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French minister says she wore rainbow-sleeved sweater in Qatar to back LGBT rights
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French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera sings the French national anthem before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between England and France at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, December 10, 2022. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP)
France’s Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera says she wore a sweater with rainbow-colored sleeves to France’s World Cup quarterfinal in Qatar on Saturday in a message of support for gay rights.
Oudea-Castera, a former professional tennis player, watched the game from the VIP box as France beat England 2-1 to move a step closer to successfully defending its title.
The rights of the LGBTQ+ community and the use of the rainbow symbol have been a recurrent point of discussion at the World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.
“It was important to express my support for human rights on the whole, notably LGBT rights… and to do it in an unaggressive way with regards to Qatar, which is our partner,” she tells Franceinfo radio.
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