by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
Qatar police are detaining and abusing LGBT people, according to a Human Rights Watch report released in advance of the World Cup next month. Homosexuality has been illegal for men in Qatar since before it was Qatar, which made their selection to host the 2022 FIFA...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 25, 2022 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality
Qatar must suspend their anti-LGBT laws during the World Cup at the very least, says the head of Norwegian soccer. Lise Klaveness is a lawyer, the president of the Norwegian Football Federation, and a former commentator for the Men’s World Cup. She’s also...
by admin | Sep 24, 2019 | Featured, Homophobia, News
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is putting her fame to good use. The lesbian athlete, who was named FIFA’s Best Women’s Player in the world, used her celebrity platform to draw attention to homophobia and other social injustices. “If everybody was as outraged about...