Stephen Fry Inspires Sochi Gay Rights Protest Music Video

London, U.K.  German vocalist, Babsi, has shot a video for her debut single We Are Everywhere in support of Stephen Fry's idea that all athletes competing in the 2014 Sochi, Winter Olympics make a simple gesture: crossing their arms over their chests to show solidarity and support for the LGBT community of Russia.   The video illustrates the gesture: http://youtu.be/ZCd0xr3_4e4 .

"Russia needs to understand that there are millions of people worldwide who are offended by the Russian government's treatment of the LGBT community," said Babsi, "I thought Stephen Fry had a fantastic idea to enable those participating in the games to be able to make a subtle protest."

Damian Clay, who wrote the song and directed the video said, "It's just too late now to try and convince ours or any other government to boycott the games in protest; though I believe were this racial or religious prejudice on display that some countries would have stopped their teams attending. With that in mind it's more important than ever that we have some way of letting the Russian LGBT community know that they have some support from the countries who are participating."

Gay presenter, Jonjo, who appears in the video, said, "It's vitally important that this issue be front and centre throughout the course of this Olympiad. Ignoring it won't make it go away. We're a natural division of humanity; we need our rights respected and our people supported."

We Are Everywhere is Babsi's first release as a solo artist. Up until now she has been working with London based rock band, Pusca. She will be launching a solo album later this year, which will include this track. This single is available to buy on iTunes here .

For further information please contact Babsi by e-mail at   puscababsi@gmail.com .

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