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Monday could be MASSIVE for equality in sport. On December 8, the organisers of the Olympics are having a big meeting in Monaco. They're voting to decide if protecting lesbian, gay, bi and trans people should be explicit in the Olympic Charter.
We have to make sure the vote goes the right way. We know the Olympic organisers are sensitive to pressure from All Out members. In the past months, our petitions, emails, protests and media coverage have put this historic move on the table – and we're almost there.
Just before the vote,
let's join with our partner Athlete Ally and Olympic athletes around the world to show them that thousands of us are STILL watching. Sign this petition to call for the Olympic Charter to provide protection for all athletes, fans and spectators, no matter who we are, or who we love:
go.allout.org/en/a/olympic-charter
The Olympic rulebook already has a principle of non-discrimination. But because it doesn't include 'sexual orientation' it doesn't actually spell out that this protection also applies to gay, bi, and lesbian people. Getting this written into the official rules will show that the Olympics recognise lesbian, gay, and bi athletes, fans and spectators.
But we want take this one step further. By including not just 'sexual orientation' but also 'gender identity', we can make sure trans people are also protected. Trans people face danger and terrible inequality all over the world. Getting recognition from the biggest sporting body in the world could be a huge step towards trans rights everywhere.
Before All Out members weighed in, no one was talking about the Olympics standing up for lesbian, gay, bi, and trans rights. But when hundreds of thousands of us came together to protest Russia's anti-gay laws at the time of the Sochi Winter Olympics, the world took notice. We were mentioned in over 13,000 articles and our #LoveAlwaysWins video got 1.5 million views. We got major world leaders to speak out. 50 Olympic athletes joined the campaign and demanded an end to anti-gay Olympics. We even got three Olympic sponsors to condemn Russia's anti-gay laws. Many All Out members organized their first ever protest and hundred of us hit the streets in more than 50 countries.
Then 70,000 of us asked the Olympic organisers to change the rules so that the Games can't be held in countries which abuse human rights. And they agreed!Now our fight is to get protection for everyone to be officially written into the Olympic Charter, no matter who we are, or who we love.
Thanks for going All Out,
Andre, Guillaume, Oscar, Rose and the rest of the All Out team.
P.S. Do you remember that 50 All Out members delivered 300,000 signatures to the Olympic organisers in August 2013? And they listened! They said that sexual orientation is covered by the Olympic rulebook. Now we need a final push to get that written into stone – and to make sure that trans people are protected as well. Sign now!
go.allout.org/en/a/olympic-charter
P.P.S. Notice something different? All Out has launched a brand new website. You can see it
here and discover new features, find fresh ways to get involved and take action. As our movement grows and becomes more powerful, we want our online presence to match our amazing work. With our new online home, members like you can better understand how we work as an organization and find the stories that matter to you.
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