Homosexuality in Football: the Silence of the Innocents

  

Sepp Blatter has always tried to unite the sport of football a social commitment. In fact, FIFA has always adhered to campaigns against all forms of racial discrimination and social.
A commitment in which, however, FIFA has never left involve regards the association of LGBT (gay).

He made his first misstep, however, giving the World Cup in 2022 in a country where homosexuality is pursued even by imprisonment: Qatar.
In this country, in fact, a homosexual is punishable by law up to 5 years imprisonment. An American in 1996 was imprisoned for six months plus whipped with 90 lashes for having a 'behavior' gay in public.

As might be expected, the international gay groups have been upset with this decision, as he told Die Zeit Klaus Heusslein co-chairman of the international soccer gays and lesbians "To give the world has counted only money. Nobody is interested in human rights "and added" With the choice of Qatar, FIFA ruled the gay community from football. "

Blatter, in confusion, he realized that he was a bit 'too light in this decision and stated "There is too much concern for a tournament which will take place only in 12 years. But this gives me the opportunity to say that in FIFA, as is made clear in the statute, does not tolerate any form of racism. No matter what you talk about politics or religion: we do not want any form of discrimination. We want this sport is open to all and to all cultures, we want to be so in 2022. "

In fact it is a bit 'soon. In 11 years it is hoped that Qatar would also adapt to freedom of expression accepted almost all over the world.

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padawan   www.actup.org