Great News! Obama Reverses US Position On LGBT Issues At The UN

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Even though this was a "symbolic" vote it is in the right direction and it shows that there is progress for this issue!

UN Dispatch Reported on Huffington Post | 02/20/09

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/20/obama-reverses-us-positio_n_168510.html

UN Dispatch:

In late December the United Nations General Assembly held a symbolic vote on a statement calling for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality. France spearheaded the resolution, which was a 13 point declaration "to ensure that sexual orientation or gender identity may under no circumstances be the basis for criminal penalties, in particular executions, arrests or detention." The statement received 60 votes in support, mostly from Europe and South America. Opposing the resolution, were the United States, the Holy See, and members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. At the time, the Bush administration couched its objection to the measure in legal technicalities.

Full Article here:

http://www.undispatch.com/node/7729

From the full article:

The efforts to include language on discrimination based on sexual orientation ended up failing for lack of support from non-western countries. Still, it's relieving to see that the United States is now back on the side of the enlightened on this issue of basic human rights.

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Let us hope someday in the future this will become "law" and basic human rights are championed for all!