An American journalist covering the World Cup matches in Qatar said he was briefly arrested on his way to a match between the US and Wales for wearing a gay flag T-shirt.
Journalist Grant Wahl, who works for the US network cbs, posted a tweet on Twitter in which he said: “When he entered the Ahmed bin Ali stadium to cover the USA vs. Wales match, the guards prevented him and told him you must change shirt.. It’s not allowed.”
Free to read: What happened when Qatar World Cup security detained me for 25 minutes for wearing an LGBTQ rights T-shirt, forcibly took away my phone and angrily demanded that I take off my T-shirt to enter the stadium. (I refused.) https://t.co/JKpXXETDkHpic.twitter.com/HEjr0xzxU5
— Follow GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) November 21, 2022
In a second tweet, he added that he was suspended for 25 minutes, where he stated, “I’m fine, but it was an unnecessary test. I’m in the media center. I still wear the shirt. I was detained for almost half an hour.”
He ended his tweet by saying, “Go gay.”
I’m fine, but it was an unnecessary test. I’m in the media center, still in my shirt. We were detained for almost half an hour. Be gay ???? https://t.co/S3INBoCz89
— Follow GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) November 21, 2022
Source: US media + Twitter