Antigay Laws Gain Global Attention; Countering Them Remains Challenge
Interesting (if discouraging) article about the rising tide of anti-gay laws and why objections probably won't extend much further than rhetoric.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/world/africa/antigay-laws-gain-global-attention-countering-them-remains-challenge.html?_r=0
Antigay Laws Gain Global Attention; Countering Them Remains Challenge
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
MARCH 1, 2014
UNITED NATIONS — After Uganda criminalized homosexuality, the White House immediately warned that the law would “complicate” the country’s relationship with Washington, and the Netherlands and Norway cut off bits of development aid.
When Nigeria banned same-sex unions and began arresting those it suspected of being gay, the European Union’s Foreign Ministry sternly reminded its president of his “obligations” under international law.
And after Russia passed a measure widely seen as an effort to squelch its gay rights movement, the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, used his speech at the Winter Olympics to condemn attacks on gays and lesbians.
The issue of gay rights has catapulted up the diplomatic agenda in recent years, as international organizations have extended rights protections to gays and lesbians and donor nations have faced new challenges in dealing with governments that discriminate.... MORE