<Despite broad worldwide gains for gay rights, homosexuality remains criminalised in many countries, a sore point for activists who hope the global stage of the Olympics can be a springboard for change.
Specifically, activists are asking why the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with a credo of 'sport for all', welcomes in its ranks scores of nations that ban gay sex. For the IOC, which has taken actions in the past to combat racism and sexism, it's a new civil rights challenge likely to linger long after the upcoming Summer Games in London.
"The IOC needs to come out of the closet," said prominent British human rights lawyer Mark Stephens. "Sport for all means all, irrespective of colour, gender or sexual orientation. It's a matter of human dignity.">
Ah den yuh ah guh si man bow !
Mek wi si if di homophobic nations cyan defen dem almshouse like aparthied South Africa.. I doubt it..
lol ! woiie !
Specifically, activists are asking why the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with a credo of 'sport for all', welcomes in its ranks scores of nations that ban gay sex. For the IOC, which has taken actions in the past to combat racism and sexism, it's a new civil rights challenge likely to linger long after the upcoming Summer Games in London.
"The IOC needs to come out of the closet," said prominent British human rights lawyer Mark Stephens. "Sport for all means all, irrespective of colour, gender or sexual orientation. It's a matter of human dignity.">
Ah den yuh ah guh si man bow !
Mek wi si if di homophobic nations cyan defen dem almshouse like aparthied South Africa.. I doubt it..
lol ! woiie !
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