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Reprinted from NewsMax.comBarney Frank Threatens 'Gay Sanctions' Austin RuseAn openly gay U.S. Congressman announced at the U.N. this week that he would seek trade sanctions against U.S. trading partners that oppose U.N. human rights measures for homosexuals. Specifically mentioning Egypt as a target for sanctions, Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, made the announcement during a meeting of homosexuals at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday. Buoyed by a "growing level of success at the U.N." and a seemingly decisive international cultural shift, gay rights advocates met to discuss a multi-pronged strategy, including attacks on traditional morality and Christianity, that they believe will advance the complete gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender agenda. During a panel discussion, Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) announced a coming "showdown with religion" and that the Pope's "call to arms" against homosexual marriage would be successfully combated. Anthony Appiah, a professor at Princeton University, said that religion posed "a challenge" to the homosexual agenda, and wondered whether religious freedom ought to be limited. Svend Robinson, a member of the Canadian parliament, singled out Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary for criticism, calling his actions in defense of traditional marriage "unbelievable." Robinson also received thunderous applause from the audience when he told the Catholic Church to "clean up your own house" before criticizing the morality of homosexuals. Finally, Robinson mocked "born again" Christians, asking, "Did they have to come back again as themselves?" Definition of Discrimination The panel also discussed ways to ensure that the resolution introduced by Brazil at this year's U.N. Human Rights Commission, that sought to expand the U.N.'s definition of discrimination to include discrimination based upon "sexual orientation," would be successful next year. Robinson blamed the resolution's failure to pass this year on the Vatican, which "lobbied hard" by rallying "top people in Latin America." In response, Robinson promised a worldwide lobbying campaign, and announced that a "different champion" other than Brazil will bring the resolution forward at the next session of the Commission.
There will also be a meeting held in San Diego this fall of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parliamentarians in order to coordinate these efforts. In a flier distributed at the meeting, IGLHRC listed some of the laws it considered discriminatory towards homosexuals and that should be changed: "Sodomy, age of consent and other 'sex act' laws; laws on prostitution; laws penalizing those wearing clothing of the opposite sex; obscenity/pornography laws; denial of marriage to same sex partners; denial of marriage to trans [gender] people; laws on parenting/adoption." The meeting was sponsored by U.N. Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees (UNGLOBE), and illustrates the growing influence of homosexual rights advocates at the U.N.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan briefly attended the meeting, and Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), sent a message of support.
Austin Ruse is president of the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute at the United Nations.
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