*United Nations* launches **worldwide** gay rights campaign

[Genivaria]

1 - So why do straights get married, 2 - but if I decide to marry a guy, and not a girl, it's suddenly not ok?

1 - Because they want to .
2 - You can live happy with your partner without getting married .

As can you so your point is irrelevant.

[Scholencia]

Yes, they are supposly humans but gay marriages are not a human right.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religio ... uling.html

Hypocrisy of the highest order. http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cpr.html The UN recognizes marriage as a human right. The representatives of the countries that claim to support civil rights are idiots.

I am to lazy to read the whole declaration. Just show the important parts. The Europeqn court has certainly read the UN documents and there is not such thing that gay mar. are human.right. The judges were rational.

[Industries (Ancient)]

Oh, yeah. Marriage is NOT a right.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights disagrees, and subsequentially every nation that agrees to be subjected to international law.

But you as a citizen can disagree with Human Right Declaration .

[Liriena]

2 - You can live happy with your partner without getting married .

Except it's a lot harder, since marriage provides thousands of legal rights, obligations and protections.

Can we please talk about LGBT rights in the context of reality, instead of the Christian Taliban's Fantasyland?

[Genivaria]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

The bible says alot of things that are morally wrong.

[Blasveck]

1 - So why do straights get married, 2 - but if I decide to marry a guy, and not a girl, it's suddenly not ok?

1 - Because they want to .
2 - You can live happy with your partner without getting married .

If I want to marry a woman, I want a marriage.
If I want to marry a man, I want a marriage.

Marriage is not religious, and Christians don't get to decide if it is or not.

[Agritum]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

You mean Leviticus? That's only for Jews.

[Genivaria]

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights disagrees, and subsequentially every nation that agrees to be subjected to international law.

But you as a citizen can disagree with Human Right Declaration .

Yes you can, and your opinion is wrong.

[Threlizdun]

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

Actually it says no such thing, and if it did, it would be wrong.

[Edlichbury]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

That it does not. Because I actually read it.

[Condunum]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

Where?

[Geilinor]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

It doesn't say it that explicitly, actually. I'm not Christian and I know this. What kind of a Christian are you if this person who will end up in Hell knows more than you?

[Industries (Ancient)]

But you as a citizen can disagree with Human Right Declaration .

Yes you can, and your opinion is wrong.

Just because you say so .

[Aravea]

Finally. After much speeches by UN officials (including the Secretary-General and Human Rights Commissioner) over the years, and the promising passage of a pro-equality LGBT rights resolution through the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, the UN is launching a worldwide education campaign and permanent global project to promote equal rights, in a sign that the entire world is properly stepping into the 21st century:

*http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45503&Cr=lesbian&Cr1=#.UfP799JHJBo
*http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/2013/07/26/un-human-rights-office-launches-unprecedented-global-campaign-for-lgbt-equality/

And here are some related videos from recent years:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYFNfW1-sM8 - UN Human Rights Office video against homophobia
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uaHZWCgGss&list=UU5O114-PQNYkurlTg6hekZw - UN Secretary-General: "LGBT rights is one of the great neglected human rights challenges of our time" (2nd speech on LGBT rights)
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUizJUQIbq4- remix of the 1st speech by the UNSG on the topic
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxU9iOx348 - original of 1st speech by the UNSG on the topic
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd9dGN6dBwA - UN Human Rights Commissioner talks about work on gay rights at the UN
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps5FkwnpCpQ - UN HR Commissioner condemns homophobia
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudnsExyV78 - absolutely inspiring speech by Hillary Clinton at the United Nations - "gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights"

Hillary's speech in particular left Arab and African delegates stony faced, but received thunderous applause from the delegates of all developed countries, and almost all North American, South American, and European delegates, most Oceanian/Pacific delegates as well as of the more developed Asian countries (South Korea, Japan), along with Thailand, Mongolia, India, South Africa, Israel, and Nepal (this also indicates how voting at the UN occurs on this issue, with all developed countries, almost all of North America, South America, and Europe, as well as the specifically aforementioned Asian and African countries and a few others - i.e. the more developed/democratic ones - voting in favour, while almost all the African, Islamic, and Central Asian regimes vote against).

It's pretty much a story of all the world's developed countries and other democracies supporting equal rights while all the backward and tyrannical regimes oppose equality.

And here's the new United Nations website wholly dedicated to the project, dubbed Free & Equal (a phrase from from the 1st section of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) - https://www.unfe.org/

Needless to say, as any thinking person would, I am quite pleased by this. It's great that the United Nations - which represents the global community and all the world as a whole - is finally firmly standing up for the rights of hundreds of millions of LGBT children and adults around the world, vowing to protect all people from discrimination, violence, backwardness, & bigotry, and promoting equal rights for all. It won't be easy getting the entire world firmly into the 21st century, but it can be done.

Thoughts?

Does it really matter? The UN is nothing more than a toothless joke of an organization. Just because they issue a resolution, it doesn't mean that anything will occur.

[Liriena]

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights disagrees, and subsequentially every nation that agrees to be subjected to international law.

But you as a citizen can disagree with Human Right Declaration .

Sure you can disagree...but you can't break it. It's legally binding, and it's also one of the few things keeping some random nutjob from censoring, raping or killing you without anyone defending you.

[Rocopurr]

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

Where?

Exodus 3:67
"Homos are evil and bisexuals are even worse lol"

Checkmate, homosexuals!

[Genivaria]

Yes you can, and your opinion is wrong.

Just because you say so .

Because the UDHR says so, seriously try to keep up.

[Tlik]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

Irrelevent, unless the country you are in explicitly states that the principles in the Bible and of the Christian Church are correct and proper for you to be following.

In case you're American, that means it's irrelevent. If you're not, I apologise.

[Industries (Ancient)]

2 - You can live happy with your partner without getting married .

Except it's a lot harder, since marriage provides thousands of legal rights, obligations and protections.

Can we please talk about LGBT rights in the context of reality, instead of the Christian Taliban's Fantasyland?

I'm not insulting so please stop insulting Christian Faith .

[Lupelia]

I'm sorry, who appointed you king of the Christian morality? Because I greatly disagree with you about gay marriage and yet am a Christian.

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

Why the bible? If I wanted to read a book full of intolerance and lies I'd read something much more interesting, like Warhammer.

[Threlizdun]

Just because you say so .

No, we can factually say that those who support discrimination against others on grounds of a nonharmful trait are not contributing to sentient wellbeing, and thus are morally wrong.

[Liriena]

Read your Bible. It clearly states that homosexuality is a sin.

Nope.

You really should start living in reality.

[Genivaria]

Except it's a lot harder, since marriage provides thousands of legal rights, obligations and protections.

Can we please talk about LGBT rights in the context of reality, instead of the Christian Taliban's Fantasyland?

I'm not insulting so please stop insulting Christian Faith .

Stop supporting human rights violations first and then we'll talk.

[Geilinor]

Hypocrisy of the highest order. http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cpr.html The UN recognizes marriage as a human right. The representatives of the countries that claim to support civil rights are idiots.

I am to lazy to read the whole declaration. Just show the important parts. The Europeqn court has certainly read the UN documents and there is not such thing that gay mar. are human.right. The judges were rational.

The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.

Nowhere does it say 1 man and 1 woman.

[Agritum]

Finally. After much speeches by UN officials (including the Secretary-General and Human Rights Commissioner) over the years, and the promising passage of a pro-equality LGBT rights resolution through the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, the UN is launching a worldwide education campaign and permanent global project to promote equal rights, in a sign that the entire world is properly stepping into the 21st century:

*http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45503&Cr=lesbian&Cr1=#.UfP799JHJBo
*http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/2013/07/26/un-human-rights-office-launches-unprecedented-global-campaign-for-lgbt-equality/

And here are some related videos from recent years:
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYFNfW1-sM8 - UN Human Rights Office video against homophobia
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uaHZWCgGss&list=UU5O114-PQNYkurlTg6hekZw - UN Secretary-General: "LGBT rights is one of the great neglected human rights challenges of our time" (2nd speech on LGBT rights)
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUizJUQIbq4- remix of the 1st speech by the UNSG on the topic
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxU9iOx348 - original of 1st speech by the UNSG on the topic
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd9dGN6dBwA - UN Human Rights Commissioner talks about work on gay rights at the UN
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps5FkwnpCpQ - UN HR Commissioner condemns homophobia
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudnsExyV78 - absolutely inspiring speech by Hillary Clinton at the United Nations - "gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights"

Hillary's speech in particular left Arab and African delegates stony faced, but received thunderous applause from the delegates of all developed countries, and almost all North American, South American, and European delegates, most Oceanian/Pacific delegates as well as of the more developed Asian countries (South Korea, Japan), along with Thailand, Mongolia, India, South Africa, Israel, and Nepal (this also indicates how voting at the UN occurs on this issue, with all developed countries, almost all of North America, South America, and Europe, as well as the specifically aforementioned Asian and African countries and a few others - i.e. the more developed/democratic ones - voting in favour, while almost all the African, Islamic, and Central Asian regimes vote against).

It's pretty much a story of all the world's developed countries and other democracies supporting equal rights while all the backward and tyrannical regimes oppose equality.

And here's the new United Nations website wholly dedicated to the project, dubbed Free & Equal (a phrase from from the 1st section of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) - https://www.unfe.org/

Needless to say, as any thinking person would, I am quite pleased by this. It's great that the United Nations - which represents the global community and all the world as a whole - is finally firmly standing up for the rights of hundreds of millions of LGBT children and adults around the world, vowing to protect all people from discrimination, violence, backwardness, & bigotry, and promoting equal rights for all. It won't be easy getting the entire world firmly into the 21st century, but it can be done.

Thoughts?

Does it really matter? The UN is nothing more than a toothless joke of an organization. Just because they issue a resolution, it doesn't mean that anything will occur.

Their humanitarian aid is kinda important in places like Africs, you know.