They need to make a declaration for Hispanics. I need my rights protected. No one is running to sign this.... :(

meanwhile his fans voted in california to give second class status to gays.

obama is a believer in separate but equal

Shame on the US for discriminating against All others. I am Hispanic and don't see the US rushing to setup extra protection.

somebody should talk to the poor Arab countries about coming on board

I mean after all the Arabs openly discriminate against woma and homosexuals and nobody seems to care

I follow Jesus, and he is my judge.

Speficy what rights you want protected, because last time i checked Hispanics were subjected more to discrimination and sterotypes rather then limited rights and privlages.

Matt Wood said:I follow Jesus, and he is my judge.
And God said Homosexuality was an Abomination! And you are right, He will be the Judge. And The President should STOP professing to be a Christian. He is doing everything in his power to embrace anything that is anti-Christian values. Abortion, gay rights, same sex marriage.

Wow what a low blow to some. Another group that they can't murder and hate. Good for Obama!

phillysmart:"somebody should talk to the poor Arab countries about coming on board"

Not sure what you mean by that. Of course people are talking to them and trying to get them onboard. That is all they do at the UN, talk to diplomats about stuff like this.

Signing this commits us to nothing, since in the US human rights are already protected. Bush would have signed it too if he didn't have to protect the gay marriage wedge issue.

BUBBAB4:"And God said Homosexuality was an Abomination!"

Citation please.

Sadly, there is a citation:

Leviticus 18:22:
"You shall not lie with a male as those who lie with a female; it is an abomination."

Leviticus 20:13:
"If a man lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination and they shall surely be put to death."

I dont beileve in God or am i a homosexual myself, but what stuns me is that homosexuals who do should release most of negative attetion it (homosexuality) gets stems from the Christian Religion.

BUBBAB4---read the new testament?

Joe V., hispanics are covered under the civil rights act---they cannot legally be discriminated in any way. gays and lesbians do not have that protection. you, as a hispanic cannot be fired because you are hispanic. in almost every state, and in federal law, if you are a homosexual you can LEGALLY be fired for that cause. that is discrimination pure and simple and i support and respect the president for his courage on this issue.

now we can join the rest of the free world and enter the 21st century on this issue.

Joe V., read the Civil Rights Act (1964) signed inti law by President Johnson prohibiting discrimination race, relegion, or gender.

Endless:"Sadly, there is a citation:"

Not too horribly sad for most Christians. After all I don't know many Christians who keep odd kosher rules that are clearly demanded in the Old Testament. It's almost like some of it has been superseded by a revised version, a New Testament if you will.

There is an interesting academic argument over the translation of that passage also. It may be prohibiting *where* homosexual activity takes place, not the act itself - weird, but entirely consistent with many of the other kosher-type rules scattered through the Old Testament.

phillysmart---i agree with you. homosexuals and women are subject to the severest of penalties in (Fundamentalist) Arab nations. even modern islamic counries like Egypt treat homosexuality as a crime. South Africa has led the way in Africa, yet Zimbabwe has draconian laws (but hopefully that country will collapse soon so that its citizens can survive.

actually its not just Christians, its Judaism and Muslims as well. Buddhists are the only religion that actually doesn't care about homosexuality. Hindus are divided on it, scientology is against it. Really every thing except Buddha.
I'm also glad Obama signed this (also I am a heterosexual I just so happen to believe all people are entitled to equal rights even for conservatives). Anyone who thinks gays are an abomination, look at George Bush, his conception is an abomination. Hmmm can two people of the same sex have a baby? No. Therefore not an abomination. Because gays and lesbians cannot make babies with their partners, I believe they should be rewarded.

jhw539---yeah the old testament has some pretty draconian "laws", even women are treated very poorly. it's funny how many christians forget the "christian" part of their faith---that Jesus spoke to love, kindness, acceptance. hate is easy. tolerance is difficult, but at the end of the day tolerance makes you feel like a better person than if you were to hate.

Jeff, thanks for your post, man. it's appreciated at least by me. it would nice to see heterosexuals care more about children: many will spend upwards of $25-50,000 to have children in a variety of different ways yet would never adopt a child, especially a minority child. most right-wing radical christians could care less about minor children being terminated. we can tell this by the fact that african-americans at least make up 12% of the population but are over-represented in foster care. these "good christians" could and do completely care less.

"The United States is an outspoken defender of human rights" yeah, except EVERYONE'S BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, THE RIGHT TO LIFE.