This certainly is a little weird when you think about it. From the NYT:

Human rights organizations and the co-chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus protested on Thursday a decision by the Bush administration to back a measure introduced by Iran denying two gay rights groups a voice at the United Nations.

In a vote Monday, the United States supported Iran's recommendation to deny consultative status at the United Nations' Economic and Social Council to the Danish National Association for Gays and Lesbians and the International Lesbian and Gay Association, based in Belgium.
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Among countries with which the United States sided were Cuba, Sudan and Zimbabwe, nations the State Department has cited in annual reports for their harsh treatment of homosexuals.

Emphasis mine. Link found via Digby.

The official excuse is that these groups were once (along with one of my heroes, Alan Ginsburg) affiliated with NAMBLA, an affiliation which ended more than 10 years ago. By most accounts, NAMBLA no longer really exists as an organization, other than as a couple PO boxes and a website... and apparently as a convenient boogyman for justifying homophobic US diplomacy.

But it's nice to see we can see eye to eye with Iran, Cuba and Sudan in terms of keeping fags out of the UN. Nice job, Bolton.