The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has been criticised for telling gay football fans they should show respect to Qatar, which criminalises their sexuality, when attending the World Cup in the emirate.
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Cleverly said Qatar was willing to make compromises to allow people it would normally persecute to attend the tournament and in return he argued that fans should ‘respect the culture of your host nation’. Cleverly said the Qatari authorities were ‘very, very keen to make sure that fans who are going there to enjoy the football do so and stay safe’.

UK minister criticised over call for gay World Cup fans to show respect in Qatar ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/26/uk-minister-criticised-over-call-for-gay-world-cup-fans-to-show-respect-in-qatar

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