All Out (organisation)

All Out
Formation 2012
Founder
  • Andre Banks
  • Jeremy Heimans
Type 501(c)(4); 501(c)(3) fund
Legal status Advocacy organization focused on changing policy
Purpose Bringing people power to the global movement for love and equality
Headquarters New York City / London
Services Political advocacy
Co-chairs
  • Jon Huggett
  • Kris Torgeson
Executive Director
 Matt Beard
Website allout.org/en/

All Out is a global not-for-profit organisation that is focused on political advocacy for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Founded in 2012,[1][2][3] All Out aims to bring the power of people beyond geographical barriers to express their solidarity and be a positive force on the side of LGBT people.[2]

Campaigns

In 2017, All Out took down a petition aimed at shooting back against anti-gay boycott groups placing pressure on EA due to gay characters included in the game publisher's titles. The page was hit by spam attacks that came from different IP addresses. This was later sorted by removing the spam comments and updating the signature count on the All Out’s campaign page.[4]

In February 2014, All Out held demonstrations against the Olympic sponsors in nineteen cities to urge the sponsors to speak more forcefully against the law.[5][6][7][8][9]

All Out has organised many of the protests against Coca-Cola.[10]

#GayIsOk was a campaign started by Lush cosmetics, backed up by All Out. The campaign raised £275,000 for the LGBT community.[11][12]

When the Google Translate tool translated the word 'gay' to offensive terms, the former Executive Director of All Out, Andre Banks, launched a petition calling for Google to make the necessary changes, gathering over 52,000 signatures for the campaign.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Garrett (2017-05-16). "Lobbying World". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. 1 2 Banks, Andre (2014-05-16). "LGBT rights: the fight is far from over". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Olympics Officials Make HUGE Pro-Gay Move". Huffington Post India. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  4. ↑ Kain, Erik. "AllOut.org Director Andre Banks On The EA Anti-Boycott Petition And Spambot Attack". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  5. ↑ Socarides, Richard (2014-02-06). "Advertisers' Gay-Rights Choices". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  6. ↑ Hoskins, Tansy (2013-08-13). "Can consumer boycotts change the world?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  7. ↑ "Russia's new anti-gay laws bring mounting scrutiny ahead of Sochi Olympics". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Committee Adds Anti-Discrimination Clause for Host Cities". Time. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  9. ↑ "Russia: Sochi Highlights Need for Olympic Reforms". Human Rights Watch. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  10. ↑ "Corporate sponsors faulted for Sochi participation". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  11. ↑ "The Telegraph, Alton IL - www.thetelegraph.com". www.thetelegraph.com. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  12. ↑ "Lush's #GAYISOK campaign raises £275,000 to support LGBT groups - Gay Times". Gay Times. 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  13. ↑ Woollacott, Emma. "Google Apologizes, Fixes Homophobic Slurs In Translator". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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