An open letter to Sochi sponsors

Demands are growing for the corporate sponsors of the Sochi Gulag Games to FFS say something in support of the LGBT in Russia. An open letter has been written to the ten biggest sponsors demanding like WTF are you lot doing? Can't you see what's going on?

The PDF of the letter is here in it's entirety, but here's some of the juicier bits.

You are sponsors of the Sochi Games. You have invested millions in this sponsorship. Many of you are committed supporters of equality, extending protections and benefits to your LGBT employees. This is not only good for business but it is also the right thing to do. You also understand that discrimination has an economic cost that harms businesses and economies wherever it is found. Silence in the face of discrimination also carries reputational risks. We come to you with one simple request: to use your voice to insist on changes that will make a difference in the future. 

• Individually or collectively, condemn Russia’s anti-LGBT law; 
• Use your Olympics-related marketing and advertising — both domestically and internationally — to promote equality during the weeks leading up to and during the Games themselves; 
• Ask the IOC to create a body to monitor serious Olympics-related human rights abuses in host countries as they occur; and 
• Task the IOC with ensuring future Olympic host countries honor their commitments to upholding the Olympic Charter, including Principle 6 which forbids discrimination of any kind. more

 I said from the very beginning, early last year when Russia bought in these anti-gay laws, that if Russia thinks they can be an island separate from the rest of the world and at the same time pull off the Olympic games, they're fuckin dreaming. This is shaping up to be one of the worst games in  history. Not only for the self respect of Russia, but for the corporate sponsors who thought they could get away with saying nothing and raking in the money.

Message to the lot of them: we're here and we're queer, and we're not fuckin going anywhere. Don't underestimate our outrage at what you're doing.