Should LGBTQ+ football fans boytt the Qatar World Cup? A gay football reporter and fans expla their stance.
Contents:
- GAY FOOTBALL FANS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PROMISE QATAR, SAYS NADHIM ZAHAWI
- UK MISTER CRICISED OVER LL FOR GAY WORLD CUP FANS TO SHOW RPECT QATAR
- BOYTT QATAR? IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE: GAY FOOTBALL EXPERTS ON DIFFICULT CHOICE FACG WORLD CUP FANS
- GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR
GAY FOOTBALL FANS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PROMISE QATAR, SAYS NADHIM ZAHAWI
“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. 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.
UK MISTER CRICISED OVER LL FOR GAY WORLD CUP FANS TO SHOW RPECT QATAR
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. ”Zahawi’s ments seemgly ntradict those ma by Jam Cleverly, his bet lleague, who on Wednday said gay football fans should show rpect to Qatar.
Cleverly had said Qatar was willg to make promis to allow people would normally persecute to attend the tournament, sayg: “I have spoken to the Qatari thori the past about gay football fans gog to watch the World Cup and how they will treat our fans and ternatnal add: “They want to make sure that football fans are safe, secure and enjoy themselv. ”The tournament, which will be held Qatar om 20 November, has faced cricism due to Qatar’s poor human rights rerd and s treatment of the LGBTQ+ muny, wh homosexualy past newsletter promotnafter newsletter promotnAcrdg to a report by Amnty Internatnal, human right ab still “persist on a signifint sle” the untry. The UK foreign secretary, Jam Cleverly, has been cricised for tellg gay football fans they should show rpect to Qatar, which crimalis their sexualy, when attendg the World Cup the emirate.
Cleverly said: “I have spoken to the Qatari thori the past about gay football fans gog to watch the World Cup and how they will treat our fans and ternatnal fans. ”The broadster and former England footballer Gary Leker asked: “Whatever you do, don’t do anythg gay. Cleverly told LBC rad he unrstood that the mpaigner had been qutned and was beg supported by the Foreign Office’s nsular said he would attend the World Cup if his diary allowed, and he cricised the Labour lear, Keir Starmer, for sayg he would refe to do so bee of Qatar’s rerd on homosexualy and other human rights issu.
BOYTT QATAR? IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE: GAY FOOTBALL EXPERTS ON DIFFICULT CHOICE FACG WORLD CUP FANS
Tatchell h back at Cleverly, claimg that attendg the tournament would amount to “lludg wh a homophobic, sexist and racist regime”.
GAY FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO WOULD BE ‘SRED’ TO PLAY AT WORLD CUP QATAR
“They talk about beg clive and welg… but they very rarely e the acronym LGBT, they rarely refer directly to gay rights, they rarely go to specifics. Jack Dunn, a foundg member of LGBTQ+ gby fan associatn Qus Pri, said that as a gay football fan, the World Cup beg held Qatar is “heartbreakg”. The world’s only openly gay top‑flight men’s footballer says he would be “sred” to play at the World Cup tournament Qatar next year bee of the emirate’s harsh ban on homosexualy and legal penalti rangg om floggg to lengthy prison terms and Cavallo, 21, who plays for Alai Uned Atralia’s A-League, received a wave of support om football fans and current and former players last month after openg up about his sexualy a vio posted to the club’s social media feeds.