An amendment, proposed by Rep. Barney Frank, has just passed out of the House Financial Services Committee which would cutoff funding to countries that actively harm or persecute their citizens based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Spurred on by the “Kill The Gays” bill in Uganda, the committee passed the amendment with near unanimous support.
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But don’t you have anti-gay states? No action taken towards them?
…the U.S. is going to stop funding itself? (Not to be disrespectful to the people in Uganda - I’m just underwhelmed.)
!!! AAAAWWWWHHH YEAH.