Qatar Will Jail Spectators Who Raise LGBT Flags At The 2022 World Cup, Really?

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A bit late on this topic but I would have thought since its a major international event they would be more lenient towards sexual orientation. This is from 30 June so maybe they have or will relax their stance up until the end of the WC.

JAKARTA - As a Muslim-majority country with Islam as the official religion, Qatar stipulates that homosexuality is an illegal activity. According to the country's official laws, homosexuals in Qatar are punishable by up to 3 years in prison and even death.

However, as quoted from Marca, Thursday, so far, no death penalty cases have been recorded for anyone in Qatar who has engaged in homosexual activity.

With the World Cup just around the corner, many rumors have sprung up regarding the LGBT community. This community has a lot of football fans and they will definitely want to attend the World Cup in Qatar.

However, they also want to make a statement regarding their presence in a country with strict laws against LGBT people.

With recent reports of premarital sex allegedly being banned in Qatar, there has been some fake news spreading about the country's use of the LGBT flag during the World Cup.

According to some reports citing unrealistic citations, the country allegedly threatened to give 11 years in prison to people who waved the LGBTQ flag in public.

However, there is actually no official source informing the public about this action. That is, we can dismiss it as fake news. FIFA has confirmed that any colored flag will be allowed inside the country's stadiums.

Qatar is one of the most difficult places to live or visit for members of the LGBT community, which is why suggesting that they don't fly the rainbow flag of the LGBT symbol is the best idea.
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Qatar Will Jail Spectators Who Raise LGBT Flags At The 2022 World Cup, Really?

FIFA has confirmed that flags of any color will be allowed inside the country's stadiums.
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On the other hand though, when in Rome . . . .
 
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ToxicBunny said:
This WC is gonna be a massive shyteshow, and hopefully will teach FIFA a lesson or two in giving the WC to backwards fscking countries like this.
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Absolutely. If people really wanted to prove a point, they shouldn't even support or go to the World Cup. Those stadiums were even built by foreign slave labour contractors.
 
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I honestly don't think I've ever seen one of these flags at a footie match and I mean, how many folk were going to pack one to take along to go wave around?
But now that it's become a thing I reckon you're going to get folk that intentionally wave one around, and then cry foul (ha, see what I did there! Sepeng you mad genius you) when they're arrested.
So you've got (in my view anyways) a silly rule, which silly people will intentionally flout, with the inevitable silly fallout. Hopefully common sense will prevail.

I'd actually be interested to see what they do to players that have the LGBQT armbands; like I was Harry Kane I might just f#ck around and find out
 
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