Former player Ouissem Belgacem, whose book about growg up gay football has stunned France, explas how he turned shame to Pri.
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A Mlim, Gueye hails om the Islamic Ain untry of Senegal, where homosexualy is punishable by up to five years prison (though prosecutns were rare before this year, acrdg to ABC News). Women’s natnal team, which would have worn gay pri–themed jerseys wh rabow-lored numbers ternatnal “iendli” (basilly, glorified exhibn match).
“Homophobia is not an opn but a crime, ” said Rouge Direct, an anizatn voted to batg bigotry French sports. Abdoul Mbaye, Senegal’s former prime mister, said likewise, clarg that Gueye “is not homophobic. He do not want his image to be ed to promote homosexualy.
While hailg Brish soccer player Jake Daniels as “bold, urageo and spirg” for g out as gay the days followg what Man lled Gueye’s “silent stand, ” Man also lled on fans to monstrate relig tolerance toward Gueye. “If Gueye was publicly rantg homophobic bigotry, that would be appallg, and he should be punished, ” Man wrote. “PSG is owned by the Emir of Qatar where ’s illegal to be gay and Mlims like Gueye n be executed for , ” he wrote.