Ahead of the tournament later this year, the chief security Β officer in charge of the World Cup in Qatar has warned LGBTQ supporters At the FIFA World Cup event
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“If you want to express your views on the LGBT cause, do so in a society where it will be accepted. Do not come and insult an entire society. We will not change their religion for 28 days.”
“If a fan raises a flag (rainbow π³οΈβπ) in a stadium and it is taken away, it will not be because we want to offend him but to protect him. If we don’t, another spectator could attack him. If you buy a ticket, it is to attend a football match and not to demonstrate.
Because if itβs not me, somebody else around him might attack (him) β¦ I cannot guarantee the behavior of the whole people. And I will tell him: βPlease, no need to really raise that flag at this point.β Al Ansari told the AP
βReserve the room together, sleep together β this is something thatβs not in our concern,β he said. βWe are here to manage the tournament. Letβs not go beyond, the individual personal things which might be happening between these people β¦ this is actually the concept.β
βHere we cannot change the laws. You cannot change the religion for 28 days of the World Cup.β
βWatch the game. Thatβs good. But donβt really come in and insult the whole society because of this (LGBTQ activism),” he added.
