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Subsequently, Qatar said it was reviewing its current and future investments in London. [38] [39] In 2022, Qatar police arrested protesters after they criticised Qatari law. [40] In October 2022, the Australian men's national team called for the host country to recognise same-sex marriage and improve migrant workers' rights.
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) rights, culture, people and organisations in Qatar Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Naser "Nas" Mohamed is a physician from Qatar and a LGBT rights activist. In 2022, he became the first Qatari to publicly come out as a gay man and has sought to raise awareness of the persecution of LGBT people in Qatar in advance of the country hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mohamed has lived in the United States since 2011, where he ...
British LGBTQ activist Peter Tatchell said he was held in Qatar on Tuesday after protesting the Gulf nation's human rights record, just weeks before it is set
LGBT football fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar should be “respectful of the host nation”, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has suggested.
The World Cup is to take place in Qatar between November 20 and December 18 and many LGBT football fan groups have expressed concerns over the country’s attitudes towards those in the community ...
As early as 2010, concerns had been raised about the rights of members of the LGBT community who would attend the tournament, since homosexuality was illegal in Qatar. [1] [2] After Qatar was chosen as host, Sepp Blatter, the then-president of FIFA, was criticised for apparently jokingly telling a reporter inquiring about these concerns that gay attendees "should refrain from any sexual ...
Qatar’s government communications office said: “Rumours on social media that a representative from the Peter Tatchell Foundation has been arrested in Qatar are completely false and without merit.