A 2026 World Cup fixture designated by organisers as an LGBTQ+ 'Pride Match' will feature two countries where homosexuality is illegal.

I expect nothing but calm and collected responses from the regimes in question. What a perfect game to make a statement.

  • teslasaur@lemmy.worldOP
    31·
    2 days ago

    I guarantee they aren’t “participating” freely. That is the whole point. Which is funny.

    The ones that you worry about are, as they always are, religiously guided. Get rid of religion and get rid of the problem.

    • Sunflier@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      Take the initial olive branch now, then work on bettering things down the road.