Hunted, arrested and beaten - Dire reality of how Qatar treats LGBT+ community

That is the appalling reality of life for members of the LGBT+ community living in Qatar, according to a bombshell report from Human Rights Watch. Homosexuality is illegal under Qatari law and can even be punishable by death in the Middle Eastern country.

"The transgender women we interviewed said that in addition to verbal harassment that they faced from Preventive Security Forces about their gender expression, including things aimed at their feminine appearance or their presumed sexual orientation, they were referred to conversion practices in a hotel in Doha.

The likes of FIFA and even the FA have made much of the apparent power of football to help spark change in Qatar's treatment of LGBT+ people. "They didn't even mention the problems of LGBT people. This steady denial of people's accounts is just further assurance that Qatari authorities are not interested in protecting LGBT people because if they were, they would at least investigate these accounts."

The simple question is why would you want to go there if you know they don’t like what you are? 🤔

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