The World Cup in Qatar has put the nation’s document on human rights and legal guidelines on homosexuality into the worldwide highlight.

Same sex-relations are banned in Qatar, with a jail sentence of 1 to 3 years for “inducing or seducing a male or a female in any way to commit illegal or immoral actions”.

Speaking to the Sky News Daily podcast, Dr Nasser Mohamed, who’s homosexual and from Qatar however now lives within the US, says that LGBT+ Qataris really feel “removed” from the dialog in regards to the nation’s internet hosting of the World Cup.

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“I draw an analogy of children that are being domestically abused in a house, in a wealthy household, and this household is now hosting a fancy dinner party and everybody is invited,” he stated.

“The topic has become less about us and more about visitors that are attending. It’s really just become a philosophical, abstract debate that is really a few layers removed from the people,” he continued.

Despite having lived within the US for greater than a decade, Dr Mohamed has solely just lately come out as LGBT+ in Qatar – and it has put his security in danger.

“I came out to some friends after I left in 2011,” he stated.

“I misplaced a few of them and I used to be attacked. I’ve been dwelling as an out homosexual particular person within the United States since.

“Then in 2016, when I decided to file for political asylum and stay here permanently, I decided to call my mum to tell her. And that was the beginning of the end of our relationship, unfortunately.”

He advised Sally Lockwood on the Sky News Daily podcast that after popping out he obtained demise threats, and he now feels he can “never go back” to the nation he grew up in.

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