Asser Al-Khater, president of the organizing committee of World Cup in Qatar, said that showing “homosexuality is not allowed” in the emirate, but that LGBTIQ + footballers will have the right to play regularly.
It remains, however, he stressed in an interview with Cnn, the rule: “Public displays of affection between gays are frowned upon and this applies to everyone. Qatar and neighboring countries are very conservative – he explained – and we ask fans for respect. We are sure they will, just as we respect the different cultures, we hope ours is too “.
From Fashanu to Cavallo, because football still rejects gays
by Furio Zara
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Al-Khater wanted to emphasize that all those who participate in the World Cup will be safe regardless of their sexual orientation. “They will come to Qatar and be able to do what any other human being would do.” One way to also respond to Josh Cavallo, the Australian footballer who a month ago said he was “afraid at the thought of going to play the first World Cup in an Arab country, where homosexuality is potentially punishable by death”.