Luiz 4,253 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 A group of 51 Muslim states has blocked 11 gay and transgender organizations from attending a high-level meeting at the United Nations next month on ending AIDS, sparking a protest by the United States, Canada and the European Union. Egypt wrote to the president of the 193-member General Assembly on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to object to the participation of the 11 groups. It did not give a reason in the letter, which Reuters saw. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, wrote to General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and said the groups appeared to have been blocked for involvement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy. "Given that transgender people are 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than the general population, their exclusion from the high-level meeting will only impede global progress in combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic," Power wrote. U.N. officials said the European Union and Canada also wrote to Lykketoft to protest the objections by the OIC group, whose members include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Sudan and Uganda. The issues of LGBT rights and participation in events at the United Nations have long been contentious. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has advocated for LGBT equality but faced opposition from African, Arab and Muslim states as well as Russia and China. "We are deeply concerned that at every negotiation on a new General Assembly gathering, the matter of NGO (non-governmental organization) participation is questioned and scrutinized," Power wrote. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-lgbt-aids-idUSKCN0Y827F I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 i'm not shocked https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,885 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 How does this make any sense? Homosexuals carry the highest amounts of HIV so excluding them from these events is literally in every sense of the word, counter-productive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JevyDuty 2,961 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Now I'm with Trump. BAN THEM ALL!!! assholes!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just now, Larry Hill said: Now I'm with Trump. BAN THEM ALL!!! assholes!!! I have seen the light #TrumpOrBust Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioIsOurs 13,876 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I'm sorry but this is outrageous! I mean wouldn't even mind if a group like ISIS can actually attend UN meetings (provided they walk into a trap though) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Judas 4,106 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Wut. Even China ? All this for being developed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlopSlurper 34,336 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 11 minutes ago, Larry Hill said: Now I'm with Trump. BAN THEM ALL!!! assholes!!! seek therapy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JevyDuty 2,961 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, FlopSlurper said: seek therapy It's called outrage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 A group of 51 Muslim states has blocked 11 gay and transgender organizations from attending a high-level meeting at the United Nations next month on ending AIDS, sparking a protest by the United States, Canada and the European Union. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, wrote to General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and said the groups appeared to have been blocked for involvement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy. . U.N. officials said the European Union and Canada also wrote to Lykketoft to protest the objections by the OIC group, whose members include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Sudan and Uganda. The issues of LGBT rights and participation in events at the United Nations have long been contentious. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has advocated for LGBT equality but faced opposition from African, Arab and Muslim states as well as Russia and China. "We are deeply concerned that at every negotiation on a new General Assembly gathering, the matter of NGO (non-governmental organization) participation is questioned and scrutinized," Power wrote. "The movement to block the participation of NGOs on spurious or hidden grounds is becoming epidemic and severely damages the credibility of the U.N.," she said. In 2014, Ban said the U.N. would recognize all same-sex marriages of its staff, allowing them to receive its benefits. Russia, with the support of 43 states including Saudi Arabia, China, Iran, India, Egypt, Pakistan, and Syria, unsuccessfully tried to overturn the move last year. In February, the 54-member African Group, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the 25-member Group of Friends of the Family led by Belarus, Egypt and Qatar protested six new U.N. stamps promoting LGBT equality. The Group of Friends of the Family promotes the traditional family. It launched a photo exhibit, "Uniting Nations for a Family Friendly World," at the U.N. on Tuesday, which is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-lgbt-aids-idUSKCN0Y827F disgusting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,885 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I think we already had a topic on this, still terrible though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I heard that Saudi Arabia is the worldwide centre for paedophilia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicogly 2,579 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 What else would u expect....not surprised. Rock On and A Last One For the Road 🚬 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesta 109 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm disgusted that Saudi Arabia is a part of UN Human Rights Org and yet has some of the mostterrible human rights in the world in general ➰ Life is Born This Way on Repeat ➰ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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