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U.N. votes to remove protection of gays, lesbians, transgenders from execution

Started by Shana A, November 26, 2010, 10:06:41 AM

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QuoteAny right that only applies to a minority is a special right. It is senseless to think this kind of law is necessary if you believe all people should be protected for all cases unless found guilty of some heinous crime. It's ridiculous that anyone must single out any particular group for "protection".

Do you think discrimination based on race should not be prohibited?  Do you think it only applies to black people?  Everyone has a race.  Everyone deserves to be free of discrimination on the basis of their race.  It's not a special right.  It applies ot everyone.

Do you think discriination based on gender, or being targeted for failure to conform to gender stereotypes, only applies to T people?  Everyone has a gender.  Everyone has a sexual orientation.  Women are persecuted for not acting submmissive, frivolous, and unambitious.  Transgender people are persecuted for crossing gender lines.  Gay people are persecuted for having sex with people not of the opposite gender.  It's all the same thing, namely failure to conform to gender stereotypes.  It's not a special right that only minorites enjoy.  Gender freedom is a right that everyone should enjoy, and not just the "majority" that happen to conform, or appear to conform, to whatever stereotypes seek to cage them.

Killing people because of race or failure to conform is the "heinous crime."  What's so wrong with the U.N. agreeing to say it, for the record?
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