Pakistanis denounce U.S. Embassy’s gay rights party as ‘cultural terrorism’
Image via Wikipedia A U.S. Embassy party in Islamabad billed as a celebration of homosexual rights inflamed conservative Pakistani groups, who condemned the event as an act of “cultural terrorism” aimed at the country’s Islamic values. The U.S. Embassy held a “gay pride” celebration on June 26, the first ever promotion of homosexual rights by U.S. diplomats in the Islamic nation. The Associated Press (AP) reported that a coalition of religious and political leaders, including Pakistan ’s largest Islamic party , Jamaat-e-Islami , released a statement condemning the U.S. government’s homosexual advocacy , calling it the “worst social and cultural terrorism against Pakistan.” The group called it the second most dangerous U.S. attack on Pakistan, following the unmanned drone attacks carried out by U.S. forces on suspected Islamic terrorists. According to the AP, U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Hoagland hosted the party, which was co-sponsored by Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs