World Cup 2022 in Qatar is happening, and Outsports is right here to cowl the entire LGBTQ points in and across the occasion.
At the same time as FIFA has expressed assist for the LGBTQ group, many individuals have criticized the group for choosing a bunch nation the place homosexuality is prohibited, and experiences of assaults on, and arrests of, LGBTQ individuals are swirling.
As well as, there are zero publicly out homosexual or bi gamers competing for the 32 international locations on the males’s World Cup. Whereas some international locations, captains and gamers have publicly expressed assist for the group, others have stayed silent and even declined to supply assist.
Questions swirl round if and the way LGBTQ points shall be coated by the media, and what incidents could occur. What’s going to occur if somebody brings a rainbow flag into an enviornment? May two homosexual followers be arrested for kissing on the road?
Soccer — known as soccer in most international locations — is the preferred sport on the planet, and the FIFA World Cup is the game’s hottest occasion. We’ll be right here to cowl the LGBTQ intersection of the occasion each step of the best way.
World Cup 2022, homosexual athletes and LGBTQ inclusion
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