Gay fans will be wele to display affectn and rabow flags at the World Cup but the anti-LGBTQ+ laws Qatar will not be changed.
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- FRENCH SPORTS MISTER PROMIS TO RAISE GAY PRI FLAG IF FRANCE WS THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP
- WORLD CUP CHIEF: GAY FANS WELE TO DISPLAY RABOW FLAGS
FRENCH SPORTS MISTER PROMIS TO RAISE GAY PRI FLAG IF FRANCE WS THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP
France's Sports Mister Amelie Oua-Castera wore a sweater wh rabow-lored sleev to France's World Cup quarter-fal Qatar on Saturday, December 10, a msage of support for gay rights. The rights of the LGBTQ+ muny and the e of the rabow symbol have been a recurrent pot of discsn at the World Cup Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal.
Associated PrsDec 10, 2020, 04:51 AM ETRabow flags will be allowed stadiums at the 2022 World Cup after Qatar said would ply wh FIFA l promotg tolerance and cln at match spe the Arab untry's strict anti-LGBTQ ls than two years until the tournament, though, ncerns persist about the treatment facg gay fans Qatar due the nservative relig prohibg same-sex relatns that nflict wh FIFA's stance agast homophobia.
WORLD CUP CHIEF: GAY FANS WELE TO DISPLAY RABOW FLAGS
"I'm an openly gay woman football, so this is personally, to me, somethg I'm close to as well, " FIFA's chief social rponsibily and tn officer Joyce Cook said. "Ahead of the stagg Club World Cup last year, Qatar brought a member of Liverpool's "Kop Outs" supporters' group and his hband to the untry to offer assuranc that gay fans would be wele.