United Nations Condemns Executions Based On Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity

From ThinkProgress Mon Nov 26 2012, 17:40:38

The Third Committee of the United Nations voted last week to condemn executions based on an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. This is a distinct reversal from 2010, when the same committee stripped "sexual orientation" from the resolution, which also never included gender identity before now. Numerous Islamic countries and the Vatican attempted to [...]

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