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Soccer match halted as fans hurl homophobic chants at American player
It’s not the first time Mexican fans have yelled slurs as they neared a loss against Team USA.
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2023 Women’s World Cup players targeted with “prolific” homophobic abuse online
The U.S. Women’s team received more online abuse than any other according to a new report.
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Women’s soccer players forced to go through humiliating genital exams to compete in World Cup
One player felt forced to go along with it because “no one wants to jeopardize the opportunity to play at a World Cup.”
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30 people attacked a French LGBTQ+ bar & set cars outside on fire after Morocco got World Cup win
“It has been established that this was a homophobic act.”
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Out BBC journalist protests FIFA Pride ban as Qatar battles the world to squash rainbows
Qatari officials are taking anything that looks like a rainbow away from fans. They even confiscated a Brazilian state flag with a rainbow.
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FIFA president said “I feel gay” in cringey moment of LGBTQ solidarity as diversity plane got banned
A planned pro-LGBTQ protest by European teams on Monday was squashed by soccer’s governing body.
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Former Spice Girl says the world-famous British pop group also stood for “gay power”
“As a Spice Girl, it’s all about being who you are. That’s what the LGBTQ+ community can be. No two people are the same.”
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Brave gay soccer fan stands up to Qatar’s ambassador ahead of World Cup
Darion Minden urged the Qatar’s ambassador to abolish the Middle Eastern country’s draconian penalties against homosexuality.
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Single straight World Cup fans shocked to discover they can go to jail in Qatar for having sex
Sex outside of marriage and homosexuality are both illegal in the country. FIFA ignored the outcry from the LGBTQ community. Now it’s too late.
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International Rugby League bans trans athletes. FIFA & World Athletics are likely to follow
International sports bodies are grappling with the issue and coming up short.
