'To openly platform a nation that was voted as one of the worst places to live if you’re homosexual goes against everything we believe in.' | ✍️ Dave Hayward writes for MetroOpinion
In both of our spaces, we have screens rotating the venue’s latest news, events and beer reviews. As well as showing the Men’s Euros the previous summer, we screened the UEFA Women’s Euros in both locations, which as a tournament did so much for women and LGBTQ+ people in sport.
To openly platform a nation that was voted as one of the worst places to live if you’re homosexual goes against everything we believe in. The nation is set to add $17billion to its economy – but they certainly won’t make any profit from us Sex outside of marriage could get you seven years in prison, with Muslims subject to stoning or flogging. Female employment rate is around half that of men, too.
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