Why did the US vote against banning the death penalty for gay people? The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to condemn the imposition of the death penalty for homosexuality â but the US voted against. On Friday the United Nations body approved a motion opposing the use of the death penalty in an âarbitrarily or in a discriminatory mannerâ, including for homosexuality. It called for the
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