SPEECH AND DEBATE FOR ALL.
Quick Resources
Cody Brown | 3/05/25
Speech and debate heralds itself as a platform for the disenfranchised, yet it is often the most comfortable narratives that are given reward... a combination of vulgarity and controversy is bound to be in an unsuccessful speech. But what does it mean when someone’s “vulgarity” is your identity? Better yet, when someone’s humanity is called into question?
The Equality in Forensics Blog: Creating Real Change
Dani Scantlin | 2/26/25
“Moreover, the advocacy of Equality in Forensics’ blog has inspired widespread change in competitors and circuits. Without the help of the blog, it is even likely that my home state wouldn’t have an NSDA qualifier. This blog means so much to competitors like me — not only is it valuable for shedding light on inequalities across the speech and debate community, but it is creating real, indispensable change.”
Debate as a Job: Interactions with Speech and Debate After Graduation
Parker Murray | 2/19/25
"Since graduating, I’ve also become more aware of the often-unethical practices that make this activity run. I hope this article can serve two purposes; the first is to advise those who are graduating on how to stay active in the community and keep supporting the next generation of debaters. The second is as a warning: despite its progressive culture, forensics is a business and is just as willing to take advantage of your labor as any other job."
More about us
Equality in Forensics is a student-run nonprofit organization that provides free and online resources to make speech and debate more accessible to students, educators, and coaches across America. We host a regularly updated blog, produce free and online resources, sponsor free coaching services, and host free events. Equality in Forensics has a mission of making speech and debate accessible to high school students across the country. We accomplish this through substantive, impactful activism.
Our community
Equality in Forensics fosters an active, tight-knit community in the Discord server. Here, we publish announcements, host events, and give debaters the opportunity to network and learn from each other.
@equalityinforensics
Equality in Forensics runs a regularly updated Instagram page that posts our blog articles, announces new events and opportunities, and engages with the rest of the speech and debate community.
Equality in Forensics publishes high quality video content to help students learn speech and debate events, get informed on new debate topics, and learn from the best competitors across the world.