US supports criminalizing homosexuality

fer real?

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

is it January 20th already?

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

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.

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

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

Disgusting.

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!

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 is an outrage. I do not think that our government is doing a good job at representing us. Theres nothing wrong with peoples sexual preference! Our government has been doing a crappy job lately and the average american is seen as a fool to the rest of the world. I think we are to passive as a whole.

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

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...

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.

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

Another step back by the US govt.

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

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

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.

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.

crap.
this sucks.

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.

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.

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!

Does this make my lesbian porn illegal?

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.

the land of the free... my ass