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# Commonwealth Games: LGBTQ+ protest this Thursday
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/commonwealth-games-lgbtq-protest-this-thursday/
- Published: 2022-07-27T09:43:30.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-27T09:43:30.000Z
- Description: “We are calling out anti-LGBTQ+ repression in the 35 Commonwealth countries that criminalise same-sex relations.”
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, Birmingham, Birmingham 2022, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Games, LGBT, LGBTQ, Peter Tatchell

LGBTQ+ people from **Commonwealth** countries are to protest at **1pm** this **Thursday, July 28** as the **Queen’s Baton** arrives at **Aston Hall**, Birmingham on its final stop before entering **Alexander Stadium** for the **Commonwealth Games** opening ceremony that evening.

“We are calling out anti-LGBTQ+ repression in the 35 Commonwealth countries that criminalise same-sex relations. Even an outstanding LGBTQ+ athlete is more likely to be jailed than selected for the national team of the 62% of Commonwealth countries where homosexuality is illegal,” said protest organiser and human rights activist, **Peter Tatchell**.

**PROTEST: 1pm on Aston Hall, Birmingham B6 6JD and 5pm at the main entrance to Alexander Stadium.**