Melinda Shore wrote:
For the purpose of clarity, and in hopes that we can
stick to the facts (to the extent they're known), the
issue with Singapore is not that they do not recognize
same-sex marriage but that they have laws criminalizing
same-sex relationships.
And, I said from the beginning that:
: > This map reflects the current situation worldwide:
: >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage#/media/File:World_laws_pertaining_to_homosexual_relationships_and_expression.svg
: The map implies that there is no international consensus that same sex
: marriage is/were basic human right and that there are a lot of countries
: where same sex marriage is considered to be criminally immoral.
: Situation is not so different from legitimacy on smoking marijuana.
Same sex marriage is NOT an internationally agreed basic human right
and, as such, we must value and respect culture to ban or damn LGBT.
To the extent that there are conditions that exclude
people (or make it more difficult for them) on the basis
of matters unrelated to technical chops, we fall short
of the goal of being both open and meritocratic.
As has been already discussed so many times, US, not issuing VISA
for Chinese in time so many times, must be excluded, then.
A proper policy, instead, is to avoid places where internationally
agreed basic human rights are restricted.
For the internationally (mostly, as some country reserve to ratify
some part of it) agreed standard on basic human rights to be used
by international bodies such as IETF, see:
The International Bill of Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/FactSheet2Rev.1en.pdf
It says:
promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for
fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race,
sex, language or religion
So, respect religions against LGBT.
Masataka Ohta
