The World Cup in Qatar is less than a year away; here’s why LGBTQI Socceroos fans won’t be going

Joseph Roppolo vividly remembers Australia’s first goal against Japan at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

Joe, who is also the former president of Sydney Rangers, one of Australia’s only gay men’s football clubs, said most of the fans he knows in the LGBTQI community are not going to the World Cup for the same reasons. Recently, Qatar was back in the news as an Australian woman, who was cavity searched at Doha Airport, launched legal action against Qatari authorities.

“I’ve travelled to countries that don’t tolerate same-sex couples and most people accept that when you travel to another country there a different cultural norms.”Chris said that, although Qatar has permitted the flying of rainbow flags at the World Cup, he hopes the tournament's legacy will help Qataris who are a part of the LGBTQI community.

“But that doesn’t take away from the fact that I think most Australians would disagree with some of the laws in the country - like receiving a death penalty for being gay,” he said.

TheFeedSBS Good for you , don’t go

TheFeedSBS It’s called respecting other country’s values😎

TheFeedSBS It's a totally corrupt country, and their record on human rights is very poor. They only got it because of the money they threw at an equally corrupt FIFA.

TheFeedSBS They imprison their daughters... women can not go shopping alone... yet the Australian western propaganda msm prefers to target China at every opportunity

TheFeedSBS No journalists should go either

TheFeedSBS Socceroos won't be there anyway a good thing Socceroos

TheFeedSBS Sexuality or having sex? SBSNews TheFeedSBS WorldCupQatar2022

TheFeedSBS Homosexuality is oppressed in some countries even tho my gay mates have told me closed door homosexuality is rampant in the UAE. Just sayn!

TheFeedSBS This CUP should be BANNED anyway!! It smacks of previous FIFA CORRUPTION!! MONIES got them this CUP!!🤔👎👺👺👺👺

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