World famous soccer team FC Barcelona have received backlash for LGBTQ+ imagery behind the club emblem on social media to recognize international Pride Day.
“We’re flying the rainbow flag to celebrate LGTBQI+ Pride Day #Pride2023,” the club wrote across social media, including images of Pride flags at their stadium, the Spotify Camp Nou.
Among the 60,000 people who commented or retweeted the images, a significant number criticized the club’s action.
“You have Muslim fans like us and you decided to post this on EID? That’s very low,” @AbjaFCB wrote on Twitter, referencing the fact that in a lot of Muslim countries, homosexuality and other acts are illegal. The tweet got more than 10,200 likes.