US President Barack Obama
has announced that he supports gay marriage. The announcement boosted the hopes
of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his
example, though opponents denounced his switch as a shameless appeal for votes.
Gay-rights groups hoped
Obama's views would inspire more change.
"This is incredibly
important, it's excellent news," said Julio Moreira, president of the Rio
de Janeiro-based Arco-Iris gay rights group.
RALLY......The
Dallas LGBT Community gathering at a rally to applaud Obama's stance on gay
marriage.
Vatican and other religious
officials didn't comment, but political leaders and others opposed to gay
marriage excoriated Obama.
In particular, politicians
tied to Pentecostal and Catholic churches have spoken out strongly against
same-sex marriage in Latin America.
"Barack Obama is an
ethical man and a philosophically confused man," said Peruvian
congresswoman Martha Chavez of the conservative Catholic Opus Dei movement.
"He knows that marriage
isn't an issue only of traditions or of religious beliefs. Marriage is a
natural institution that supports the union of two people of different sexes
because it has a procreative function."
SIGN.......A
file photo of AP shows a woman holding a sign during an anti-gay marriage rally
in the US in 2009.
Religion-based opposition is
strong in Egypt's conservative Muslim-dominated society, which rejects same-sex
relations. Laws prohibiting 'debauchery' or 'shameless public acts' have been
used to imprison gay men in recent years.
"This is unacceptable
because it is against religion, traditions and against God," said engineer
Shady Azer in Cairo.
"God created Adam and
Eve. He didn't create two Adams or two Eves."
Gay marriage is legal in
several countries, mostly in Europe but others include Canada and South Africa.
Several US states allow it.
In 2010, Argentina became
Latin America's first country to approve gay marriage. - AP
Gay marriage is their choice.
ReplyDeleteAmericans are more open minded about these sort of things, however there are many citizens who protest same sex marriage as well.
ReplyDeleteIf you know your religion well, you shall be understand its teaching. What you suppose to do and what you suppose not to do. Unless you are free-thinker.
ReplyDeleteYou take the responsibility of your own actions.
ReplyDeleteMungkin perkahwinan gay ni diterima di negara lain tapi yang pasti di Malaysia ia memang tidak diterima.
ReplyDeletedi Amerika ia diterima, tapi Malaysia takkan terima hubungan sejenis.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia tidak akan terima LGBT tapi malangnya ada pihak di negara ini yang cuba memperjuangkan hubungan songsang ini..
ReplyDeleteBetulkah?? Harap perkara ini tidak patut disokong sama sekali.
ReplyDeleteDunia sudah mahu terbalik
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