The Bush administration refused to support it, because it wanted to protect states’ rights to ban same-sex marriage, but the Obama administration has announced that it will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the decriminalization of homosexuality. Sixty-six other U.N. members have already declared their support.
According to The Washington Post, more than 85 countries still outlaw homosexuality, and in several Islamic nations, it is punishable by death.1
The non-binding declaration urges states to pass laws to ensure that “sexual orientation or gender identity” can “not be the basis for criminal penalties, in particular executions, arrests or detention.”
- http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/18/administration_to_support_un_d.html?wprss=44 ; Those nations include: Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen. [<]
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That seems to be a good step in the right direction. Maybe I can live with him turning his administration into a massive prayerfest if he'll at least accomplish some good for a change.
Good news indeed!
Now let's move on from statements and actually start practicing this anti-discrimination in our country. I would say that firing soldiers over the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" would be his next step…