UN resolution rethink: don’t kill gays

The United Nations has voted to restore “sexual orientation” to a resolution opposing the unjustified killing of minority groups.

The Associated Press reports:

The assembly on Tuesday voted 93 in favor of the United States’
proposal to restore the previous language, with 55 countries against
and 27 abstaining. The assembly then approved the amended resolution 122
in favor, with 0 votes against, and 59 abstentions

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