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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 ...

Image via Wikipedia The UN bureaucracy is increasing its efforts to decriminalize homosexual behavior and normalize its acceptance among member states, without governmental consent or consensus. “The principle that no one should suffer discrimination on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity is already fully integrated into our current international human rights standards,” claimed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay in a recently released video message on homophobia.  “Under international law, States have an obligation to decriminalize homosexuality and to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation,” she stated. This message is false, according to a growing body of international legal experts and UN Member States .  The international community continues to vigorously debate the principle of non-discrimination based on sexual orientation, and has been doing so for over five years.   As recentl...