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<p>A petition hosted on the AllOut.org website has reached over 221,000 signatures imploring President Putin to stop his crackdown against the Russian LGBT community.</p>
<p>by Newsdesk | 30th July 2013</p><p></p><p>
</p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4596407079.png" width="461" height="333" alt="Petition: AllOut" title="Petition: AllOut"/></p>
<p></p><p>The petition that calls for President Putin to stop the ‘crackdown against lesbian, gay, bi and trans people’ has been signed by nearly a quarter of a million people. </p><p></p><p>With global attention now falling on Russia because of the Winter Olympics and it's harsh stance and anti-gay laws, the AllOut petition is promising to deliver every name to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) head office in Switzerland, a message which AllOut.org says the IOC cannot ignore.</p><p></p><p>The petition urges ‘leaders around the world and within Russia to work to eliminate all anti-gay laws and protect all citizens from violence and discrimination in Russia.’</p><p></p><p></p><p>In June President Putin signed a law that prohibits the promotional of 'non-traditional relationships' to anyone under the age of 18. </p><p></p><p>Concern is rising about how this law will affect visitors to Russia during the Olympic games, as it is unclear how the law will be policed and what constitutes a violation.</p><p></p><p>AllOut’s goal is for 300,000 people to sign the petition. The petition went live on the 7th June.</p><p></p><p>To sign the petition visit: <a href="http://www.allout.org/Olympics">http://www.allout.org/Olympics</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Related Stories:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Gay-Bars-In-Leeds-Dump-Russian-Vodka-In-Time-For-Leeds-Pride/6235908">NEWS: Gay Bars In Leeds Dump Russian Vodka In Time For Leeds Pride</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/UK-Government-Updates-Advice-For-LGBT-Travellers-To-Russia/6208796">UK Government Updates Advice For LGBT Travellers To Russia</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Russia-Boycott-Petition-Goes-Live/6203748">NEWS: Russia Boycott Petition Goes Live</a></p><p>
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A petition hosted on the AllOut.org website has reached over 221,000 signatures imploring President Putin to stop his crackdown against the Russian LGBT community.
by Newsdesk | 30th July 2013
The petition that calls for President Putin to stop the ‘crackdown against lesbian, gay, bi and trans people’ has been signed by nearly a quarter of a million people.
With global attention now falling on Russia because of the Winter Olympics and it's harsh stance and anti-gay laws, the AllOut petition is promising to deliver every name to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) head office in Switzerland, a message which AllOut.org says the IOC cannot ignore.
The petition urges ‘leaders around the world and within Russia to work to eliminate all anti-gay laws and protect all citizens from violence and discrimination in Russia.’
In June President Putin signed a law that prohibits the promotional of 'non-traditional relationships' to anyone under the age of 18.
Concern is rising about how this law will affect visitors to Russia during the Olympic games, as it is unclear how the law will be policed and what constitutes a violation.
AllOut’s goal is for 300,000 people to sign the petition. The petition went live on the 7th June.
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