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[Friend Lee Ghost]

23 of 47 nations voted for it, but only 19 against so it passes. I'd argue with their number of 76 countries where same-sex consensual activity is illegal. Depending upon the age of the participants, it could be illegal in all.

UN backs gay rights for first time ever

By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press � Fri Jun 17, 7:29 pm ET

GENEVA � The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by some African and Muslim countries.

The declaration was cautiously worded, expressing "grave concern" about abuses because of sexual orientation and commissioning a global report on discrimination against gays.

But activists called it an important shift on an issue that has divided the global body for decades, and they credited the Obama administration's push for gay rights at home and abroad.

"This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face around the world based solely on who they are and whom they love," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement.

Following tense negotiations, members of the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council narrowly voted in favor of the declaration put forward by South Africa, with 23 votes in favor and 19 against.

Backers included the U.S., the European Union, Brazil and other Latin American countries. Those against included Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Pakistan. China, Burkina Faso and Zambia abstained, Kyrgyzstan didn't vote and Libya was suspended from the rights body earlier.

The resolution expressed "grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity." More important, activists said, it also established a formal U.N. process to document human rights abuses against gays, including discriminatory laws and acts of violence. According to Amnesty International, consensual same-sex relations are illegal in 76 countries worldwide, while harassment and discrimination are common in many more...

[john152]

This is an interesting article. It makes it look like gay rights are the same as racial minority rights because being gay is an unchangable characteristic. The American Psychological Association (APA) afterall has said conversion therapy doesn't work.

My first thought is that if you have an active, vocal, and well organized gay advocates within the APA and no organized oposition then they are going to come up with that conclusion. My second thought is there is evidence homosexuals can change their sexual preference. The professional group http://narth.com/ has a lot of research on this subject.

On the spiritual side there have been many people who have overcome unwanted same sex attraction through the love and power of Jesus. This can be seen on the group http://exodusinternational.org/
In Korea there is a similar group called wellspring. http://wellspring.kr/200705/index.php


So I have to disagree with the resoning behind the resolution, because sexual preference/orientation can be changed. There are secular (narth) and religious organizations (wellspring) who do this.

[sevenseven7]

Wow, why has this taken so long.

[ED209]

[john152]

[wishfullthinkng]

[Fox]

[ED209]

[wishfullthinkng]

well said fox. also less brash than my post.

although i wish no ill will on anyone, i do wish that the sheer logic of my post keeps the op up for many nites scratching his head wondering what that strange new tingle in his brain is and how he can get more of it.

[Sergio Stefanuto]

Thank goodness the anachronistic plague of democracy is all but at an end, where the pig-ignorant, parasitic rabble has the carte blanche to restrict individuals and minorities from pursuing their own interests to the full.

The dawn of a Second Enlightenment surely beckons.

[On the other hand]