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Behold: The full force
of U.N. condemnation |
Hey guess what equal rights fans, the
United Nations (they're sort of like the Federation, but without starships, or you know, power of any kind)
passed a resolution that cautiously expresses concern about discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgendered people. That's right, the full force of U.N. condemnation will rain down on gaycist nations...which is to say that the U.N. will probably think about frowning upon said discrimination. So suck on it
Tennessee! Is it going to do much? Probably not, but even if it is mostly symbolic, I guess it's still a step in the right direction. Also, it's nice to know that the U.S. is actually a 'yea' vote on this one.
The list of
countries that voted against include: Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Moldova, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Uganda. So that sucks.
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| More like Saudi Gayrabia... |
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| Finally, it's Aquaman's time to shine! |
What I want to know is why they voted 'no'? They don't actually have to do anything other than agree that they're theoretically somewhat opposed to treating gay people like crap. I mean we've come to expect this kind of crap from places like Uganda and Pakistan, but Maldives? Are they actually taking a break from
slipping beneath the waves to give gay people the middle finger? If anything they should be legalizing same-sex marriage to bring in some much needed tourism dollars so they can
buy some new islands. Crisis: solved. Man, I should totally be President of Maldives.
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