U.N. wants ‘homophobia’ criminalized
Lobbying for law that would make 'prejudices' criminalized
By WND
Homosexual
advocates in Brazil have been joined by a coalition of United Nations groups in
an effort to pressure the nation to criminalize “homophobia” under the guise
that such “prejudices” are a hindrance to AIDS prevention programs.
According to a
report from Julio Severo, who runs the Last Days Watchman, a new letter addressed to Brazilian President Dilma
Rousseff and other officials explains that Brazil’s homosexual community has
been plagued by AIDS rates of “more than 10 percent.”
That’s even
though the AIDS “epidemic” sweeping the nation is affecting only 0.6 percent of
the general population. The letter claims that the “main culprit of the high HIV
prevalence among homosexuals is the high violence against them.”
The letter also
says prejudices against homosexuality are a strong hindrance to AIDS prevention
programs.
The recent
letter came from the Expanded Thematic Group on HIV/AIDS in Brazil, in joint
partnership with USAID, UNHCR, U.N. Women, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA and UNICEF and
several other groups.
The effort comes
as pressure from socially progressive groups is ramping up in Brazil to promote
and protect homosexuality, to the point of making those who hold opposing
viewpoints subject to criminal prosecution.
A recent study
tested the Brazilian population for “homophobia” by asking people to comment on
such statements as “God made men and women with different sexes so that they
could fulfill their role and have children,” Severo reported.
He said the 92
percent of Brazilians who agreed partially or completely with the statement
were labeled “homophobic.”
“Based on the
overall results of the study, the Brazilian government determined that 99
percent of its citizens were ‘homophobic’ and therefore should be reeducated,”
he explained.
“Apparently
failing to achieve a mass reeducation of its people, the Rousseff
administration now receives international support to advance its stalled
anti-’homophobia’ bills and measures.”
Severo said the
letter explains that the criminalization of “homophobia” is “fundamental for
the success of AIDS prevention programs.”
He reported:
“The letter gives an example of the high violence against gays, by quoting a
figure of 278 homosexuals murdered in 2011 in Brazil. The figure, produced by
the Bahia Gay Group (Grupo Gay da Bahia), is a stark contrast with about 50,000
Brazilians murdered each year. Brazilian socialist anti-gun policies have made
its population prey to criminals and murderers. Homosexuals, who often live in
drug and prostitution-plagued areas, are not more vulnerable than the general
population.”
Severo also
noted the information is suspect, since it is sourced to Bahia Gay Group. He
said the group was founded by Luiz Mott, “whose defense of pedophilia is
public.”
Severo said the
letter stresses that the Brazilian state should have no connection to religion.
“The Brazilian
government has no official and non-official religions, but the U.N. agencies
behind the letter were obviously eying the Christian feelings of the most
Brazilians,” he said. “Because of these feelings and heritage, Brazilians
reject any kind of homosexual indoctrination in schools and the imposition of
the gay ideology on their society.”
He said the
letter pushes for the adoption of measures to battle “homophobia,” including
plans such as a proposed PLC122, a law to make “homophobic” views “crimes.”
Critics contend
the bill’s approval would censor religious leaders and group members who would
mention anti-sodomy Bible verses – even within church buildings.
Severo said,
“Certainly, the Rousseff administration welcomes the international pressure to
do exactly what it has wanted to do for a long time: to impose the gay agenda
on the most of the Brazilians that insist on seeing homosexuality as an
abnormality.”
Severo’s advocacy for the family in Brazil has drawn major opposition. WND reported when PayPal responded to an online campaign by
homosexuals demanding he be denied the use of the PayPal system and launching
an “investigation.”
PayPal
executives dispatched an email explaining that because of “legal and regulatory
constraints,” the company was “unable to process donation payments for
non-registered charities and non-profit organizations; political
party/organizations; religious institutions; personal/organizational
fundraisers, etc.”
PayPal’s move
cut off significant levels of financial support for Severo, who relies on
friends and others to continue the work of his ministry.
“PayPal says
that it does not allow the use of its service for activities that promote
hatred, violence or racial intolerance, but its action against my account was
spurred by a hate campaign by gay activists wanting to shut down my account,”
Severo told WND at the time. “I am very worried, because PayPal caved in to gay
militants and their hate campaign to have me excluded from PayPal.”
PayPal declined
to comment, but others weren’t hesitant to express their opinion. Don Hank, who runs the Laigle’s
Forum website, said: “This is
war. … PayPal is now official the enemy of traditional Christianity.”
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