England to fly to World Cup on Gay Pri jet - to show red rd to Qatar's tolerance | The Sun

Contents:

• QATAR WORLD CUP: ENGLAND'S 'GAY PRI' PLANE PROTT IS DWARFED BY GERMANY'S 'DIVERSY WS' JET
• ENGLAND'S CHALLENGE TO QATAR TOLERANCE - SOUTHGATE'S SQUAD FLY TO WORLD CUP GAY PRI PLANE
• ENGLAND TO FLY TO WORLD CUP ON GAY PRI JET – TO SHOW RED RD TO QATAR’S TOLERANCE

QATAR WORLD CUP: ENGLAND'S 'GAY PRI' PLANE PROTT IS DWARFED BY GERMANY'S 'DIVERSY WS' JET

England's msage of World Cup fiance, directed towards the homophobic regime nng Qatar, has been dwarfed by old rivals Germany. As so many World Cup penalty shootouts before, the Three Lns have once aga been tmped by Germans, this time a 'diversy fly out' Southgate's 26-strong team are jettg out to Qatar Virg Atlantic's Gay Pri plane, dubbed 'Ra Bow' jet featur a picture of Osr, a rtoon man holdg a Unn flag while wearg a small set rabow-loured traers, beneath the b. And sports the registratn number 'GV -PRD' - a nod to the Gay choice to jet out to the Middle East is seen as a clear challenge to Qatar, where is illegal to be homosexual.

England and Germany are jt two of a handful of natns takg part the World Cup seekg to rebel agast Qatar's strict homophobic laws, amid wispread cricism of this year's tournament hosts.

' FA chiefs proposed the ia to highlight ncerns over gay rights Qatar, where same-sex relatnships rema a crimal offence and whose World Cup Ambassador last week said homosexualy is 'damage the md' found participatg same-sex sexual activy Qatar n be punished by up to seven years prison, while there are also ncerns about thoands of migrant workers havg died Qatar sce won the rights to host the World has urged untri to foc on football durg the petn, but Southgate has said is 'highly unlikely' that England will do so.

ENGLAND'S CHALLENGE TO QATAR TOLERANCE - SOUTHGATE'S SQUAD FLY TO WORLD CUP GAY PRI PLANE

'However, some teams have already been penalised for their efforts to fy strict Qatari Friday, boss at FIFA rejected the Danish team's requt to tra at the World Cup shirts wh the words 'human rights for all' on Danish Football Assotn nfirmed the cisn, as Qatar fac tense prsure over s treatment of migrant workers and s anti-homosexual laws. The England football squad are flyg out to the World Cup on a plane celebratg LGBT rights, a gture aimed at challengg the homophobic Qatari regime.

The Virg Atlantic plane, lled the Ra Bow, is brand wh a rtoon figure rabow traers and bears the registratn number 'GV -PRD', standg for Gay Football Associatn did not missn the plane but FA boss are happy wh the gture. Beg gay Qatar, where the World Cup is startg later this week, is illegal.

People nvicted of homosexual acts face sentenc of up to three years, and even the ath flight is not the only pro-LGBT gture associated wh the England squad at the World Cup. Germany's jet has a 'diversy ws' msage brand on the si, while the US si have a rabow logo at their trag after Qatar’s World Cup ambassador told journalists that homosexualy was a "damage the md" and gay visors will have to "accept our l" before beg abptly cut off. [Homosexualy] is haram.

ENGLAND TO FLY TO WORLD CUP ON GAY PRI JET – TO SHOW RED RD TO QATAR’S TOLERANCE

"The terview was then cut off by an more: Homosexualy is 'damage the md' and gay visors 'have to accept our l', Qatar's World Cup ambassador saysRead more: Dua Lipa and Rod Stewart among stars to snub Qatar as prsure grows on Beckham over World CupThe awardg of the tournament has been ntroversial sce was announced about a has been heavily cricised for s rerd on migrant labour, wh reports lkg more than 30 aths to the nstctn mpaign for the World Cup. England’s men’s football team are flyg to Qatar Tuday on a ‘Gay Pri’ jet a gture of solidary wh the LGBT World Cup tak place Qatar om November 20, but ntroversy has dogged the tournament over the untry’s tolerance towards the LGBTQ+ muny.