“Countries that punish being gay with death are allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.”
Gold medallist Tom Daley has a message for the organizers of the Olympic Games ...
Gold medallist Tom Daley has a message for the organizers of the Olympic Games ...
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00:00There are still 10 countries that punish being gay with death.
00:07For those 10 countries where you can't be yourself,
00:12they should not be allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.
00:30These past Olympic Games, there were more out LGBT athletes
00:42than any of the previous Olympics combined,
00:45which is a great step forward.
00:49Yet, there are still 10 countries that punish being gay with death
00:57that were still allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.
01:00I think that is quite shocking to a lot of people
01:03because I know I've spoken a lot about that,
01:07but at the same time, it's all well and good to be able to speak about those things,
01:11but I think it's really important to try and create change
01:14rather than just highlighting and shining a light on those things.
01:17So I want to make it my mission over the next,
01:19well hopefully before the Paris Olympics in 2024,
01:23to make it so that the countries that criminalise and punish people by death
01:28for LGBT people are not allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.
01:53I am incredibly lucky to come from Great Britain,
02:13where I am able to be my true authentic self
02:16and compete without worry of ramification.
02:19And I feel like wherever you are born,
02:21you should be able to have that stress taken away from you.
02:26And for those 10 countries where you can't be yourself,
02:32they should not be allowed to compete at the Olympic Games,
02:35or definitely should not be allowed to host an Olympic Games.
02:38For example, the World Cup coming up in Qatar
02:41has extreme rules against LGBT people and about women,
02:45and I think it should not be allowed for a sporting event to host in a country
02:50that criminalises against basic human rights.
02:53So that is going to be my mission now,
02:57to try and change that.