Qatar World Cup: England's 'Gay Pri' plane prott is dwarfed by Germany's 'Diversy Ws' jet | Daily Mail Onle

Contents:

• QATAR WORLD CUP: ENGLAND'S 'GAY PRI' PLANE PROTT IS DWARFED BY GERMANY'S 'DIVERSY WS' JET
• PLANE NAMED 'GAY' TO SUPPORT LGBT RIGHTS
• FACT CHECK: DID QATAR REF TO RECEIVE THE GERMAN NATNAL TEAM PLANE, WHICH BEARS THE GAY LOGO?
• ENGLAND'S CHALLENGE TO QATAR TOLERANCE - SOUTHGATE'S SQUAD FLY TO WORLD CUP GAY PRI PLANE

QATAR WORLD CUP: ENGLAND'S 'GAY PRI' PLANE PROTT IS DWARFED BY GERMANY'S 'DIVERSY WS' JET

The claim: Qatar 'refed to receive' the German soccer team's plane due to LGBTQ symbolSce the 2022 World Cup began last month, soccer fans have been cricizg Qatar, the host of this year's tournament, for s treatment of the LGBTQ muny, which clus laws forbiddg gay sex.

PLANE NAMED 'GAY' TO SUPPORT LGBT RIGHTS

The flight was not diverted or nied by Qatar addn, while the plane is rated wh words and imag promotg diversy, do not bear a specific gay symbol on the outsi of the aircraft. Several teams are planng to show their valu wh a “OneLove” armband, while Denmark’s team had signed a “human rights for all” shirt for s players, which was rejected by October, the gay rights anisatn Stonewall lled upon fans and players to “stand up and ll out the crimalisatn and persecutn” of LGBTQ+ people Qatar at the event, which begs on Sunday 20 November.

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FACT CHECK: DID QATAR REF TO RECEIVE THE GERMAN NATNAL TEAM PLANE, WHICH BEARS THE GAY LOGO?

'However, some teams have already been penalised for their efforts to fy strict Qatari Friday, boss at FIFA rejected the Danish team's requt to tra at the World Cup shirts wh the words 'human rights for all' on Danish Football Assotn nfirmed the cisn, as Qatar fac tense prsure over s treatment of migrant workers and s anti-homosexual laws.

ENGLAND'S CHALLENGE TO QATAR TOLERANCE - SOUTHGATE'S SQUAD FLY TO WORLD CUP GAY PRI PLANE

The claim: Qatar ‘refed to receive’ the German soccer team’s plane due to LGBTQ symbol Sce the 2022 World Cup began last month, soccer fans have been cricizg Qatar, the host of this year’s tournament, for s treatment of the LGBTQ muny, which clus laws forbiddg gay sex.

" Image source, WOW AirImage ptn, WOW Air founr and CEO Skuli MogensenHe believ 's all part of supportg gay people's rights, "jt as we support equal rights for everybody, no matter their genr, relign, ethnicy or culture". Facebook posts shared thoands of tim Ai claim that a Lufthansa plane rryg the German football team to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup tournament was banned om landg bee of s “gay logo”. On November 20, 2022 - the day the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off Qatar, a Facebook post shared two imag: one showg a Lufthansa plane purportedly brand wh “gay pictur” and another of an aircraft wh an distct name.