Ukraine has politicians pushing for new anti-gay laws like Russia's. And they’ve just applied to the Olympic Committee to host the 2022 Winter Games.
If countries with anti-gay laws were banned from hosting the Olympics, it would make governments think twice
about attacking lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. It could help stop
anti-gay laws in Ukraine – and in time, help win the battle against
anti-gay laws everywhere.
Together we've given the Olympic Committee a huge headache over Russia's anti-gay laws. They won't want a repeat, so a high-profile demand signed by thousands of us could be enough to get them to change the rules, preventing another anti-gay Olympics.
Sign now:
https://www.allout.org/change-
If 100,000 us sign, we'll ask a group of Olympic athletes to deliver our petition to the Olympic Committee, and build the pressure on them to change the rules for good.
All Out members have already won a big victory from the Olympic Committee. Last year, after 80,295 of us send emails directly to the Olympic President, the Committee confirmed for the first time that lesbian, bi and gay people are covered by the Olympic Principle of non-discrimination.
No country has a perfect human rights record - but the
Olympic Committee has the power to refuse to award the Games to
countries where there are laws designed to discriminate or attack the
dignity of the individual.
Sign now:
https://www.allout.org/change-
https://www.allout.org/change-
All Out members started this campaign against Russia's
anti-gay crackdown two years ago, and in the last 6 months we've made it
impossible for the world to ignore. More than 412,000 of have signed
the petition, and we've chipped in more than $50,000 to help Russian
LGBT organisations directly.
National Olympic sponsors AT&T, Chobani and DeVry have
spoken out against the law, and Google turned its logo rainbow for a
day, even in Russia. All Out members took to the streets in more than 20
cities, and were reported on CNN, BBC, Sky, Globo, New York Times and
many more. And President Putin has been forced to repeatedly deny his
laws are anti-gay.
There's a long way still to go in Russia. But now is the perfect moment to use the momentum we've created to ask the Olympic Committee to change the rules, and help win the battle against anti-gay laws worldwide.
Andre, Guillaume, Hayley, Jeremy, Leandro, Marie and the rest of the All Out team.
PS: Lots of countries want to host the Olympics - it's a big chance to grow their economies and become more important on the world stage. If we get the Olympics to change the rules, it could help win the battle against anti-gay laws everywhere. Please sign: https://www.allout.org/
SOURCES:
Ukraine: draft law no. 8711 on "homosexual propaganda" violates human rights - International Commission of Jurists, 3 October 2012
http://www.icj.org/ukraine-
Ukrainians call for Yanukovych to resign in protests sparked by EU u-turn - The Guardian, 2 December 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/
Gay rights campaigners petition IOC over Russia's Sochi Olympics - CNN, 10 August 2013
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/
Gay-Rights Advocates Target Sponsors Over Law - The New York Times, 5 February 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
Rainbow Google doodle links to Olympic charter as Sochi kicks off - The Guardian, 7 February 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/
Timeline of All Out's work in Russia
http://www.allout.org/russia-
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