In some countries.

Committing homosexual acts is a crime punishable by death. More than 70 of the 192 members of the UN outlaw homosexuality.

So when the UN brought forth a measure to decriminalize homosexual behavior, guess which major western nation refused to sign the it?

All moral outrage aside, this brings up an interesting point. The prop eight protesters need to shut the fuck up. If they care so much about gay rights as a universal issue, maybe they should protest what's happening in more than one third of the UN's jurisdiction.