|Yes}}
|  
|-
|-
|''Bishop of Glengad''
| {{flag|Carna}}
|1984
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|National Film Society of Faneria
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Twist Hero
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Drama
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Excellent
| {{Yes|Yes}}
| {{Yes|Legal}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|
|
|-
|-
|
| {{flag|Cartadania}}
|1984
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Self-Funded
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Good
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{Yes|Yes}}
| See [[LGBT rights in Cartadania]]
|-
|-
|
| {{flag|Corumm}}
|1985
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|National Film Society of Faneria
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|
| {{Illegal|Illegal}}
|
| {{Yes|Limited to 2 children per couple}}
|
| {{Yes|Only combat support roles}}
|Mediocre
| {{Yes|No}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
| {{Yes|Yes}}
| {{Yes|No}}
|Religious marriages are unrecognized by the state regardless of the homosexual or heterosexual nature of the participants.
|-
|-
|''Shock and Raw''
|{{flag|Eldmora-Regulus}}
|1985
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Self-Funded
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Poor
| {{no|No}}
|
| {{decriminalized|Limited}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|See [[LGBT rights in Eldmora-Regulus]]
|-
|-
|''One Up the Mountainside''
| {{flag|Faneria}}
|1986
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Self-Funded
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{maybe|See Notes}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Excellent
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{maybe|See Notes}}
| {{Yes|Legal}}
| {{decriminalized|Voluntary Only}}
|The state only has unions, and considers marriage per se as a synonymous religious form of a civil union. The state additionally only recognizes Male, Female, and Atypical genders and makes no legal distinction between gender and sexuality.
|-
|-
|''Deuteragony''
| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|1987
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|International Aspiring Arts Center
| {{Yes}}
|Octuple-Twist Villain
| {{maybe|See Notes}}
|Comedy Horror/Drama
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|
| {{Yes}}
|Good
| {{Yes}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{Yes}}
| "Marriage" is considered religious, not civil, terminology in Hendalarsk and so the state technically only recognises same-gender ''unions''. Individual faith groups are free to recognise the validity (or not) of same-gender marriages.
|-
|-
|
|{{flag|Kiravia}}
|1988
| {{maybe|Mostly}}
|Film Society of Levantia and Borealis
| {{maybe|Select states}}
|
| {{no|Illegal}}
|
| {{maybe|''[[Marital and family law in Kiravia|No adoption]]''}}
|
| {{decriminalized|Navy only}}
|Good
| {{no|No}}
|
| {{decriminalized|Limited}}
|-
| {{no|Yes}}
|''[West-Capital-Corruptionism] and Occidental Life''
| {{no|No}}
|1991
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|2hr 45min
|Good
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Cycle over Sun''
|1994
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|1hr 3min
|Mediocre
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Yurcia''
|1995
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|1hr 56min
|Good
|
|
|-
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Kirafia''
|{{flag|Metzetta}}
|1995
| {{no|Illegal}}
|Varshani Gov't
| {{no|No}}
|Commentator, Director
| {{Illegal|Illegal}}
|Propaganda Documentary
| {{Illegal|Illegal}}
|1hr 12min
| {{no|No}}
|Mediocre
| {{no|No}}
| {{Illegal|Illegal}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{no|No}}
|
|
|-
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Alstinia''
|{{flag|Urcea}}
|1996
| {{Decriminalized|Decriminalized, see notes}}
|Varshani Gov't
| {{no|No}}
|Commentator, Director
| {{no|Illegal}}
|Propaganda Documentary
| {{no|Illegal}}
|1hr 34min
| {{no|No}}
|Good
| {{no|No}}
|
| {{no|Illegal}}
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{no|No}}
|Sodomy is still considered illegal, but the felony is not prosecuted [[Criminal_justice_system_of_Urcea#Additional_charge_practices|unless in conjunction with other charges]].
|-
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Quentzett''
|{{flag|Vithinja}}
|1998
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|Varshani Gov't
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Commentator, Director
| {{maybe|Regional}}
|Propaganda Documentary
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|57min
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|Good
| {{no|No}}
|
| {{Yes|Legal}}
|-
| {{Yes|No}}
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Colonialism''
| {{Yes|Yes}}
|1998
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|59min
|Excellent
|
|-
|''Barbarian''
|1998
|Varshani Gov't
|Inept Henchman
|Propaganda Comedy
|1hr 22min
|Excellent
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Oligarchic Capitalism''
|1998
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|1hr 47min
|Poor
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Our Mandate''
|2000
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|1hr 1min
|Good
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Bourgundiye''
|2001
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|1hr 14min
|Good
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Rites of the Gods and Proper Worship''
|2002
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|4hr 51min
|Mediocre
|
|-
|''Why We Stand:'' ''Deluge''
|2004
|Varshani Gov't
|Commentator, Director
|Propaganda Documentary
|2hr 50min
|Excellent
|
|-
|
|2008
|Varshani Gov't
|Villain
|War Drama
|
|Good
|
|-
|
|2008
|Varshani Gov't
|Foreign Ally
|Propaganda Thriller
|
|Mediocre
|
|-
|
|2009
|Varshani Gov't
|Villain
|Propaganda Drama
|
|Excellent
|
|-
|
|2010
|Varshani Gov't
|
|War Drama
|
|Mediocre
|
|-
|
|2011
|Varshani Gov't
|Villain
|War Drama
|
|Good
|
|-
|
|2012
|Varshani Gov't
|
|War Comedy
|
|Good
|
|-
|''Foreign Butchers at Jeb!ultepec''
|2014
|Varshani Gov't
|Villain
|War Drama
|1hr 48min
|Very Poor
|
|
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
==By country==
|+Awards
===Kiravia===
!Award
The Kiravian Federacy has a mixed but mostly unfavourable legal landscape for alternative sexualities and gender identities.
!Year Granted
 
!Granted By
Same-sex sexual activity is either legal or decriminalised in all Kiravian federal subjects. In jurisdictions where it remains formally illegal, most limit the prohibition to public settings only, and it is rare for the remaining civil penalties to be applied. Most states have higher ages of consent for same-sex activity than for opposite-sex activity.
!Notes
 
|-
Same-sex marriage is not recognised anywhere in the Kiravian Federacy, and there are no plans to introduce it. A handful of federal subjects - [[Fariva]], the [[Kiygrava]], [[Argévia]], [[Vôtaska]], [[Asperidan]], and the [[District of Coīnvra]], offer gender-neutral civil unions that are functionally equivalent to civil marriages for most (but not all) purposes. A larger number of federal subjects offer gender-neutral domestic partnerships (''atomixardmakūra'') or "household covenants" (''þramsāvirexóvon''), which confer fewer rights than a marriage or civil union.
|Contribution to Film Design and Practice Award
 
|1985
Anti-discrimination laws concerning alternative sexual and gender identities are few and weak. The modern Occidental concept of sexual orientation is not widely understood in Kiravian society, much less recognised in law. Laws concerning public and subsidised housing are one of the few areas in which ''raśgatestra ɣalamirsk'' ("gender-distribution of affection") is a widespread protected class. Healthcare regulations are another. Some coastal states and cities have clear anti-discrimination clauses regarding government services and public accommodations. Queer Kiravians have sought shelter under other protected categories mentioned in various laws, such as "marital status", "household composition", and "reasonably private dispositions", but these are have not always proven reliable and do not provide comprehensive protection.
|National Film Society of Faneria
 
|'For innovative use of colored lighting and shot composition to create workarounds to technical limitations of the time'
The Henebrem and Ayembrem are two obscure Coscivian ethnic groups that have more than two sets of gender roles (the Henebrem three and the Ayembrem five), and the states where they live have afforded some measure of legal protection to the "traditional lifestyle and customary minorities among the Brem tribes". The Wisaya Aboriginal tribe also has a third customary gender role assigned to certain biological males, which is recognised under the laws of the Wisaya Reservation. There is some controversy regarding this, as many reformers believe that Ayembrem ''or̥ot'' and Wisaya ''wodoāgro'' are oppressed in their respective cultures. Beyond this there is no legal recognition of alternative or transitory gender identities.
|-
{{B.I.S NavBox}}
|Actor of the Year 1997
[[Category:Bureau of International Statistics]]
|1997
[[Category:Law]]
|International Aspiring Arts Center
|For role in IAAC film ''Deuteragony''.
|-
|Order of Service to the Nation, Civilian Merit (Posthumous)
|2026
|Government of [[Faneria]]
|'For valor in the face of adversity generally and in specific the exemplary representation of the Fhainnin people in Varshan'
|-
|State Honour of Service to the Realm in the Arts
|2026
|[[League-occupied Varshan]]
|First non-Varshani to receive the award.
|}
{{Template:Faneria}}

Revision as of 10:33, 14 April 2022

Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction – encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships, including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships
  • laws concerning LGBT parenting, including adoption by LGBT people
  • anti-discrimination laws in employment, housing, education, public accommodations
  • anti-bullying legislation to protect LGBT children at school
  • hate crime laws imposing enhanced criminal penalties for prejudice-motivated violence against LGBT people
  • bathroom bills affecting access to sex-segregated facilities by transgender people
  • laws related to sexual orientation and military service
  • laws concerning access to assisted reproductive technology
  • sodomy laws that penalize consensual same-sex sexual activity. These may or may not target homosexuals, males or males and females, or leave some homosexual acts legal.
  • adultery laws that same-sex couples are subject to
  • age of consent laws that may impose higher ages for same-sex sexual activity
  • laws regarding the donation of blood by men who have sex with men
  • laws concerning access to sex reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy
  • legal recognition and accommodation of reassigned gender.

List

  Legal
  Illegal but decriminalized
  Illegal but often unenforced
  Illegal
  Legality unknown
Country/territory Same-sex sexual activity Recognition of same-sex unions Same-sex marriage Adoption by same-sex couples LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation Gender self-identification and expression Anti-homosexual "propaganda" and "morality" laws Anti-conversion therapy laws Notes
 Alstin Legal Yes Legal Legal Yes Yes Legal No Yes
 Caphiria Legal Yes Illegal Yes No No Illegal Yes Yes
 Carna Legal Yes Legal Legal Yes Yes Legal No Yes
 Cartadania Legal Yes Legal Legal Yes Yes Legal No Yes See LGBT rights in Cartadania
 Corumm Legal Yes Illegal Limited to 2 children per couple Only combat support roles No Legal Yes No Religious marriages are unrecognized by the state regardless of the homosexual or heterosexual nature of the participants.
 Eldmora-Regulus Legal Legal Legal Legal Yes No Limited No No See LGBT rights in Eldmora-Regulus
 Faneria Legal Legal See Notes Legal Legal Legal See Notes Legal Voluntary Only The state only has unions, and considers marriage per se as a synonymous religious form of a civil union. The state additionally only recognizes Male, Female, and Atypical genders and makes no legal distinction between gender and sexuality.
 Hendalarsk Legal Yes See Notes Legal Yes Yes Legal No Yes "Marriage" is considered religious, not civil, terminology in Hendalarsk and so the state technically only recognises same-gender unions. Individual faith groups are free to recognise the validity (or not) of same-gender marriages.
 Kiravia Mostly Select states Illegal No adoption Navy only No Limited Yes No
 Metzetta Illegal No Illegal Illegal No No Illegal No No
 Urcea Decriminalized, see notes No Illegal Illegal No No Illegal Yes No Sodomy is still considered illegal, but the felony is not prosecuted unless in conjunction with other charges.
 Vithinja Legal Yes Regional Legal Yes No Legal No Yes

By country

Kiravia

The Kiravian Federacy has a mixed but mostly unfavourable legal landscape for alternative sexualities and gender identities.

Same-sex sexual activity is either legal or decriminalised in all Kiravian federal subjects. In jurisdictions where it remains formally illegal, most limit the prohibition to public settings only, and it is rare for the remaining civil penalties to be applied. Most states have higher ages of consent for same-sex activity than for opposite-sex activity.

Same-sex marriage is not recognised anywhere in the Kiravian Federacy, and there are no plans to introduce it. A handful of federal subjects - Fariva, the Kiygrava, Argévia, Vôtaska, Asperidan, and the District of Coīnvra, offer gender-neutral civil unions that are functionally equivalent to civil marriages for most (but not all) purposes. A larger number of federal subjects offer gender-neutral domestic partnerships (atomixardmakūra) or "household covenants" (þramsāvirexóvon), which confer fewer rights than a marriage or civil union.

Anti-discrimination laws concerning alternative sexual and gender identities are few and weak. The modern Occidental concept of sexual orientation is not widely understood in Kiravian society, much less recognised in law. Laws concerning public and subsidised housing are one of the few areas in which raśgatestra ɣalamirsk ("gender-distribution of affection") is a widespread protected class. Healthcare regulations are another. Some coastal states and cities have clear anti-discrimination clauses regarding government services and public accommodations. Queer Kiravians have sought shelter under other protected categories mentioned in various laws, such as "marital status", "household composition", and "reasonably private dispositions", but these are have not always proven reliable and do not provide comprehensive protection.

The Henebrem and Ayembrem are two obscure Coscivian ethnic groups that have more than two sets of gender roles (the Henebrem three and the Ayembrem five), and the states where they live have afforded some measure of legal protection to the "traditional lifestyle and customary minorities among the Brem tribes". The Wisaya Aboriginal tribe also has a third customary gender role assigned to certain biological males, which is recognised under the laws of the Wisaya Reservation. There is some controversy regarding this, as many reformers believe that Ayembrem or̥ot and Wisaya wodoāgro are oppressed in their respective cultures. Beyond this there is no legal recognition of alternative or transitory gender identities.

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