U.N. Human Rights Council to vote on LGBT resolution -

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The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday is expected to vote on a proposed resolution that expresses “grave concern” over anti-LGBT violence and discrimination. Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Colombia earlier this month formally proposed the resolution.

The U.S., Israel, Australia and New Zealand are among the more than 40 countries that support it.

A draft of the proposed resolution the Washington Blade has obtained expresses “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.” It also notes “positive developments at international, regional and national levels” to combat anti-LGBT violence and discrimination.

The proposed resolution “takes note with appreciation” the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights’ 2011 report on anti-LGBT discrimination and violence.

It calls upon the body to update it “with a view to sharing good practices and ways to overcome violence and discrimination” and present those findings to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Egypt, Uganda, Pakistan and South Sudan are among the countries that have sought amendments to the proposed resolution that would eliminate LGBT-specific references from it. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said at a meeting on anti-LGBT violence during the U.N. General Assembly that the U.S. is “giving our full support” for the resolution.



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1. Let's really look at this.

Egypt, Uganda, Pakistan and South Sudan are among the countries that have sought amendments to the proposed resolution that would eliminate LGBT-specific references from it.

UGANDA
Uganda lawmakers to vote on reinstating anti-gay law after legal defeat
Six LGBT Murders by Stoning Reported in Rural Uganda

EGYPT
http://www.democraticunderground.com/113740552

PAKISTAN
Pakistan votes no as UN calls for end to anti-gay discrimination

excerpt:

Fourteen nations opposed the resolution including Muslim countries Algeria, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, as well as Russia, and, from sub-Saharan Africa, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia.

Seven members including China and India abstained, while Benin's ambassador was absent.

For some gays abroad, social networking poses risk

excerpt:

In one chilling case earlier this year in Pakistan, police arrested a paramedic on suspicion of killing three men he had met via the gay social network Manjam, which is based in London but has many users in Asia and the Middle East. The suspect told police he considered homosexuality to be evil.

More recently, bloggers and activists raised concerns about how the popular dating app Grindr could be used to pinpoint a user's exact location — even a user living where gay sex is outlawed. After complaints mounted, Grindr announced steps this month to reduce the risks for users in countries with a record of anti-gay violence — including Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Liberia, Sudan and Zimbabwe.

And during the past week, Grindr posted a warning to its users in Egypt that police — as part of an ongoing crackdown on gays — "may be posing as LGBT to entrap you." The warning urged users to be careful when arranging meetings with strangers.

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I could go on with examples within just the past few months, fuck it, one more:

RUSSIA
Russia's Highest Court Upholds So-Called LGBT Propaganda Law

It is also interesting to note the final paragraph of the article in the OP:

The U.N. Human Rights Council in June approved a resolution on “Protection of the Family” that Egypt spearheaded. Russia and Uganda are among the countries that co-sponsored it.

And so it goes....

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2. Evangelicals are promoting GENOCIDE against gay persons everywhere they go outside the USA, and

the Evangelicals are in a quiet frenzy to bring GENOCIDE against gay persons stateside to the USA. Because Jesus. And freedumb.