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SPEAKING ABOUT SILENCE
Participating in the Campaign |
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Fighting prejudice is all of society's concern. Everyone is called on to break the silence surrounding the issues of sexual orientation and gender identity in the sports world, by speaking about:
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the silence of those who are targeted by jokes and taunts for being gay or lesbian; |
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the silence on moral damage to gay men and lesbians which results in their exclusion; |
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the silence over the need to hide being gay or lesbian in the sports world; |
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the built-in silence in the sports world; |
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the silence by sports world figures who still deny that sexual minority issues exist; |
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the silence by the media about being gay and lesbian in the sports world; |
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the silence by athletes who do nothing about homophobic comments, attitudes, and behaviour they witness. | |
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Rainsing the Rainbow Flag | |
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Get involved in the nationwide plan to raise the Rainbow Flag on May 17 for the International Day Against Homophobia. Wherever there’s a flagpole, you can fly a Rainbow Flag.
The Rainbow Flag is the world’s most recognised symbol of LGBT diversity. Created by San Francisco based artist Gilbert Baker, the Rainbow Flag was first used in 1978 at Gay Pride in San Francisco. The six colours represent various facets of LGBT communities: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, blue for art, and violet for spirituality.
- Model letter to municipal board or bourough council to request the Rainbow Flag be raised and for a motion to proclaim the International Day Against Homophobia (Word)
- Model motion to proclaim the International Day Against Homophobia (Word)
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A Few Ways | |
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The fight against homophobia campaign provides the perfect moment to contribute to LGBT people's accomplishments starting with a host of ways, such as:
- hanging posters and distributing campaign pamphlets;
- posting the campaign's promotional material geared for the Internet;
- sending round emails, participating in blogs, joining social networks on the Internet;
- requesting that authorities adopt a resolution (Word file) in support of the International Day Against Homophobia;
- organising activities, seminars, conferences;
- including sports figures in activities;
- reporting acts of homophobia;
- requesting media participation;
- proposing articles for media broadcast;
- organising sports competitions;
- organising ceremonies to raise the Rainbow Flag;
- prompting public society's influential figures to highlight the International Day Against Homophobia and to participate in the campaign.
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Promotional material for
the 2010 campaign |
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Each year, the success of these campaigns is contingent upon the involvement of concerned people from all walks of life. Any initiative aiming at improving the lives of LGBT people is strongly encouraged. Promotional material for the 2010 campaign can be ordered by filling out an order form in MS Word or PDF format that you can download from Free Items page. |
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