UN Powers Once More Threaten Critics of LGBT

By | November 3, 2022

Irish delegates to UN Third Committee

NEW YORK, November 4 (C-Fam) Progressive Western governments and UN “experts” continued to make veiled threats against critics of the homosexual/trans agenda at the UN last week, hinting that they intend to crack down on speech that expresses moral disapproval.

The threats came during a dialogue between UN delegates the UN independent expert on the prevention of violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Harvard law professor Victor Madrigal-Borloz, in the social policy committee of the UN General Assembly. His latest report focuses on promoting homosexual and trans issues in the context of armed conflict and peacekeeping.

A delegate representing the 27 countries of the European Union, including Poland and Hungary, attacked what he called “the weaponization of prejudice” as something “prohibited by international human rights law.” The EU statement expressly made the case that this was not limited to violence, suggesting that also speech against the homosexual/trans agenda should be considered a human rights violation.

Belgium, one of the EU member states, made this intention even more explicit when complaining of “verbal and physical aggression” against individuals who identify as homosexuals and trans. It should be noted the Belgian speaker focused on “verbal aggression.” This would mean anyone speaking against the homosexual/trans movement. The implication of both statements was clear. There are to be some sort of sanctions against critics of the homosexual/trans movement.

The Irish delegate, appearing to be a woman presenting herself as a man, spoke against what she called “homophobic and transphobic nationalist propaganda,” though it is unclear what she meant by this.

The EU focus on restricting speech is consistent with EU policies and standards promulgated across all social and economic policies. The EU notoriously even prescribes journalistic standards for journalists on how to refer to homosexual and transgender issues.

Madrigal-Borloz also echoed the EU language about weaponizing prejudice. He referred to the “instrumentalization of prejudice, also known as violence by prejudice.” If a school, for instance, fired a male teacher for presenting himself as woman, this would be considered “violence.”

In previous UN statements Madrigal-Borloz called on social media companies and governments to address “hate speech”, a term that has never been defined in UN policy but is widely viewed by progressive governments are referring to moral objections to homosexuality or transgender behavior. Madrigal-Borloz has even called for criminal sanctions against anyone who criticizes the homosexual and transgender agenda, including the Catholic Church.

A delegate representing the United States told Madrigal-Borloz that the U.S. government would “humbly” implement his recommendations following his visit to the U.S. this Summer. He also conceded that American states imposed “unlawful restrictions on fundamental freedoms, despite their obligations under international law.” He was not specific about which states are violating international law or which international laws these states are violating.

The homosexual/trans issue is something pushed by the UN bureaucracy and a small number of member states. Sexual orientation and gender identity are not a part of international law and have not been accepted as new categories of nondiscrimination by the General Assembly. Where they advance their case is in the statements of UN bureaucrats and a small number of member states who insist SOGI is a part of international law. While these are not binding, the financial and political influence of UN agencies and the UN human rights system do have an effect.

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