The UK’s foreign secretary claimed the host of the World Cup is helping LGBTQ+ people feel safe – despite many fans saying they’ve had their rainbow accessories confiscated.
, queer rights are at the forefront of discussion around the tournament so far.
‘The Qataris know how seriously we take this issue and they have taken real steps to ensure that gay football fans are safe and do feel secure and can enjoy the football.’ ‘Because if it was going to, we wouldn’t have seen human rights abuses taking place, there wouldn’t have been the loss of life that we’ve seen taking place.
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