True dat, but most reform begins in a hypocritical environment, if you think about it. The Obama admin. has fallen short on a number of things, but they've done very well re: gay rights. End of DADT, withdrawing legal defense of DOMA, and now this.
As much as conservatives (Rick Perry, for ex.) may frame this as a 'special rights for gays' issue, the US should can and should discourage countries like Cameroon and Uganda from executing people just for being gay, using foreign aid as an incentive.