Beyond Prop 8: International Queer Rights
by: theantidesi101
Mon Dec 15, 2008 at 20:37:42 PM EST
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"As faith leaders who work every day with LGBT people who feel the stigma of discrimination, this U.N. initiative speaks to our core belief that we show our love for God when we care for our neighbors, particularly those who are shunned and marginalized."
As American queer and allied activists have been in a flurry over the past few weeks with prop 8 related organizing, another equally important development for queer people has emerged.
This month, perhaps this week, France will introduce to the United Nations General Assembly a statement about human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, including torture, arbitrary arrest, killings, political, social and economic discrimination and the criminalization of same-sex love.