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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- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- QATAR GAY & LGBT TRAVEL INFORMATNS
- DOHA - GAY LIFE - DOHA FOM
- GAY CAB CREW SECRETS OM THE MIDDLE EAST
- GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS DOHA
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In the months sce, Mohamed lnched the non-prof Alwan Foundatn to advance LGBTQ+ rights across the Middle East and pecially Qatar, where he says that secury operativ filtrate gay muni orr to torture and erce members to rm on others. TIME: As a gay Qatari, do you feel that hostg the World Cup n brg change?
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