US To Sign UN Measure Decriminalizing Homosexuality-Officials

The U.S. is to announce its intention to sign a U.N.
declaration decriminalizing homosexuality, a move refused by former President
George W. Bush.

The administration of President Barack Obama is to notify France, which
sponsored the declaration, that the U.S. intends to endorse it, three officials
said.

The measure, put forth in December, was backed by dozens of Western countries
but opposed by several Arab countries and the Vatican.