Many people talk about being forced to take off their rainbow colored clothes during the World Cup in Qatar.
Before the USA-Wales match, fans and a journalist were stopped on their way to the arena.
“One of the security guards told me that they were trying to protect me from the fans inside who could hurt me because I was wearing the shirt.”Reporters Skriver Grant Wall.
Homosexuality is illegal in World Cup host country Qatar and can carry a penalty of up to seven years in prison.
Prior to the USA-Wales match, many people, both supporters and journalists, tried to show their support for same-sex relationships by wearing rainbow colored outfits.
But it didn’t turn out as they had hoped.
Video movie from S4C News Security guards are shown stopping former international player Laura McAllister at security and telling her to take off her rainbow hat.
– They said it was a forbidden symbol, you say ITV News.
Journalists are given a choice of omhändertogs
Wales Supporters Association signs ‘Rainbow Wall’ Twitter They were disappointed with FIFA and were forced to take off their hats.
A reminder to Qatar’s Red Wall: Please be safe. We can’t trust FIFA at all. None of what they said was true.”.
For American journalist Grant Wahl, his choice of shirt meant he was held for 25 minutes by security guards.
“You have to change your shirt. It’s not allowed.”On the back, he wrote that the guards told him first.
Wahl made a post on Twitter about what the guards allegedly said along with a selfie showing the colors of the rainbow on the jersey. Then, he says, one of the guards took his phone and another shouted at him to take off his shirt.
“I said no and added that my shirt was not political at all.”
They said they were trying to protect me.
He was eventually released and apologized.
“One of the security guards told me they were just trying to protect me from the fans inside who could hurt me because I was wearing the shirt.”.
According to Wahl, he also received an apology from a FIFA representative.
The Guardian reports that the Football Association of Wales will investigate incidents in which their supporters were forced to remove their rainbow colored hats.
Messages during the World Cup have been a point of discussion in the past during the World Cup. Seven national teams wanted to wear the “One Love” captain’s armband, but backed out after a FIFA ban.