Qatar's hardle stance on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBTQ+) issu is at the centre of the world's attentn.
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- "AM GAY...": MAN WH RABOW T-SHIRT DI DAYS AFTER DETENTN IN QATAR
- WORLD CUP AMERIN REPORTER DEAD DAYS AFTER DETENTN QATAR OVER GAY RABOW SHIRT; BROTHER SAYS 'HE WAS KILLED'
"AM GAY...": MAN WH RABOW T-SHIRT DI DAYS AFTER DETENTN IN QATAR
The untry's hardle stance on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBTQ+) issu is at the foreont of the world's attentn.
A symbol of diversy, clivy and anti-discrimatn, the armbands which feature the logo have been wily viewed as a prott agast Qatar's homosexualy laws. Qatari anisers of the World Cup have warned visors agast public displays of affectn, but say that everyone, no matter their sexual orientatn or background, is wele at the the 12 years sce Qatar was named host of the 2022 tournament, the untry has faced tensifyg cricism over s rights rerd on labourers, women and the LGBT+ cricism has been further fuelled by ments om public figur, cludg former Qatar player and World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman, who scribed homosexualy as "damage the md" durg an terview wh a German broadster. Atralian footballer Josh Cavallo — who me out as gay last year — says FIFA has shown his sport is not for everyone by vowg to penalise players wearg the armbands.
"An ex-Wal footballer says she was told to remove her rabow bucket hatLra McAllister, a gay woman and past FIFA Council ndidate, said she was told to remove her hat before the start of the same Wal reported that officials told Ms McAllister her hat was nsired a rtricted em, and would need to be hand footage taken of the cint appears to show officers tellg Ms McAllister to remove her hat. “I’ve got fay members who are gay. I’ve got iends who are gay.
WORLD CUP AMERIN REPORTER DEAD DAYS AFTER DETENTN QATAR OVER GAY RABOW SHIRT; BROTHER SAYS 'HE WAS KILLED'
I’ve got journalist iends who are gay who are here Qatar. Qatar nsirs homosexual acts as immoral unr Islamic Sharia law.
The ath penalty for same-genr sex is applible only to homosexual Mlims bee extramaral sex (regardls of genr) is punished by ath and bee same-genr upl nnot get married. In Qatar, there are cultural mor that see homosexualy and cross-drsg negatively.
TRACK RECORD In October this year, Human Rights Watch said Qatar Preventive Secury Department forc arbrarily arrted lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people and subjected them to ill-treatment tentn. In 2016, Instagram star Kg Luxy om Poland was held Qatar for allegedly beg gay. In 1998, an Amerin cizen visg Qatar was reportedly sentenced to six months prison and 90 lash for homosexual activy.