Qatar World Cup Official Bashes “Damaged” Gays

Reuters reports:

A Qatar World Cup ambassador has told German television broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality was “damage in the mind”, as the Gulf state prepares to host the global tournament in less than two weeks. Khalid Salman addressed the issue of homosexuality, which is illegal in the conservative Muslim country.

“They have to accept our rules here,” Salman said. “(Homosexuality) is haram. You know what haram (forbidden) means?,” he said. When asked why it was haram, Salman said: “I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because it is damage in the mind.” The interview was then immediately stopped by an accompanying official.

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Qatar is expecting around one million visitors for the World Cup, which they were awarded despite FIFA’s pro-LGBTQ policies. Watch the clip.

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