In a historical turn for the country, President Obama's administration has decided to sign th U.N. Document calling for the decriminalization of homosexuality.
The Bush administration had refused to sign this document - as had the Vatican - principally because of fears that signing it would commit the country to recognize same-sex marriage.
The Obama administration thought differently however.
According to Reuters:
the Bush administration argued that the broad framing of the language in the statement created conflict with U.S. laws.
The rationale was that favoring gay rights in a U.N. document might be interpreted as an attempt by the U.S. federal government to override individual states' rights on issues like gay marriage.
Pressed on this issue, Wood said a "careful" interagency review by the Obama administration found that signing on to the U.N. document "commits us to no legal obligations."
Fair enough. Although it is hard to see why any country would sill be against gay marriage. Is there really any difference between the love homosexuals feel for each other and love heterosexuals feel for each other? Is their sexual desire different? Can either group be said to "choose" its sexual preference? None of this is likely. And, if none of it is likely, what grounds then remain for upholding some moral difference?
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