Gender-exclusive leagues like VCT Game Changers (Valorant), ESL Impact (Counter-Strike), and the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational (MWI). These leagues and tournaments are designed to promote women’s participation and visibility in professional esports, often featuring separate brackets or exclusive eligibility criteria for female-identifying players.

Web3 refers to a decentralized network that enables peer-to-peer transactions without relying on intermediaries. It operates through blockchain technology, where transactions are automated using self-executing programs built on a transparent ledger.

Sharia inheritance law refers to a set of rules derived from the Quran and Hadith that govern the distribution of a deceased person’s assets. Shares are assigned to rightful heirs after the repayment of debts and funeral expenses. Under this system, a male heir typically receives twice the share of a female heir, although the fixed amounts vary depending on the presence of children or other relatives.

Sharia marriage law recognizes the binding between a man and a woman as a contractual agreement (Nikah). Divorce, though permitted, is generally discouraged and requires distinct procedures for men and women. A husband may unilaterally initiate divorce through Talaq, where the threefold repetition of the word ends the marriage. Meanwhile, a wife may initiate divorce through Khula, which may require judicial dissolution (Faskh, through a Sharia court), a certain waiting period (iddah), and, in some cases, the repayment of the dowry (Mehr).

Queer Shipping is the practice of Fan(dom) supporting and rooting for a romantic/sexual relationship between two characters in media as queer couple.

For the purposes of this debate, “Existential Nihilism” refers to a worldview in which humans collectively acknowledge that life has no inherent or objective meaning, moral order, or cosmic pur

(1) Cross-movement solidarity refers to collaboration and mutual support between different social movements.

(2) Wom*n activism refers to activism led by women and gender minorities that seeks to advance gender equality and challenge patriarchal structures. Historically, wom*n activists have integrated cross-movement collaboration as a major part of their work. For example, Angela Davis promoted class struggle and economic justice in the United States, feminist groups in Latin America took central roles in anti-dictatorship and broader human rights movements, and lesbian activists in the 1990s supported AIDS patients while advocating for broader healthcare rights. In recent years, however, there has been a decline in cross-movement collaboration, with activists increasingly focused on gender-specific issues such as representation, reproductive rights, and sexual harassment.

Intimate labor refers to forms of work that involve emotional, romantic, or sexual relationships exchanged for economic or social benefits. The spectrum of intimate labor ranges from personal companionship and sugar dating to mail-order marriages.