US Demanding Gay Rights Support at UN Body

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Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations' top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S. reversal from years of ambiguity on the subject during the presidency of George W. Bush.

The U.S. declaration will be made Tuesday at the Geneva-based Human Rights Council and has the support of more than 80 countries. Although it is not in the form of binding resolution, the American push for U.N. action has helped win over a handful of new countries to the cause. A resolution could be brought to a vote later this year.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/21/us/politics/AP-US-US-Gay-Rights.html?ref=aponline

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2. And how about U.S. reversal on joining U.N. world court.

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3. Kick!

[Tx4obama]

4. K & R n/t

[Snoutport]

5. US Demanding Gay Rights Support At UN Body

Source: Local News 8 Idaho/Wyoming

The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations' top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S. reversal from years of ambiguity on the subject during the presidency of George W. Bush.
The U.S. declaration will be made Tuesday at the Geneva-based Human Rights Council and has the support of more than 80 countries. Although it is not in the form of binding resolution, the American push for U.N. action has helped win over a handful of new countries to the cause. A resolution could be brought to a vote later this year.
The issue of gay rights has polarized nations at the U.N. for years. And despite growing acceptance for homosexuality in Western nations and parts of Latin America, lawyers say there is still a gap in human rights treaties for the protection of gays against discrimination and mistreatment.

Read more: http://www.localnews8.com/politics/27269919/detail.html

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I must have been sleeping not to see this in the mainstream media... weird how I found it on an Idaho/Wyoming news source! Big news though. :0)

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6. I've been very critical of Obama's GLBT policies in the past

so I'm here to give him kudos for a great move on this one. Bravo, Mr. President!


:applause:

K&R

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7. Well good, because the world really does need more gay people and gay influence

I consider myself a straight ally, and I don't want to sound preaching and foolish, but can I offer up that it seems like the extreme lack of appreciation of gay people is part of what's wrong with this world.

Imho it leaves every society out of balance. It's just not natural. I think it must be perverted to deny and suppress gay people. We all suffer because gay people can't live their full lives, and its definitely a worldwide problem, and I wish more straight people realized it.

[JanDutchy]

8. Join the UN!

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9. There now see, they look happy

And what happened to this poor thread, it got moved and rearranged after what must have been a rude comment. And I worked so hard on mine. Gosh that crap even happens here? How devolved.

[No Elephants]

10. Great. And (sadly) much needed. Evil abounds were gays, women and

children are mistreated by governments, or with their approval, overt or implicit.

[Snoutport]

11. or by corporations who bribe governments to look the other way

You can't leave them out of the picture!