World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle faces pushback from Egypt, Iran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations which target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.
47% : " Iran also has targeted the LGBTQ community and its theocracy is believed to have executed thousands of people for their sexuality since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
47% : A group of European federations wanted their team captains to wear a "One Love" armband with some rainbow colours that symbolised human rights and diversity, which FIFA and Qatari officials viewed in part as criticism of the emirate's criminalisation of same-sex relations.
43% : " Iran, Egypt target LGBTQ+ community For years, Egyptian police have targeted gays and lesbians, sparking warnings even from the app Grindr in the past.
42% : Hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once famously went as far as to claim during a 2007 visit to the United States: "We don't have homosexuals like in your country."
32% : Tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program, particularly after American warplanes bombed atomic sites in the country during Israel's 12-day war with the Islamic Republic in June.
26% : Iranians are subject to a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump's administration and the US in the past has denied visas for those with ties to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, like Taj.
21% : Angry response in Iran, Egypt In Iran, where gays and lesbians can face the death penalty, the president of Iran's Football Federation Mehdi Taj criticised scheduling the match during an interview aired on state television late Monday.

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