Whipping off LGBTQ+ armband at slight World Cup pressure is not protesting, it’s accessorising with rainbows

Whipping off LGBTQ+ armband at slight World Cup pressure is not protesting, it’s accessorising with rainbows

Belfast Telegraph

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Just before lunchtime yesterday, you might have seen the Iranian football team on your television, standing in silence as their national anthem bled through the speakers at the Khalifa stadium in Doha, Qatar. The team used their World Cup opener as an opportunity to show solidarity with anti-government protests in their home country.

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