U.S. sides with Iran, Sudan to bar gay groups from UN

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http://rawstory.com/news/2005/US_sides_with_Iran_on_antigay_0202.html

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ILGA operates in 90 countries, including the U.S., to reduce discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, and respond to homophobic attacks.

The group has sought consultive status since 2002, which the U.S then supported.

The resolution to reject was put forth by Iran. Joining them and the U.S. in support of it were Cameroon, China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. Iran and Zimbabwe in particular are among the world's most GLBT-oppressive nations in the world.

Voting against the rejection resolution were Chile, France, Germany, Peru and Romania.

Columbia, Turkey, and India abstained. Ivory Coast was not present.

Germany publicly objected to the vote, calling the denial an act of discrimination against NGOs whose sole purpose was to combat discrimination.

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