The Tmp admistratn is lnchg a global mpaign to end the crimalizatn of homosexualy dozens of natns where 's still illegal to be gay.
Contents:
- WHY DID THE TMP ADMISTRATN VOTE AGAST U.N. MOTN CONMNG GAY DEATH PENALTY?
- US VOT AGAST UN MOTN TO NMN GAY SEX ATH PENALTY ‘OVER FEARS EXECUTNS ULD BE BANNED THE STAT’
- 13 UNTRI WHERE BEG GAY IS LEGALLY PUNISHABLE BY ATH
WHY DID THE TMP ADMISTRATN VOTE AGAST U.N. MOTN CONMNG GAY DEATH PENALTY?
"Tmp vot for ath penalty for beg gay, " said a May 7 headle on the WashgtonSourc webse. We found that the Uned Stat voted agast a rolutn that lled for an overall ban on the ath penalty, not a ban specific to gays and lbians.
The Tmp admistratn faced a barrage of negative headl about the sectn of the rolutn pertag to people who are gay.
"The Uned Stat unequivolly nmns the applitn of the ath penalty for nduct such as homosexualy, blasphemy, adultery, and apostasy. 3: "Fact: There was NO vote by USUN that supported the ath penalty for gay people.
US VOT AGAST UN MOTN TO NMN GAY SEX ATH PENALTY ‘OVER FEARS EXECUTNS ULD BE BANNED THE STAT’
After Nert’s statement, some gay rights activists remaed cril of the vote. Acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, as of 2017 there were six untri (eight if we unt the parts of Syria and Iraq still occupied by ISIS) where the ath penalty is implemented for same-sex relatns.
A headle by WashgtonSourc said, "Tmp vot for ath penalty for beg gay.
Days later, the State Department went on rerd statg that "unequivolly nmns the applitn of the ath penalty for nduct such as homosexualy. WashgtonSourc, "Tmp Vot For Death Penalty For Beg Gay, " May 7, 2018.
13 UNTRI WHERE BEG GAY IS LEGALLY PUNISHABLE BY ATH
NBC News, "Followg Backlash, US Clarifi UN Vote on 'Death Penalty for Gays, '" Oct.
The Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA) "UN Rolutn nmns penalty for same-sex relatns, " Oct.