Ugly 'Sport' of Global Anti-Gay Oppression Highlighted in Powerful New PSA

The Russia Freedom Fund, Athlete Ally, and CoPilot have partnered with the Fair Games Project to release a powerful PSA that hopes to highlight LGBT oppression in Russia, Uganda, Belize, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the 76 nations around the world where being gay is still a crime.

Using the metaphor of a hooligan football team being honored for brutally beating a recently-engaged gay couple, the group hopes to raise awareness about violence inflicted on gays from unfriendly corners of the world.

The  spot was written, directed, and co-produced by Michael Rohrbraugh and executive produced by Chris Svoboda. It features the track "Freedom" by King Avriel.