US to use foreign aid to promote gay rights

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://news.yahoo.com/us-foreign-aid-promote-gay-rights-164944423.html

By JULIE PACE | AP – 11 hrs ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality.

In a memorandum issued Tuesday, President Barack Obama directed U.S. agencies working abroad, including the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, to use foreign aid to assist gays and lesbians who are facing human rights violations. And he ordered U.S. agencies to protect vulnerable gay and lesbian refugees and asylum seekers.

"The struggle to end discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons is a global challenge, and one that is central to the United States' commitment to promoting human rights," Obama said in a statement.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is also expected to speak about the announcements in Geneva later Tuesday.

The White House said Tuesday's announcement marked the first U.S. government strategy to combat human rights abuses against gays and lesbians abroad.

The order also directs U.S. government agencies to use foreign assistance to protect human rights and advance non-discrimination, and work with international organizations to fight discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Obama's announcement is part of the White House's outreach to gays and lesbians, a core Democratic constituency. Since taking office, Obama has advocated for the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members and ordered the administration to stop enforcing a law defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

However, Obama has stopped short of backing gay marriage, saying only that his personal views on the matter are evolving.

Gay rights groups praised the order as a significant step for ensuring that gays and lesbians are treated equally around the world.

"Today's actions by President Obama make clear that the United States will not turn a blind eye when governments commit or allow abuses to the human rights of LGBT people," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay advocacy organization.

The presidential directive applies to all U.S. agencies involved in foreign aid, assistance and development, including the Departments of States, the Treasury, Defense and Homeland Security.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Seriously who and how do they come up with this sh*t? I mean do they sit around a table and someone says something like; "Hey I got something... let's spend some money on gay rights in foreign countries?"

[Obama 2012 1,714]

it's all bullshit to make the homosexual community like Obama..... They are kind of pissed at him right now.

[slim 1,530]

A great use of tax dollars!

[Danno 1,228]

Wonder if they are using our tax money to manipulate poor countries to also embrace our fundamental belief in the "Right to bear arms?"

Nope, instead they are taking our money and exporting the "new morality" of abortion and Gay sex.... rather than our real principles.

On the bright side, Bush allocated a ton of aids money (your tax dollars as well) to combat the existing scourge in Africa, while Prince Obama, encourages the activity which causes it.

[maning 36]

I guess no money will go to majority of Muslim countries, African countries, etc. I thought this was a good thing... it eliminates less money to foreign countries if they had more requirements.... oh wait nevermind THE GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Edited December 7, 2011 by maning

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I guess no money will go to majority of Muslim countries, African countries, etc. I thought this was a good thing... it eliminates less money to foreign countries if they had more requirements.... oh wait nevermind THE GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

You guess wrong. LGBT rights will be a factor - one of many - in weighing how much to give. How much of a factor? They're not going to tell you that which means probably very small. Paul is right, all this is designed to do is make the gheys happy given their justifiable anger at Obama over not having moved on DOMA at all.

[Danno 1,228]

I guess no money will go to majority of Muslim countries, African countries, etc. I thought this was a good thing... it eliminates less money to foreign countries if they had more requirements.... oh wait nevermind THE GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

You see manipulating poor people to act in ways contrary to their conscience and traditions as a good thing?

This is like offering to pay a mother grocery money to feed her kids if she will show you her boobs.

USA: NO boobs no rice.

Anyway what happen to the concepts of democracy..... should we force people to do things contrary to the will of the people of that area....

just because some Homosexuals in America feel their particular version of sex is somehow "special" and worthy of protection?

It would be best if we never got these countries dependent on our cash in the first place.

At least the drug pusher gets the new users started from his own stash.... Barney Frwank is using my money to postalize his version of Sex.