Safety concerns at the upcoming World Cup are shared by many LGBTQ soccer fans and their allies. Some have been mulling whether to attend the tournament, or even watch it on television.
From left, Saskia Nino de Rivera, a civil rights activist, contemplated privately proposing to her girlfriend Mariel Duayhe, a sports agent for Mexican soccer players, at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. But the plan changed as the lesbian couple learned more about laws against same-sex relations in the country.
Nino de Rivera's concerns are shared by many LGBTQ soccer fans and their allies worldwide. Some have been mulling whether to attend the tournament, or even watch it on television. Former Qatari national team player Khalid Salman told a German reporter homosexuality is forbidden in the country and he has a problem with children seeing gay people.Dario Minden, who is from Germany, said he's keen on soccer but won't watch a single minute of the tournament as a show of solidarity with LGBTQ people in Qatar. Recently, he jumped at the opportunity to lobby for change.
At the same time, she argued, "suggestions that Qatar should make an exception for outsiders are implicit reminders that Qatari authorities do not believe that its LGBT residents deserve basic rights or exist," adding her organization was concerned about conditions for local LGBTQ people, including after the tournament.
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