Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has slammed FIFA, accusing it of “rewarding tyranny”, after its decision to award the next two football world cups to Russia and Qatar respectively: “Awarding the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Qatar and Russia is a big mistake. Both countries have poor human rights records. They restrict freedom of … FIFA’s shame, collusion with authoritarian governments
Left to right: Mike Hersee, Peter Tatchell, Davis Mac-Iyalla and Rev Stephen Coles Human rights abuses disqualify the city of Abuja LGBT athletes, officials and spectators at risk of arrest & violence Gay delegation meets 2014 Chief Executive in London London – 3 August 2007 “It would not be right for the 2014 Commonwealth Games … Nigeria “unfit” to host 2014 Commonwealth Games
“The image this silence projects is that being gay is bad,” David Allison, from OutRage!, the gay rights pressure group, said. “The will isn’t there (to come out). Until someone makes a stand, there’s no incentive for anyone to take on the issue, but it would take an enormous amount of courage.” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article870288.ece
“Justin’s death is a tragedy. He was a sincere, warm-hearted person who was destroyed by homophobia, Christian fundamentalism, and a lack of support from fellow football players and managers”, according to Peter Tatchell of OutRage!, who knew Fashanu from the early 1980’s. Tatchell recalls: “We met at the London gay nightclub ‘Heaven’ in 1982. I … Justin Fashanu destroyed by homophobia