COALITION ASK UNITED NATIONS TO DECRIMINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY

An unprecedented declaration seeking to decriminalize homosexuality won the support of 66 countries in the United Nations earlier today. But opponents criticized it as an attempt to legitimize pedophilia and other “deplorable acts.”

The United States refused to support the nonbinding measure, as did Russia, China, the Roman Catholic Church and members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

The declaration, sponsored by France* (Even if Homosexuality is not a crime in France it is still a country where gay citizens do not have the same rights ...) with broad support in Europe and Latin America, condemned human rights violations based on homophobia, saying such measures run counter to the universal declaration of human rights.

“How can we tolerate the fact that people are stoned, hanged, decapitated and tortured only because of their sexual orientation?” said Rama Yade, the French state secretary for human rights, noting that homosexuality is banned in nearly 80 countries and subject to the death penalty in at least six.

+ NY Times
+ AFP

Comments

[Eduardo W]

Which are those 80 countries where homosexuality is banned? I won't travel to any country where being gay is a crime.