The focus on homosexuality laws is bizarre

To me when you put it in context. There are 350k Qatari, let's generously assume 5% are gay, making 17,500 Qataris forced to hide their love or risk judicial punishment, or move abroad to a state with more tolerant approaches to homosexuality. Not a great situation most of us probably think.
There are 2 million migrant workers however, paid slave wages, dying every day due to dangerous and exploitative working conditions. These are modern slaves suffering brutal treatment from their owners. To me it looks like the injustice we really should be focusing on instead of rainbow flags which are easy to wear as the players walk on turf soaked in blood.

Posted By: fal5taff on November 19th 2022 at 07:30:22

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Imagine holding a World Cup where a sexual relationship between 2 men is illegal. (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 07:05:31
- You don't have to go back that far. It's only 20 years since homosexuals weren't allowed (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Nov 19, 10:54:29
  - Rubbish, haven’t you seen Ain’t half hot mum? (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 13:19:15
    - Hasn't that been banned by the PC police? (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Nov 19, 15:02:07
- Let's not forget women's rights being curtailed by male guardianship (n/m) (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, Nov 19, 10:19:58
- Football has let terrorists into the prem. Qatar is just another event for unpleasantness (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 19, 09:53:49
- In 1957 (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 19, 07:32:18
  - In 1957 Chevrolet launched arguably one of the American cars (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 09:20:35
    - with fuelie heads and a hurst on the floor (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 19, 10:52:05
    - I love an American muscle car, or pretty much anything they (Other Football) - Captain Bligh, Nov 19, 10:22:37
    - Finest (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 09:20:46
      - i had a 57 chevy, the engine sound was out of this world (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Nov 19, 09:35:21
        
        Hehe! (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 09:53:46
  - Yes I know the law didn’t just instantly change in 1967 and the reform was well under way. (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 07:59:44
    - Still, well jeal of your your F&C consumption location yesterday! (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 08:17:44
- The focus on homosexuality laws is bizarre (Other Football) - fal5taff, Nov 19, 07:30:22
  - Agreed. Heterosexual sex outside of marriage is also illegal in Qatar. It's a muslim (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Nov 19, 10:52:59
  - Yes, if this were true. (Other Football) - norwaay, Nov 19, 10:14:53
  - just the usual Western centric view of the world & what’s important (Other Football) - CWC, Nov 19, 08:34:54
    - White straight middle aged men (Other Football) - paulg, Nov 19, 09:50:18
      - Yes, I thought that 🤷🏻‍♂️ (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Nov 19, 10:35:35
        
        Not what I said so *shrug* (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Nov 19, 10:38:25
        
        Shrug away. To be honest your pairing of sexuality and beer issues was plenty enough for m (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Nov 19, 10:41:31
      - I dunno. But send them round, I’m bored! (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 10:03:08
  - Yes point taken. (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 19, 08:10:08

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