TIME speaks to Dr. Naser Mohamed, the first and currently only Qatari to publicly e out as gay, ahead of the World Cup.
Contents:
- TOP U.K. OFFICIAL TELLS GAY FANS TO TONE DOWN QATAR
- EVERYONE WELE? GAY FOOTBALL FANS PREPARE FOR QATAR
- EVERYONE WELE? GAY SOCCER FANS PREPARE FOR QATAR 2022 WORLD CUP
- GAY, TRANSGENR FANS ‘WELE’ AT 2022 WORLD CUP, SAYS QATAR
- QATAR WORLD CUP CHIEFS GIVE ASSURANC GAY FANS WILL NOT BE PERSECUTED UNTRY AFTER SHOWDOWN TALKS WH FA
TOP U.K. OFFICIAL TELLS GAY FANS TO TONE DOWN QATAR
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As the first and currently only Qatari to publicly e out as gay, Mohamed—a doctor who has lived the U.
But given homosexualy is crimalized Qatar, he is likely to rema s only member for the foreeable future. In the months sce, Mohamed lnched the non-prof Alwan Foundatn to advance LGBTQ+ rights across the Middle East and pecially Qatar, where he says that secury operativ filtrate gay muni orr to torture and erce members to rm on others. TIME: As a gay Qatari, do you feel that hostg the World Cup n brg change?
EVERYONE WELE? GAY FOOTBALL FANS PREPARE FOR QATAR
Everyone wele? Gay football fans prepare for Qatar * gay fans in qatar *
Is there an unrground gay scene or is that too dangero? There are some people om really affluent fai that are gay and ’s almost public knowledge—but they’re really wealthy, affluent, and very nnected, so people jt don’t say anythg.
EVERYONE WELE? GAY SOCCER FANS PREPARE FOR QATAR 2022 WORLD CUP
Organizers of soccer spectacle meet Liverpool's gay supporters' group bid to allay ncerns of LGBT fans about travelg to the Gulf untry * gay fans in qatar *
But even the most powerful gay [person] Qatar is powerls some ways.
GAY, TRANSGENR FANS ‘WELE’ AT 2022 WORLD CUP, SAYS QATAR
They uld gaybash and get away wh wh no nsequenc at all. And if such an attack happens on a gay fan, I don’t know of the [secury] rourc to help them. Bee you uld be harmed, you n be gay bashed, you n be beaten, and people may not be able to help you.
One of Bra’s top ernment officials wants LGBTQ soccer fans to keep all of that gay stuff to themselv if they vis Qatar for the upg men’s World Cup. Foreign Secretary Jam Cleverly suggted Wednday a rad terview that gay fans should rist public displays of affectn the Gulf untry.
QATAR WORLD CUP CHIEFS GIVE ASSURANC GAY FANS WILL NOT BE PERSECUTED UNTRY AFTER SHOWDOWN TALKS WH FA
It is still illegal to be gay Qatar, and homosexualy n lead to imprisonment or even ath.