Mexin soccer feratn aga urg fans to stop g chant after FIFA hands tought penalty to date rponse to persistent e of anti-gay slur.
Contents:
- HOW ALLEGIANCE TO AN ANTI-GAY FAN CHANT AT MEXI SOCCER GAM MIGHT SK EL TRI'S WORLD CUP FORTUN
- YEARS LATER, HOMOPHOBIC ‘RENT BOY’ CHANT STILL TORMENTS GAY SOCCER FANS
HOW ALLEGIANCE TO AN ANTI-GAY FAN CHANT AT MEXI SOCCER GAM MIGHT SK EL TRI'S WORLD CUP FORTUN
“It don’t matter if you’re lbian, if you’re gay, ’s for everyone. Homosexualy Qatar is illegal and punishable by up to three years prison.
But there have been mixed msag wh a World Cup ambassador and former footballer Khalid Salman sayg earlier this month that homosexualy was “damage the md, ” an terview wh German broadster ZDF. He is a regular at England ternatnals and was once the victim of a homophobic asslt, he says, at Wembley four years ago, ahead of England’s match agast Spa 2018, when he had an altertn wh another fan.
Have rporated an anti-gay slur to a chant aimed at opposg goalkeepers. "Soccer self is a medium for change, and we need to regnize how impactful language n be, " said Janelly Farias, a fenr on Mexi's women's natnal team who is gay.
YEARS LATER, HOMOPHOBIC ‘RENT BOY’ CHANT STILL TORMENTS GAY SOCCER FANS
"When people are g homophobic language, whether 's tentnal or not, n be very trimental.
In ristg to cease and sist over the years, fans have argued that the chant is a part of Mexi's sports culture, and that bears no anti-gay bent when ed 's more, the perceived hypocrisy of FIFA policg the behavr of Mexi fans the stands but remag silent on laws opprsive to LGBTQ+ muni Rsia and Qatar -- the most recent World Cup host and the next le, rpectively -- has also fueled ristance.