{"id":2464,"date":"2007-07-19T19:12:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-20T00:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/19\/radical-homosexuals-outline-strategy-for-advancing-their-agenda-at-un\/"},"modified":"2017-09-10T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T23:51:39","slug":"radical-homosexuals-outline-strategy-for-advancing-their-agenda-at-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthodoxytoday.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/radical-homosexuals-outline-strategy-for-advancing-their-agenda-at-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Homosexuals Outline Strategy for Advancing their Agenda at UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute<\/a> | Samantha Singson | July 19, 2007<\/p>\n

(NEW YORK \u2014 C-FAM) Claiming that \u201cthe tide has turned\u201d in favor of homosexual rights at international institutions, University of British Columbia professor Douglas Sanders\u2019 recent paper on \u201cSexual Orientation in International Law\u201d published by the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) includes a detailed history on how homosexual rights have advanced in Europe and how the European example could be followed at the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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Sanders, the first openly gay individual to address the UN and deliver a speech on homosexual issues, concedes that \u201csexual orientation\u201d and \u201cgender identity are not mentioned in any of existing international human rights instruments\u201d but that \u201cthrough invoking provisions on personal privacy and general provisions on equality,\u201d homosexuals have been able to gain some recognition in the international human rights arena. Many Member States of the UN would disagree with Sanders analysis. The European Union is another story, though.<\/p>\n

According to Sanders analysis of the EU, two essential elements have laid the foundation for the advancement of the homosexual agenda: the repeal of any anti-homosexual criminal laws and the prohibition of discrimination. With these two elements in place, Sanders details a progression of homosexual rights in the realms of parental custody, inheritance laws, immigration rights for same-sex partners, government-sponsored educational programs against any criticism of homosexuality in schools as well as paving the way for cases challenging laws against same-sex unions and homosexual adoption. <\/p>\n

Homosexuals have not been so successful, however, at the United Nations. After repeated attempts, homosexual rights activists have failed to gain inclusion of \u201csexual orientation\u201d on the non-discrimination category list in UN documents and conferences. Only one UN resolution, on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, includes an explicit reference to the term.<\/p>\n

While no existing international human rights instrument explicitly recognizes \u201csexual orientation,\u201d UN bodies such as the Human Rights Committee have interpreted terms such as \u201cother status\u201d and \u201csex\u201d to include it. Activists have brought discrimination cases before the committee in attempts to secure recognition of same-sex unions using the \u201cright of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most high profile attempt to introduce \u201csexual orientation\u201d into the UN system, a resolution on \u201cHuman Rights and Sexual Orientation\u201d introduced by Brazil at the 2003 Commission on Human Rights, failed after strong opposition. In condemning it, the Pakistani delegate, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), called it an attempt \u201cto develop norms which directly contradict fundamental value systems.\u201d The incident is indicative of the deep divide on the issue between the EU, Canada and Brazil on one hand, and the OIC, Africa, and much of Latin America on the other.<\/p>\n

Pro-family groups note that \u201csexual orientation\u201d is not part of any binding UN document and warn that homosexual activists would use a non-discrimination clause in a UN document to argue for recognition of same-sex \u201cmarriage\u201d and for hate crimes legislation. Muslim and Christian groups fear that accepting the term \u201csexual orientation\u201d could deny religious faiths the freedom to criticize the homosexual lifestyle. <\/p>\n

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