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Contents:
- HOW ALLEGIANCE TO AN ANTI-GAY FAN CHANT AT MEXI SOCCER GAM MIGHT SK EL TRI'S WORLD CUP FORTUN
- YEARS LATER, HOMOPHOBIC ‘RENT BOY’ CHANT STILL TORMENTS GAY SOCCER FANS
HOW ALLEGIANCE TO AN ANTI-GAY FAN CHANT AT MEXI SOCCER GAM MIGHT SK EL TRI'S WORLD CUP FORTUN
“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.
YEARS LATER, HOMOPHOBIC ‘RENT BOY’ CHANT STILL TORMENTS GAY SOCCER FANS
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.
Have rporated an anti-gay slur to a chant aimed at opposg goalkeepers.
"Soccer self is a medium for change, and we need to regnize how impactful language n be, " said Janelly Farias, a fenr on Mexi's women's natnal team who is gay.