A flurry of rainbow flags broke through the Anti-Iranian protests outside Seattle Stadium on Friday for a World Cup match between teams representing two of the most repressive countries for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Egypt and Iran’s high-stakes Group G clash – with advancement to the knockout stage on the line – coincidentally fell on the scheduled date for Seattle’s ‘Pride match.’
Egypt and Iran are two of the most repressive places in the world for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, but they coincidentally played each other while the host city honors the LGBTQ+ community.
Same-sex relations are illegal in Iran,
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