The annual Commission on the Status of Women is under way at United Nations headquarters in New York with thousands of activists, government and UN officials gathered to discuss the theme of “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS”. The meeting also features sideshows where lobby groups promote their agendas on subjects such as “sexual and reproductive rights” and pro-life groups raise the flag for the right to life and family values.

LifeSite News reports that a number of groups are trying to gather support for a sexual orientation statement introduced into the UN’s General Assembly last year by EU delegates. The statement calls on member states to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected non-discrimination categories like race, religion or sex. Supporters want it to appear in a more permanent form, such as a General Assembly resolution to be… click here to read whole article and make comments