01/12/2022
The region is nowhere close to the debate in the near future and the LGBTQ folx in the region - citizens and expats alike - have been surviving by remaining discreet. All the vehement support is being seen as way for the westerners to push their own agenda. So, the crackdown is also stronger than ever starting with targeting rainbow colored toys and clothing.
"The World Cup will end, FIFA will leave, and the hate will continue." Things are expected to get from bad to worse.
Could there have been better way to show support? Raise the voices of the people we wanted to support? They would have said and done things in language not harmful for them. Regardless it's a definite that even though our target remains similar everywhere but the fight definitely is not. We need to be a thoughtful ally.
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