Brave gay soccer fan stands up to Qatar’s ambassador ahead of World Cup

The World Cup is set to take place in Qatar, but two months ahead of the international soccer championship, a representative for fans of the sport is calling on the Middle Eastern nation to change its draconian laws against homosexuality.

At a human rights conference in Frankfurt, Germany, hosted by the German Football Association on Monday, Darion Minden spoke directly to Qatar’s ambassador.

“I’m a man and I love men. I do — please don’t be shocked — have sex with other men. This is normal,” Minden told Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani. “So, please get used to it, or stay out of football. Because the most important rule in football is, football is for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re lesbian, if you’re gay. It’s for everyone. For the boys. For the girls. And for everyone in between.”

Minden implored the ambassador to abolish all of his country’s penalties regarding sexual and gender identity, including the death penalty.

Homosexual acts are punishable by death in Qatar, where Islam is the state religion. But, as The Washington Blade reports, the country has promised that LGBTQ foreigners…

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