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.
Contents:
- 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.
"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. The French Sports Mister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, recently announced that if the France Natnal team ws the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the gay pri flag will be raised celebratn.
WORLD CUP CHIEF: GAY FANS WELE TO DISPLAY RABOW FLAGS
Before the World Cup kicked off Qatar, where homosexualy is illegal, the rights of the LGBTQ+ muny, as well as the e of the rabow symbol, were hot topics of discsn. To prott the untry’s homophobic law, the ptas of seven teams om Europe planned to prott Qatar’s ban on LGBTQ upl by wearg rabow armbands but ultimately cid not to after beg threatened by FIFA wh yellow rds. Ever sce anti-gay Qatar was chosen as the World Cup host untry, we’ve been trackg issu surroundg LGBTQ rights and how they have played out, cludg rankg the 32 teams as far as LGBTQ clivy (or many s, outright hostily).
Of the eight natns left, only Moroc has polici that are downright homophobic.
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