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- GAY, TRANSGENR FANS ‘WELE’ AT 2022 WORLD CUP, SAYS QATAR
- QATAR 2022: GULF STAT' 'GAY TTS' TRIGGER WORLD CUP BOYTT CALL
GAY, TRANSGENR FANS ‘WELE’ AT 2022 WORLD CUP, SAYS QATAR
“It don’t matter if you’re lbian, if you’re gay, ’s for everyone.
Homosexualy Qatar is illegal and punishable by up to three years prison.
But there have been mixed msag wh a World Cup ambassador and former footballer Khalid Salman sayg earlier this month that homosexualy was “damage the md,” an terview wh German broadster ZDF. He is a regular at England ternatnals and was once the victim of a homophobic asslt, he says, at Wembley four years ago, ahead of England’s match agast Spa 2018, when he had an altertn wh another fan. One Qatari official isn’t even pretendg to be tolerant of homosexualy leadg up to the World Cup.
QATAR 2022: GULF STAT' 'GAY TTS' TRIGGER WORLD CUP BOYTT CALL
Khalid Salman, a former Qatari soccer player and the natn’s FIFA World Cup ambassador, said Monday an terview wh German broadster ZDF that homosexualy is “damage the md. An official om the World Cup anizg mtee abptly stopped the terview after Salman’s anti-gay spiel, acrdg to CNN.
It is illegal to be gay the ty sert natn, and homosexualy n lead to imprisonment or even ath.
Jt last month, the Human Rights Watch published a new report documentg Qatari arrts and ab of gay people. Salman’s ments n’t make any potential LGBTQ tourists feel fortable, spe vague assuranc that gay soccer fans won’t be prosecuted for showg signs of affectn public.