Pansygate

Pansygate was a political scandal in the NottaLottan Empire in early 2013 involving then-Secretary of State Dylan Callahan that led to the formation of the Grand Republic of Delvera later in the year. The scandal stemmed from a text conversation between Jordan Brizendine and Callahan’s brother, Maverick Callahan, in which Brizendine implied that Dylan was a “pansy” for backing out of attending the Army of the Commonwealth’s 2013 Winter Drill Exercises due to concerns about the weather. Maverick informed Dylan of the comment, which prompted an angry tirade from the latter directed at Brizendine. Brizendine attempted to diffuse the situation, but the medium of text did not lend itself to the prevailing of cool heads. The incident resulted in a long communications silence between Brizendine and the elder Callahan which was not broken for nearly 18 months. In that time, Brizendine and other leaders of the Commonwealth of Lavrasia, not wishing to bow to unstable and unreasonable NottaLottan leadership, secretly seceded from the Empire, forming the Grand Republic of Delvera in May 2013. Callahan was finally informed of the secession in July 2014, which he accepted without protest.

Legacy
Pansygate is often referenced by Delveran citizens, including Dylan Callahan himself. Various events in Delveran history have been unofficially dubbed "Pansygate 2.0", "Pansygate 3.0", etc.