![]() ![]() “We have to be close to the problem before it erupts and gets out of control. a minority view against a majority,” he said. When it was pointed out that visiting fans and teams could take offense to the comments, Al Ansari said he did not view himself as being discriminatory. You cannot change the religion for 28 days of World Cup.” Let’s not go beyond, the individual personal things which might be happening between these people. “Reserve the room together, sleep together - this is something that’s not in our concern,” he said. “FIFA and Qatar must address these concerns immediately, and show the world there is a chance of carrying out a rights-respecting and safe tournament for LGBTIQ fans.”įIFA President Gianni Infantino said this week in Doha that “everyone will see that everyone is welcome here in Qatar, even if we speak about LGBTQ.”Īl Ansari said he was not telling LBGTQ fans to stay away from Qatar or warning them of facing prosecution. “Often, so-called ‘protections’ are in fact smokescreens to cover up human rights violations,” said Julia Ehrt of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association and Ronain Evain of Football Supporters Europe in a joint response. The potential confiscation from supporters was condemned as “deeply concerning” by fan and anti-discrimination campaigners. But don’t really come in and insult the whole society because of this.” “We realize that this man got the ticket, comes here to watch the game, not to demonstrate, a political (act) or something which is in his mind. “You want to demonstrate your view about the (LGBTQ) situation, demonstrate it in a society where it will be accepted,” he said. And I will tell him: ‘Please, no need to really raise that flag at this point.’”Ĭanada soccer head quits, unable to settle labor disputes I cannot guarantee the behavior of the whole people. “Because if it’s not me, somebody else around him might attack (him). “If he (a fan) raised the rainbow flag and I took it from him, it’s not because I really want to, really, take it, to really insult him, but to protect him,” Al Ansari told the AP. 18 FIFA showpiece despite same-sex relations remaining criminalized in the conservative Gulf nation.īut Al Ansari is against the overt promotion of LGBTQ freedoms as symbolized by the rainbow flag that FIFA and World Cup organizers had previously said would be welcome across Qatar’s eight stadiums. Major General Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Ansari insisted that LGBTQ couples would be welcomed and accepted in Qatar for the Nov. DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Rainbow flags could be taken from fans at the World Cup in Qatar to protect them from being attacked for promoting gay rights, a senior leader overseeing security for the tournament told The Associated Press. ![]()
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