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| Draft image of "Pride House Tokyo Legacy" (provided by the organization) |
Pride House Tokyo Legacy, a venue to spread awareness about LGBTQ+ rights sparked by sports, is opening in Shinjuku, Tokyo on October 11, 2020. Non-profit organizations (NPO) and businesses have coordinated to organize events such as the accredited program for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and to provide consultation help for LGBTQ+ individuals. They have also created a space for athletes and spectators during the whole event.
Pride House was first established during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) included the ban on discrimination against sexual orientation in the Olympic charter in 2014. In the Rio 2016 Olympics, 56 athletes who were out as members of the LGBTQ+ community participated, which was the largest number in Olympic history.
In the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics, they are promoting the concept of "Harmony in Diversity." However, there are still a lot of sports where players are separated by gender. Even now, deep-seated prejudice and discrimination against sexual minorities still exist.
Pride House will have no entrance fees and anyone is free to use it. 14 companies sponsoring the Olympics are supporting the operation of Pride House. 19 embassies, 35 individuals and organizations are also involved with the project.
The movement that comes with the establishment of Pride House gave Shiho Shimayada, a player from the women's soccer team who is in a same-sex relationship, a platform to speak. "Before coming out, there's this feeling of having little lies build up, but it feels great to be yourself and receive support after officially coming out. It would be better if we continue to spread awareness about the LGBT community and the importance of gender diversity through the power of the voices of athletes," she said.
Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN976DH8N97UTIL00S.html
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