Qatar, known for its criminalization of homosexual behavior, has recently been selected as the location of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Now, stereotypically speaking, sports has never been an area of interest for gay men. Realistically speaking, there are great numbers of gay sports fans - myself included (WhoDat!). In fact, the FIFA World Cup is one of the few sporting events I watch regularly. So, naturally, I was genuinely hurt by Blatter's complete disregard for his gay fan base:
There are still twelve years(!) of progress to be made in civil rights before then, and if means more openly gay athletes and more openly gay fans, then this promises to be quite an interesting football season.
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