In Case you Missed It: There Will Be No Olympic Games in A Country Where There Are Anti-Gay Laws

[Fearless]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved Proposal 14 of the Olympic Agenda 2020 to include non-discrimination with regard to sexual orientation in Principle 6 at a vote in Monaco today (8 December).

It says: 'Any 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.'

'Today is a great step forward for the Olympics, and particularly for the athletes, spectators, and residents of host countries who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual,' said Human Rights First’s Shawn Gaylord.


'Our hope is that potential host countries, like Kazakhstan and China, will understand that protecting the rights of sexual minorities is no longer something they can dodge.

http://lgbtfeed.com/post/there_will_be_no_olympic_games_in_a_country_where_there_are_antigay_laws

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[Hydra]

1. Yay!

I doubt the larger bigoted host countries will like this, but I'm glad it's no longer going to be widely acceptable to discriminate.

[SusanCalvin]

2. Wonderful!

[Skittles]

3. I DID miss it and THANK YOU