US supports criminalizing homosexuality

So now whole nations are extremist? Referring to "Muslim extremist nations".

Yes, the treatment of homosexuality is pretty bad in mulsim countries, and we won't / must never be silent. They lack are far behind in general when it comes to many liberties..

..But this language smacks of muslim-bashing, which is not something to be proud of either. Such language is 'extremist' itself.

Do you watch Lebanese TV? Do you know my straight Palestinian friends' views on gays? Have you signed on to Manjam lately??

If my relationship of 16 years is a crime in this country then good, there are too many evil people posing as goody-two-shoes. Any and all arguments against homosexuality are covers for these closeted in-denial, wanna-bees. When love is between two consenting adults, no matter what sex the two individuals are, it is not a deviant act but rather a choice of who to love not what to love. Does a man who loves a woman because she has great taste in clothes make him a closeted drag queen? No, just means she has a characteristic he finds appealling. This is the same way gay people find love, not just because the same sex, but because the other individual has many attributes that produce and emotional and biological reaction in someone. People who are homosexual are not by choice but by physical design, meaning our homosexual desires can be found in oue DNA. Does this mean we would want to be changed or supposely cured? The answer is simple and direct, our desires for sexual companionship, friendship, and affiliations are not considered by us as ailments but rather attributes! What makes me who and what I am is not for any religious bigot, or narrow-minded individuals who fear their offsprings maybe able to become gay by witnessing these loving pairs. I want to make this very clear, I did not say pairs making love, thus it is not just a sexual thing that homosexuals do,nor is it a lifestyle choice, it is a life being lived in its fullness with just as many complexities and joys as any two heterosexuals have. The act of love between two consenting adults is the business of no government, no religion, no political agenda, no limited ideals, and especially no other heterosexual. Stay in your bed with your love and I do the same!

With all the problems the world is having the United Nations is concernig themselfs with gays? And the United States is telling them they don't like gays? My God!

The United States became the United States because it didn't like the governments that existed in the world. Why should we expect the US to get in line?

When will this cultural hatred and fear of Gays & Lesbians cease? The U.N. is taking huge steps to stop something terrible and the USA just says," Meh, not our problem, thats for the individual states to decide."
Pathetic.

fewer fundamentalists- from both sides of the battle ground- please. it does however beg the question: what about the monstrously degenerate vermin who facilitate, host & attend conversion parties w/ the sole intent of fleecing hard working tax payers to subsidise their party- flavor of the month- consequences be damned "lifestyle" by intentionally infecting others w/ HIV to get on the dole? if one was briefly honest & just a tiny bit moral, wouldn't it make sense for the glbt powers that be ("jann wenner & david geffen c'mon down!") to bitch slap the truly, deeply evil queer nation jihadis out of their bizzarely psychotic & insanely pathological behavior? hey this internet bloggin' stuff is kinda neat. see ya in hell!

all I have to say is wow.

The way this works, they will rewrite the law and then six months later put it up for another vote.

But don't think that just Bush voted against it, Congress has to vote on it as well, and Congress is mostly made up of liberal Democrats (60%) who don't want to upset their supporters back in their states. Only a few states give state wide civil rights to Homosexuals, like California, Massachusetts, etc.

Just remember that on the federal level both the President and Congress have to vote on something to approve it as a law or bill. It is not a one person show where only the President decides.

By the way Congress's approval rating is almost as low if not lower than Bush's approval rating. After this, I am guessing it will be lower. You'll get rid of Bush in 30 days, but Obama is going to have to face the same Congress and they don't already like him because he chose Rick Warren in his cabinet.

Yeah - and then people who wear glasses or have brown hair & witches, we can't forget about witches - the possibilities are endless. What fucking century is this anyway & who's running things - into the ground?

the land of the free... my ass

You can't defend Muslims and them condemn the USA. We are walking on ice with the Muslim Nations right now. Muslims hate gays more than any religion and the USA is full of Muslims wanting their rights and would probably fight us tooth and nail if we support this at this time. It is a very fine line to cross. Those of you who are totally accepting of any faith are now facing what that really means.

Does this make my lesbian porn illegal?

Sigh. Between this and the Rick Warren decision, what an unhappy holiday season for LGBT folks. Because nothing says Happy Holidays like knowing your government doesn't give a damn about your civil rights!

I can not believe that people have this much bigotry in their hearts. Rush Lintbaugh who says we must defend
the integrity of marriage, what a joke that asshole has been married 3 times. I think when Rick Warren delivers his invocation at the inauguration it will symbolize were we have been and then the real god fairing people will speak and the world will see we are going in the right direction. Out with the hypocrites and in with the adults. All hypocrites then can get in line with their fellow hypocrites and get your spanking.

These sweeping resolutions often have some good thing that can be hiding many bad things.

I haven't read the text of the resolution so I;m not sure.

the "UN delectation of human rights" has some flaws I have read about.

For example
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Article 29

1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
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section 2 above I can not support the phrase " everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society."

I don't think that "Rights" should be limited by "public order" I believe in the right to protest unjust laws.

"just requirements of morality" -- based on what or whose morality? Muslim morality where woman are required to be covered completely at all times -- where adultery is punishable by stoning? The morality of Charles Manson?
Laws that do not spell out things and are nebulous then they are subject to random interpretation and poor if not destructive.

crap.
this sucks.

What if we changed one word in the opening sentence:

"The US refused to sign a UN charter condemning the criminalization of Christanity...."

Do we still think Bush & his administration would be refusing to sign it?

Nope.

So we can safely say that, yes, this is all about homosexuality and not about any concerns about honoring local laws.

If the US opposes criminalizing homosexuality, then why wouldn't they vote for the measure? For those of you who are offended by the title, please answer my question.

Okay I'm moving out of the US as soon as I can.

Arrrggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!! When are we going to start living in the 21st Century? Really!

If you keep walking backwards, one day you'll fall off a cliff.

Another step back by the US govt.

It is doubtful that this policy will stay in effect after 20 January 2009, so it is not really that important. It will likely change. It is very bizarre that the United States would support criminalizing homosexuality around the world when the United States Supreme Court has ruled that homosexuality cannot be criminalized in the US between consenting adults under any circumstances.

One would have to break some other law, by doing something along the lines of having sex on top of your car in a crowded parking lot at the grocery store, in order for it to be illegal. However, by Supreme Court ruling, homosexual acts, in and of themselves, cannot be prosecuted. That is the way that it should be everywhere in the world.

The new Obama adminstration should definitely sign this resolution.

The headline on this story is really misleading. Just because the United States does not want to tell other countries what to do (for once) does not mean they "support criminalizing homosexuality." I think this article is missing key facts to support such a claim...

The way that article is worded seems a bit off.

Whomever wrote it loses points for obvious bias and spin.

Because someone doesn't vote for something in its entirety doesn't mean they are against it completely.

AND considering how rampant homosexuality is in America, it is obviously not seen or treated as criminal, so the title of this article is FALSE and looks a bit drama queenish in its intent.

IMHO

This bullshit that our government is doing denying everyones rights......has got to stop now and yet we talk about it and nothing happens.....

This amazes me. January 20th cannot get here quick enough.

BTW, did you know that you cannot donate blood if you are a gay man?

All this prejudice is ridiculous!

Disgusting.

Does anybody have a link to the full text of this resolution. Maybe it would be good to read it before making any judgement.

Why do they waste time on Criminalizing peoples sexuality?
What is next, criminalizing people who wear shoes?

You people are unbelievable. Do you think when Obama takes office he's going to make everything perfect? Sunshine all day everyday?

It's a nonbinding resolution, which means it doesn't have any authority, any power at all. Interesting that the article claims that the United States "tried to excuse their behavior..." as if it needs excusing. If it conflicts with states' rights, the federal government will not endorse it.

Yet another example of open hatred expressed by social conservatives, the religious right, and the Bush administration. Another mark of shame.

a few more weeks, a few more weeks, a few more weeks

is it January 20th already?

fer real?