The National Union of Students LGBT Campaign is holding a demonstration and action to gather LGBT people and allies to protest against the situation and human rights abuses in Russia.
Turn up in your finest sports gear, bring rainbows, and as much glitter as you want!
We'll be playing sports and showing that the LGBT community has a place in sport and that we will not accept our community being discriminated against.
We want:
1. President Putin to pledge not to arrest anyone who is shown t...
The National Union of Students LGBT Campaign is holding a demonstration and action to gather LGBT people and allies to protest against the situation and human rights abuses in Russia.
Turn up in your finest sports gear, bring rainbows, and as much glitter as you want!
We'll be playing sports and showing that the LGBT community has a place in sport and that we will not accept our community being discriminated against.
We want:
1. President Putin to pledge not to arrest anyone who is shown to be supporting LGBT rights during the Winter Olympics
2. To call on the International Olympics Committee to honour Principle 6. βAny form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement,β in relation to Sochi and future Olympic venues
3. David Cameron and other MPs to condemn the treatment of LGBT people in Sochi and across russia.
4. President Putin to lift the 100 year ban on Moscow Pride
We will be having some games to play while outside the embassy,