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Image via Wikipedia NEW YORK,  - The current session of the General Assembly ends in less than a month. No resolution proposed thus far mentions LGBT rights . Despite earlier fears by many UN delegates that something was in the works, LGBT activists and sympathetic UN member states appear reluctant to offer resolutions advancing LGBT rights. Insiders say it is likely they do not have the votes since such proposals are generally met with vigorous opposition from UN member states. A recent episode illustrates this resistance. In October, Ms. Navanethem Pillay , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke to the committee on social, humanitarian and cultural affairs. Her statement mentioned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity as an area that continues to draw the attention of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). When the floor was opened for comments, delegates voiced their concerns. Image via Wikipedia The delegate from the

Image via Wikipedia The United Nations’ Human Rights Council, a committee based in Geneva, Switzerland , has approved a declaration denouncing ‘discrimination’ against homosexuals and ordering a global study of the phenomenon. The declaration also decries discrimination against people for their “ gender identity ,” which refers to the sex that a person claims to be, in contrast to his actual biological sex. The Human Rights Council, whose decisions are not legally binding on UN member nations , passed the resolution in a narrow 23-19 vote, with three abstentions.  In addition, Libya was not permitted to vote, because its membership has been suspended. While Muslim nations voted against the measure, delegates from traditionally Catholic nations voted for it, despite the declaration’s potential conflict with Catholic social teaching . While the Catholic Church teaches that homosexuals should not be victims of “unjust discrimination,” it also acknowledges that forms of discriminat

Image via Wikipedia The United Nations Human Rights Council is reportedly on the verge of passing a homosexualist ‘human rights’ declaration that has been promoted by the administration of U.S. President Barrack Obama , the Associated Press is reporting. The resolution on “Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity ,” denounces “discrimination” against homosexuals.  It also implies that traditional human rights declarations, which do not mention sexual orientation or “gender identity,” also apply to sexual orientation. The declaration expresses “grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.”  It also cites a previous resolution of the UN General Assembly to the effect that “the Human Rights Council shall be responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of