French Sports Minister promises to raise gay pride flag if France wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
The French Sports Minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, recently announced that if the France National team wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the gay pride flag will be raised in celebration. This announcement has been met with support and enthusiasm from the LGBT community in France and across the world. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said that this move was to show solidarity and support for the LGBT community in France.
The minister also added that the flag-raising ceremony would be a sign of recognition and inclusion for all people, regardless of their sexual orientation. The announcement has been widely praised by the LGBT community in France and beyond, who have long been working for greater recognition and acceptance of their rights. The news has also been welcomed by other organizations, such as Amnesty International, which has long campaigned for the rights of LGBT people in France and across the world.
Before the World Cup kicked off in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the use of the rainbow symbol, were hot topics of discussion. To show their disapproval of the tournament, the cities of Paris and other French cities declared that they would not broadcast any matches from Qatar on public screens. These statements were seen as a boycott of the competition.
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The French Sports Minister earlier made a statement during the 2022 FIFA World Cup by wearing a rainbow-colored pullover
On Saturday, France’s Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera made a clear statement of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community by wearing a sweater with rainbow-colored sleeves to the French team’s quarter-final match in Qatar. The former professional tennis player watched the game from the VIP enclosure as the French team won 2-1 to make the semifinals. The issue of LGBTQ+ rights, and the use of the rainbow symbol, have been a consistent point of conversation during the World Cup in Qatar, where same-sex relationships are against the law.
“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 told the press. She also added Saturday was the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General assembly in Paris in 1948.
France will attempt to become the initial team to win consecutive FIFA World Cup titles since Brazil accomplished the difficult accomplishment 60 years ago. Under the guidance of Didier Deschamps, the Les Bleus won their second FIFA World Cup trophy by defeating Croatia in 2018.
Afterward, they advanced to the finale in Qatar with a 2-0 victory over Morocco in the semi-finals. On the other hand, Argentina produced an impressive comeback in the FIFA World Cup 2022 after losing their first match to Saudi Arabia by a score of 2-1. Lionel Messi’s team earned a convincing 3-0 triumph over the 2018 runners-up Croatia to qualify for the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
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