TIME speaks to Dr. Naser Mohamed, the first and currently only Qatari to publicly e out as gay, ahead of the World Cup.
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(here)Asked about gay people attendg the World Cup, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim b Hamad al-Thani said May 2022 that "we expect and we want people to rpect our culture. Homosexualy is illegal the Gulf Arab state. Human Rights Watch has said Qatari laws discrimate agast women and lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals (here) (here).
Qatar’s Emir said May 2022 he expects visors to rpect their culture, and homosexualy is illegal the Gulf article was produced by the Rters Fact Check team.
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