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The 2012 Olympics Pride House will be housed at [[Clapham Common]] for all 17 days of the event. |
The 2012 Olympics Pride House will be housed at [[Clapham Common]] for all 17 days of the event. The following individuals are listed as ambassadors for Pride House<ref>[http://www.ben-cohen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=106]</ref>: |
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* [[Gareth Thomas (rugby)|Gareth Thomas]] |
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* [[Ben Cohen (rugby union)|Ben Cohen]] |
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* [[Stephen Fry]] |
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* [[David Furnish]] |
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* [[Dan Savage]] |
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* [[John Amaechi]] OBE |
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* [[Claire Harvey]] |
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* [[Peter Tatchell]] |
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* [[Suran Dickson]] |
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* [[Richard Beaven]] |
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* [[Blake Skjellerup]] |
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==Attempts== |
==Attempts== |
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Revision as of 00:13, 17 March 2012
The Olympic Pride House is a dedicated temporary location which plays host to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes attending the Olympics or Paralympics in the host city. The first was organized for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
Vancouver
The Vancouver location of Pride House was housed within Qmunity center.[1] During the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Vancouver and Whistler Pride Houses served as venues for LGBT sportspeople, coaches, visitors and their friends, families and supporters, and became the first Pride Houses at an Olympics.[2][1] Although both Pride Houses offered information and support services to LGBT athletes and attendees, the Whistler location in Pan Pacific Village Centre had a "celebratory theme", while the Vancouver venue emphasised education about Vancouver's LGBT community and, for non-Canadian athletes, information about immigration to and asylum in Canada, including "legal resources" from Egale Canada and the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (IGLA).[2][3]
Notable visitors to Pride House Vancouver include openly gay Canadian Olympic swimmers Mark Tewksbury and Marion Lay,[4] Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson and American political satirist Stephen Colbert.[5]
London
The 2012 Olympics Pride House will be housed at Clapham Common for all 17 days of the event. The following individuals are listed as ambassadors for Pride House[6]:
- Gareth Thomas
- Ben Cohen
- Stephen Fry
- David Furnish
- Dan Savage
- John Amaechi OBE
- Claire Harvey
- Peter Tatchell
- Suran Dickson
- Richard Beaven
- Blake Skjellerup
Attempts
An attempt to obtain a Pride House at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia was struck down by the Ministry of Justice, which refused to approve the registration of the NGO set up to organize the Pride House. The ban was upheld by Krasnodar Krai Judge Svetlana Mordovina on the basis of the Pride House inciting "propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation which can undermine the security of the Russian society and the state, provoke social-religious hatred, which is the feature of the extremist character of the activity"[7].
References
- ^ a b Hainsworth, Jeremy (17 February 2010). "Museum launches Champion Human Rights campaign". Xtra!. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ a b Mitsui, Evan (14 February 2010). "Pride House: Safe haven at the Games". CBC.ca. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Pride House to host gay athletes". Vancouver Courier. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Williams, Ken (16 February 2010). "Gay Olympians are finding a safe haven at PRIDE House". San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Dave (20 February 2010). "Vancouver's Pride House offers safe haven for gay, lesbian Olympic athletes". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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- ^ Andy Harley (15 March 2012). "Judge bans Winter Olympics gay Pride House". Gay Star News.