BLAGSS the LGBT sport group created a Pride House at the Grosvenor Bar on Tuesday night.
During the evening those present held hands in support of the Same Sex Hand Holding Initiative (#SSHHI). #SSHHI was launched by Pride House International on August 14, 2013 and calls on everyone in Sochi – athletes, staff, media, officials, spectators, sponsors, vendors and fans – to take every opportunity to hold hands with a person of the same sex during their time in the city.
To make as many people present in Sochi aware of #SSHHI, Pride House International has launched a photo blog at http://holdhandsinsochi.tumblr.com where anyone can post a photo showing themselves holding hands with a person of the same sex as a sign of solidarity with everybody who will be holding hands throughout the Sochi games.
A Pride House is a venue welcoming LGBT athletes, fans and their allies during international sporting events to learn about LGBT sport and homophobia in sport and to build relations with mainstream sports.
The first Pride House was organised for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games in Vancouvewr/Whistler followed by others in Warsaw for the 2012 EUFA Euro Football Championships and London for the 2012 summer olmypics.
Pride Houses are planned for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Sadly the Russian authorities banned any Pride House in Sochi during the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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